The pace at which Artificial Intelligence (AI) has advanced in the past few years has certainly got everyone talking about how it’s going to change the way we work. According to the World Economic Forum, it is projected that by 2025, the distribution of work will be evenly split between humans and machines.

Accelerate Estonia, a government-backed innovation lab with a mandate to remove regulatory barriers for entrepreneurs, has partnered with Oxford-based consultancy Oxentia to extend its support to UK tech companies.

Octopus Energy introduced a mass market vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tariff, named Octopus Power Pack, which assures complimentary charging for drivers, thereby accelerating the nation's transition to sustainable transport.

PLATF9RM, Brighton & Hove’s most established independent coworking community, announces the return of Kickass Women with a new twist. Enter Kickass Collective.

UK based Jasper SME Hub’s founder and leading SME empowerment advocate – Emmanuel Olujobi has committed to training 50,000 African businesses by 2025 in a bid to support the growth of the SME sector through the Hub. This he noted during the Hub's annual SMEFest, a gathering of entrepreneurs and industry stakeholders with the theme "Building To Scale”, held in Lagos, Nigeria recently.

Agritech startup WeedOUT has secured $8.1 million in series A. Fulcrum Global Capital, a prominent US agri-focused VC known for its extensive network of farmers across the US, led the round.

Insurtech startup 'blip' has launched in the UK, providing affordable business insurance for small enterprises along with an innovative profit-sharing scheme. Blip transforms mishaps into mere inconveniences with its insurance services.

Monumo, a technology business that couples deeptech AI innovation with traditional engineering expertise to redesign the electric motor, has emerged from stealth.

Waterfall-inspired visions of project management remain influential among Ops teams, with many still focused on “finishing the job” before going live. Truly embracing Agile means changing age-old mindsets, says Alex Fishlock, CEO at Agile consultancy Catapult.

Small business optimism in the UK is poised for a setback with the announcement that the UK has entered a recession, a recent report by Small Business Britain and TSB Bank reveals.

The Spanish startup PLD Space has secured a Boost! contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a payload accommodation system for MIURA 5, enhancing customer flexibility. Valued at €1.3 million, this project is conducted in partnership with OCCAM Space.

Shopify has announced changes to its EMEA leadership team, with new roles for Emilie Benoit-Vernay, Benjamin Lang, and Lara Rosquët, as it seeks to drive growth across the region and better support its merchants, partners, and innovative product development.

Hubl Logistics is on a quest to diminish the environmental and financial burdens of food transportation. Concentrating on creating sustainable solutions for global food transport and refrigeration, Hubl has recently received two grants from Innovate UK.

Xalts, a fintech supported by Accel and Citi Ventures, and utilised by financial institutions and businesses for crafting and managing digital finance applications, has declared its purchase of Contour Network, previously under the ownership of a consortium of global banks. This move is aimed at propelling forward the digitisation of trade and supply chain finance.

The UK’s struggling SME sector is eager for tax incentives or relief at next month’s Spring Budget, a survey from employment management platform Employment Hero has revealed.

Multi-category app, Glovo, has partnered with digital payment giant Visa to support small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) with a series of online training sessions.

In terms of both paid and organic marketing strategies, social media offers a powerful and cost-effective way for brands to build and reach communities, drive engagement, and establish positive brand reputation – yet so many brands fail to gain traction on their social channels.

The funding downturn that began in 2022 hit its lowest point last year, with a 53% fall in Q1 alone. I’m hopeful that conditions will improve for founders and investors alike in 2024, however the caution in the tech markets is unlikely to disappear entirely.

Areas, company in food and beverage and travel retail based in Barcelona, has announced the four victorious startups from the second 'Areas for Change Challenge'.

The Department for Business and Trade is offering six standout UK emerging tech companies the opportunity to supercharge their entry into the German market and grow their customer base as part of a new government-backed UK Tech Accelerator programme based out of Stuttgart.