UK legal sector sees strong growth but AI puts pressure on hourly billing system October 20, 2025 The legal sector in the UK continues to outperform despite challenging market conditions but the uncertainty around cyber attacks could impede firms’ strategic objectives. According to the PwC Law Firm Survey 2025, the Top 10 law firms have reported UK fee income growth of 8.1 per cent, compared to 5.2 per cent across all international [...]
Could FTSE 100 giant Sage jump ship to the Nasdaq? October 20, 2025 Software giant Sage has become a rare beast in recent years – a highly valued technology company still listed on the London Stock Exchange. Worth around £11bn currently, the Newcastle-headquartered group is a firm member of the FTSE 100 index and showing no signs of its growth slowing down. But while Sage has stuck to [...]
This is why London-listed companies are undervalued – Sage CEO October 13, 2025 Businesses listed on the London Stock Exchange need to tell their stories better and deliver for investors if they are to boost their valuations, the CEO of FTSE 100 technology giant Sage has said. Steve Hare, speaking on an up-coming episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered, said a lower number of competitors listed in London [...]
Google could be forced to change search in the UK October 10, 2025 Google may be forced to make changes to how its search engine operates in the UK after the competition watchdog granted it ‘strategic market status’ under the country’s new digital markets regime. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed the designation on Friday, giving it new powers to impose rules on Google’s search and advertising [...]
Snapchat UK loses over £500m despite revenue spike October 8, 2025 The UK arm of Snapchat lost more than $757m during its latest financial year despite its revenue spiking to over $2bn, it has been revealed. For 2024, Snap Group has reported a pre-tax loss of $757.7m (£565.8m), new accounts filed with Companies House show. The latest total is down from the pre-tax loss of $1bn [...]
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 [...]
Kendall faces tough test to rescue UK’s broken AI policy September 5, 2025 Liz Kendall is expected to replace Peter Kyle as science and tech secretary in a major reshuffle by Keir Starmer, inheriting one of the government’s most urgent briefs: artificial intelligence. Kyle is reportedly moving to the Department for Business, with the skills brief carved out of the Department for Education. His departure from the tech [...]
The Debate: Should workers be entitled to ‘digital downtime’? September 3, 2025 Would periods of 'digital silence' in the working week help make workers more productive? Two writers battle it out.
Ordnance Survey: Financial services firms help boost sales to new record August 5, 2025 Profit at Ordnance Survey has slipped despite its revenue jumping to almost £200m during the historic company’s latest financial year. The Southampton-headquartered business, which traces its roots back to the reign of George III, has posted a pre-tax profit of £17.6m for the 12 months to 31 March, 2025, down from the £22m it achieved [...]
HPE: Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s UK profit quadruples despite sales slump July 23, 2025 Profit at the UK arm of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) almost quadrupled during its latest financial year despite its sales being slashed by nearly £150m. The division of the US tech giant has posted a pre-tax profit of £97.6m for the 12 months to 31 October, 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The [...]