Salesforce: UK profit surges as 300 jobs lost November 3, 2025 The UK division of Salesforce has made another huge round of job cuts as its profit jumped by 65 per cent during its latest financial year. The firm’s headcount fell from 2,964 to 2,673 in 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. The reduction comes after Salesforce also cut more than 450 jobs [...]
Satsuma Technology beefs up top team with ex-PlayTech hire October 14, 2025 Satsuma Technology named its new chief financial officer on Tuesday as part of a plan to beef up its top team. The London-listed group – which provides subnet infrastructure and develops specialised AI agents – appointed Andrew Smith as its new finance boss. Smith had served as chief financial officer for FTSE 250 firm Playtech [...]
Bank of England sounds alarm on ‘high risk’ AI bubble October 8, 2025 The Bank of England has warned of the potential for a “sharp correction” in global markets due to the “stretched” stock valuations from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. The central bank’s Financial Policy Committee has warned a crash in the roaring value of US tech giants could spark trouble overseas. “A crystallisation of such global [...]
Intel: UK revenue slashed by over £1bn as profit cut October 6, 2025 Revenue at the UK arm of technology giant Intel has been slashed by almost $1.5bn (£1.1bn) as its profit was cut significantly during its latest financial year. The division of the US group has posted a revenue of $3.3bn for 2024, down from the $4.7bn it achieved in 2023. New accounts filed with Companies House [...]
Reddit: Revenue more than triples as UK profit jumps September 22, 2025 Revenue at the UK arm of Reddit more than tripled during its latest financial year as profit also surged, it has been revealed. The London-headquartered division has posted a revenue of £96.7m for 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. That total is up significantly from the £28.4m it posted for 2023. From 1 [...]
Greg Jackson spins off Kraken from Octopus Energy September 18, 2025 Greg Jackson’s Octopus Energy has announced the spin-off of its technology arm Kraken to become a standalone business. The group said the move is aimed at “speeding up the platform’s expansion across the globe” and allowing Kraken to “fast-track investments into its technology, expand into new energy markets and regions, and drive innovation”. Kraken has [...]
Clearbank brings fintech revolution to corporate banking September 9, 2025 UK fintech Clearbank has laid out plans to power up its embedded banking services and take on legacy banks on a new battlefield. The firm said outdated “one-size-fits-all” approaches from centuries-old high street banks were “no longer fit for work” and set out plans to challenge traditional transaction services in areas like travel, hospitality and [...]
Natwest and Lloyds expect lending hit from broadband battle August 28, 2025 Natwest and Lloyds have had to brace for losses on loans as players across the broadband sector struggle against escalating competition. Lloyds Banking Group’s commercial unit set aside £25m in provisions for loans that were unlikely to be fully repaid. William Chalmers, the group’s finance boss, said the coverage was mainly due to loans in [...]
Trustpilot: Can reviews site really be trusted? August 20, 2025 Trustpilot’s CEO has insisted his reviews site “isn’t perfect” but wants to be “the universal symbol of trust”. Speaking on the latest episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered show, Adrian Blair defended the FTSE 250 business when asked whether Trustpilot could actually be trusted itself. Since being founded in 2007 by Peter Holten Mühlmann, the [...]
Here are five British tech startups to look out for August 14, 2025 A new cohort of Future Fifty tech firms is demonstrating exponential growth and attracting significant investment, reinforcing London’s position as a hub for dynamic scale-ups in this space. These companies are making headlines across diverse sectors, from AI to environmental technology. The talent is emerging from UK universities, but the challenge for these firms is [...]