Greentech startup Deep Green is on a mission to roll-out its innovative solution in swimming pools across the UK to slash their heating costs, by recycling heat generated from computer data processing centres.

Businesses in the UK are increasingly seeing their margins squeezed by external factors. Cost pressures, including rising energy costs, wage inflation, and raw material price hikes, have all hit the bottom line of businesses. Meanwhile, consumer price inflation and post-COVID social shifts have significantly impacted sales patterns. All this can seriously harm a business’s ability to stay afloat in uncertain times, making the future look bleak for many business owners.

The collaboration between ACE Money Transfer, an international financial service provider, and Trustly, a company in global open banking payments, has transformed the remittance landscape. Customers have benefited from this partnership through personalised remittance experiences featuring competitive exchange rates, low transfer costs, and enhanced security.

The University of Oxford has partnered with Apollo Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, to accelerate drug discovery and development. This collaboration aims to translate Oxford’s biomedical breakthroughs into new, impactful medicines.

Bryd, a consultancy specialising in productivity and a Slack-first partner, recently secured $300,000 in seed funding from angel investors. This milestone underscored Bryd's mission to revolutionise how businesses utilise and comprehend Slack's extensive features.

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The First Tier Tribunal Tax Chamber recently released rulings including the interesting case of Get Onbord Limited (GOL) vs The Commissioners for HMRC, an R&D tax relief claim. The favourable ruling for GOL has the potential to significantly reshape the R&D landscape for SMEs in the UK software development sector, steering HMRC to adopt a more inclusive and flexible approach to assessing the activities that qualify as R&D for tax purposes.  

The UK is poised to make history in Europe as the first nation to commercialise lab-grown meat. Regulatory approval has been granted for chicken cultivated from animal cells, developed by the startup Meatly, to be used in pet food.

Early employees from tech unicorns Canva and Spotify have joined Wondercraft, the AI-powered "Canva for Audio" platform, just months after its Beta launch.

The financial services industry has long been defined by the stability and reliability of traditional institutions such as banks and insurance companies. These organisations have built their reputations on decades (sometimes centuries) of trust, conforming to strict regulatory standards to ensure customer protection and economic stability.

MACH37, the accelerator for information security entrepreneurs and cyber startups, has announced it is now accepting applications for its Autumn 2024 Cohort. Established in 2013, MACH37 has played a pivotal role in the early-stage startup and tech ecosystem.

Frontline Ventures' latest US Playbook, a comprehensive guide from the venture capital firm specialising in B2B software enterprises, disclosed that European startups have been delaying their US expansions since COVID. The average age of these companies has increased from four years before 2020 to five years afterwards.

Quandela, a specialist in European photonic quantum computing, and Welinq, a quantum networking company, have announced a partnership poised to revolutionise the quantum industry.

AND Digital has formed a partnership with the Google for Startups Cloud Programme to provide robust support for emerging retail startups.

Every few decades, new technology emerges with the promise to transform the modern business landscape. Looking back on some recent highlights, we had the Internet, we had mobile and cloud computing, we had big data and analytics. Right now, we have artificial intelligence (AI) – and it looks set to deliver on its promise.  

LG Electronics has commenced registration for the fourth annual LG NOVA InnoFest, scheduled for 25th-26th September at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

wamo, a digital business account provider for SMEs, has announced the successful closure of a $5 million bridge to Series A growth funding round. Additionally, the company secured an EU Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence from Finland’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA), positioning it for accelerated expansion across Europe.

A YouGov survey, commissioned by the British Safety Council and involving 4,018 UK employers and employees, has unveiled optimistic views on the impact of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) in workplaces.

Sinch, a leader in global communication via its Customer Communications Cloud, has unveiled Sinch AI, a cutting-edge innovation designed to empower forward-thinking businesses with the tools needed to create smarter, safer, and more efficient conversational experiences. This enhancement is poised to give businesses a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace.

TechMarketView, an industry analyst and advisory firm, has released its highly anticipated Market Trends & Forecasts 2024 report. The latest research highlights a strategic shift among organisations towards foundational efforts essential for future generative AI programmes.