The NEET crisis is a failure of the state, not the individual September 16, 2026 The first step in solving the NEET crisis is honesty about why so many young people are now trapped in the benefits system.
UK tech scale-ups raise £3.4bn as Burnham faces test over British investment September 16, 2026 Britain’s latest crop of high-growth tech companies have raised £3.4bn between them and employ more than 6,000 people, as Andy Burnham faces pressure to get more British capital behind home-grown firms. Tech Nation on Wednesday unveiled the 50 companies in its Future Fifty 2026 cohort, spanning AI, fintech, health, defence and energy. Together, the companies [...]
It’s time savers benefited from Britain’s scale-up success September 16, 2026 Growth in every postcode won’t help Brits if the proceeds are invested abroad, says Saul Klein As a serial entrepreneur, operator and investor I’ve noticed that Britain has a habit of talking itself down, even when the evidence tells a different story. Across the UK, from King’s Cross to our regional innovation clusters, we have [...]
Chemify Becomes the First Chemistry Hyperscaler with £22 Million in Grants from Scottish Enterprise and the UK Government September 16, 2026 Next-generation Chemifarm more than doubles Chemputation capacity, enabling hyperscale chemistry and materials discovery New Chemify Genesis system enables world-model-guided chemical design and closed-loop discovery Series B extension and grants bring total funding to ca. £110 million ($150 million)
Ignore the doomsters, Britain can lead on AI safety September 16, 2026 Despite valid concerns surrounding frontier AI risks, the UK should remain optimistic by implementing proportionate regulatory guardrails while continuing to support innovation and widespread adoption, says Russ Shaw The AI conversation has changed dramatically in the space of a few weeks. Not long ago, the dominant narrative was one of almost limitless possibility: AI transforming [...]
Insurers Are Ready to Hand Repeatable Work to AI, Just 6% Would Trust a General-Purpose Model to Do It September 16, 2026 New research finds that 83% of the global insurance market would hand repeatable work to AI; 75% will only allow AI to execute the work with an insurance-specific or governed model. Less than 1% of the market runs fully AI-native operations today.
Global Crises Expose the Limits of Traditional Market Intelligence as Veridion Raises $20 Million to Expand Real-time Map of the World’s Businesses September 16, 2026 Series A investment will accelerate the development of Veridion's AI-powered digital replica of the world's 640 million businesses, helping market intelligence providers, financial institutions, insurers, and procurement teams understand commercial change as it happens
PwC’s UK business grows but Iran conflict hits wider group September 16, 2026 Big Four giant PwC reported steady financial growth in its UK business, with revenue and profit per partner both increasing slightly from the previous year, despite group revenue slipping due to the Middle East conflict. For the year ended 30 June 2026, PwC’s UK business’s revenue grew to £4.365bn, up two per cent on the previous year. While [...]
Neo4j GraphAware Financial Crime Intelligence Debuts for Full-Cycle Detection, Investigation & Prevention September 16, 2026 Graph intelligence leader delivers new graph-native financial services solution supported by a knowledge layer for trustworthy AI, enabling deeper and quicker financial crime investigations
Aqara Announces the Availability of The Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400, Offering Advanced Spatial Intelligence for Smart Homes September 16, 2026 Aqara, a global leader and pioneer in IoT, today announced the release of the Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400. The FP400 is designed to bring precise, spatial intelligence to homes without sacrificing the privacy typically compromised by smart cameras. Rather than simply detecting motion or presence, the FP400 enables homes to better understand occupancy, movement, and context [...]