Converge AI: Meet the UK tech decarbonising concrete with AI September 24, 2025 Concrete is everywhere; It’s in the roads we drive on, the buildings we work in, and the infrastructure that shapes the UK’s cities. Yet despite its ubiquity, it’s also one of the hardest materials to make environmentally friendly. This is the challenge that British construction tech scale-up Converge AI, founded in 2014, is trying to [...]
Raspberry Pi: What happened to the UK’s former tech darling? September 23, 2025 Shares in Raspberry Pi tumbled in London on Tuesday after the low-cost computer maker revealed a sharp drop in half-year profits, leaving investors questioning whether one of the UK’s most high-profile tech IPOs can live up to expectations. The Cambridge-based firm, which floated in June 2024 in one of the London Stock Exchange’s most celebrated [...]
Nvidia boss hails UK as “AI leader” amid fears of US reliance September 17, 2025 While investment numbers and GPU deals have made headlines, Jensen Huang’s recent comments on his £11bn UK investment reveal a far more ambitious vision than just building data centres. Beyond the chips and infrastructure, the Nvidia chief has framed AI as the ultimate economic tool to fight inflation and boost national productivity, a message that [...]
European tech rocketships are taking off, but London is being left behind September 12, 2025 A new generation of tech 'rocketship' companies are giving Europe its mojo back, but London is lagging, writes Christoph Klink.
UK’s top tech scale-ups named, but can Britain keep hold of them? September 11, 2025 Tech Nation has announced its Future Fifty 2025 cohort, featuring 25 high-growth UK scaleups across various sectors, including AI, climatetech, healthtech, and spacetech. Between them, these firms have raised more than £1.4bn and employ over 2,100 people. The programme, which was relaunched under Founders Forum Group in 2024, has long been seen as the UK’s [...]
Peter Kyle sets out tech growth plan as UK AI sector hits £2.9bn September 3, 2025 Technology secretary Peter Kyle has pitched the UK as a “global magnet” for innovation in his keynote speech at Mansion House on Wednesday evening. His pledge comes as investment in British AI companies hit record levels last year. Figures released alongside his address confirm that private investment in UK AI firms reached £2.9bn in 2024, [...]
Peter Kyle pushes AI regulation changes to support UK businesses September 3, 2025 Technology secretary Peter Kyle will use his speech at Mansion House tonight to urge UK regulators to adopt AI in a bid to cut approval times for businesses, as Britain seeks to keep pace in the global race for tech leadership. Kyle is set to pledge £2.7m in government funding to help regulators trial AI [...]
UK tech leaders back home turf for growth as AI drives investment August 28, 2025 The UK is increasingly being viewed by its own tech entrepreneurs as the most attractive country in which to build and scale a technology company, according to a new report. Barclays Bank’s latest Business Prosperity Index revealed that a majority of tech leaders now view Britain as offering stronger growth prospects than its international rivals [...]
UK defence tech pivots from taboo to City darling August 28, 2025 The UK’s deep tech sector is navigating a seismic shift in investor sentiment toward defence technology. Once a frowned-upon sector, defence is now shedding its taboo, driven primarily by global instability and recent geopolitical headwinds. This transformation, while opening the doors to new investment opportunities, also reveals underlying issues in the UK’s approach to technology [...]
AI anxiety grips UK as TUC pushes for ‘worker-first’ strategy August 27, 2025 The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has unveiled a new ‘worker-first’ AI strategy, urging the government to prioritise employees and unions at the centre of its AI policy. This move follows recent findings from the same union, which revealed that half of UK adults are concerned that AI will either take or significantly alter their jobs. The [...]