Ampersand, one of Africa’s electric vehicle energy tech companies, has secured additional equity funding, bringing its total raised in the past year to $21.5 million. This strong financial backing highlights growing investor confidence in Ampersand’s mission to electrify Africa’s vast motorcycle market.

Google Cloud is collaborating with Spoon Guru to bring AI-powered insight to shoppers who suffer from allergies and food intolerances.

A recent study has highlighted a significant gap between the enthusiasm for AI innovation and the infrastructure needed to support it. Despite 91% of tech leaders recognising AI as a crucial opportunity to transform their organisations, many are unprepared for the demands it will place on their systems.

Capgemini has announced an agreement to acquire Syniti, a provider of enterprise data management software and services, including platform and migration solutions with a global presence. This acquisition will strengthen Capgemini’s data-driven offerings, particularly in large-scale SAP transformations, such as migrations to SAP S/4HANA.

DeSci Labs has secured $6.5 million in seed funding to develop the infrastructure for a traceable digital version of the scientific record. Supported by prominent investors, this software engineering startup has reached key R&D milestones to launch DeSci Publish, the first open-source, peer-to-peer platform for scientific publishing.

In this article, Lauren Neal discusses her journey as a woman in STEM, and the ways that companies can foster equality.

Nine technology startups have been chosen to collaborate with four major train operators to drive innovation within the rail sector. Southeastern, Northern, LNER, and TransPennine Express have united under the Future Labs initiative to fast-track solutions to both longstanding and emerging challenges in the industry.

Buy now pay later fintech Klarna has announced that it is planning on axing almost half of its employees in the coming years, attributing these cuts to efficiencies gained through its investment in AI.

The EMERGE International Tech Conference is now accepting applications for the annual EMERGE STARTUP CHALLENGE, designed to help emerging markets’ startup founders gain visibility with global investors and fundraise. Over the past six years, EMERGE startups have raised over €30 million, with notable participants such as Vochi (now part of Pinterest) and AI Factory (now part of Snapchat). The winners will be announced and awarded by Founder Institute GCC, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator on the EMERGE Founders’ Stage during the conference, which will take place in Yerevan on September 25-26.

The demanding modern job market often sees startups facing big companies. As a new business will have fewer resources and less reputation, how does it stand out? One way is to create a challenger brand that challenges the status quo in the contemporary market. Below is how startups can create a brand and compete with established companies.

The business sector has the fifth lowest tenure in the UK, according to a new study into employee retention. The ‘Employee Retention Report’, compiled by equity management platform, Vestd, analysed a total dataset of 398,006 employees from 1,400 UK companies on LinkedIn to determine the average median employee tenure across 14 industries.

Have you ever thought about how something as simple as a conversation could be an opening in your life? I’ve seen it time and time again in my work coaching leaders, and in my own life… how talking with someone can be the catalyst for life cascading down a different, more exciting path than if we’d stayed silent.

Gen Z employees see business travel as a key career booster and are actively seeking more opportunities to travel for work, according to recent research by American Express.

In this changing world of business, building a great brand is more important than ever. Brands become definitive for companies willing to leave their mark. Hiring a UK-based branding agency can be nothing but a game-changer. But what exactly makes working with a UK branding agency particularly beneficial?

A research report commissioned by Hewlett Packard Enterprise revealed that only 32% of IT leaders in the UK and Ireland feel their organisations are fully prepared to harness the benefits of AI, despite 96% having initiated or completed the establishment of AI goals. The report highlights significant strategic shortcomings, such as misalignment between processes and metrics, leading to a fragmented approach that could worsen implementation challenges.

Crypto Quantique, a provider of quantum-driven security for the Internet of Things (IoT), has introduced a specialised randomness test suite for Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs). Named TuRiNG, this suite tackles the unique challenges associated with testing PUFs, which are increasingly embedded in semiconductors to generate secure, regenerable random numbers.

hofer powertrain, a global company in efficient drivetrain solutions, has announced an initiative aimed at slashing electric drive design time by 80% using advanced AI and deeptech innovations.

Discovering Safety, a programme of work delivered by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain’s health and safety regulator, has started work with Safetytech Accelerator, a technology accelerator specialising in safety-critical industries, and a group of technology providers and construction organisations to help develop products that use its regulatory information to accelerate productivity and compliance in construction.

Recent research highlights the substantial impact of immigrants on the UK's entrepreneurial landscape, revealing that 39% of Britain’s top 100 fastest-growing companies were founded by individuals born outside the UK.

Sunswap, a UK-based clean-tech startup focused on decarbonising cold chain logistics, has secured £17.3 million in a funding round led by investment company BGF.