AI Minister: Visa reform key to keeping tech giants in Britain July 27, 2026 AI Minister Kanishka Narayan renewed calls for more visas for top engineers, arguing that the UK will need to do more to help tech companies scale at home rather than sell overseas. In his first interview since joining Andy Burnham’s cabinet, Narayan said he would use his seat at the top table to push for [...]
Breaking up the science department is a setback for Britain’s AI ambitions July 27, 2026 Spreading AI across four different departments is a mistake Andy Burnham will come to regret, says Eliot Wilson Last Tuesday, on his first full day as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham killed the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. That has set back the UK’s approach to science policy by several years, for reasons which are [...]
Defence drilling firm tools up for London IPO July 27, 2026 Aerospace drilling company Tek4 is gearing up for an initial public offering in London, City AM can reveal, in a boost to the London Stock Exchange as it looks to tempt more defence firms to market. The Leicestershire-based company, which counts Rolls-Royce and GE among its customers, is looking to raise £20m through a listing [...]
Burnham backs plan to pump £1bn pension funds into start-ups July 27, 2026 Andy Burnham’s government is set to spearhead a new £1bn fund that will channel cash from some of the country’s biggest pension schemes into start-ups. Pension funds including Nest, the workplace scheme set up by the government, Railpen, Border to Coast and the Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI) are set to back the new government-led [...]
Ohmium Appoints Hydrogen Veteran as Chief Commercial Officer July 27, 2026 Ohmium International Inc., a leading manufacturer of cutting-edge, high-efficiency, modular Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, today announced the appointment of Mark Griffin as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Griffin will serve as the executive lead of the Ohmium Sales and Marketing organization, driving revenue growth, customer acquisition, and the expansion of a global ecosystem of developers, [...]
The City has the key that can unlock growth in every postcode July 27, 2026 Growth depends on a stable and competitive tax system, streamlined planning and proportionate regulation and the City will work with the new government to create those conditions, says Chris Hayward Now that the Burnham government is in place, the Prime Minister’s new Cabinet inherits a formidable set of challenges: regional inequality, stretched public finances, sluggish productivity and flatlining living standards. Addressing these challenges will require sustainable growth and unleashing entrepreneurial energy across the country. [...]
Top-end priced UK properties may take four times longer to leave market July 25, 2026 Property sellers in Britain asking for too high a price who have to reduce it to make a sale take four times as long to sell than those listing an accurate initial asking price. According to new research from estate agent Savills, 33 per cent of sales required the asking price to be slashed to [...]
Top investment bank: Starmer and Reeves left UK ‘no better off than they found it’ July 24, 2026 Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves failed to leave the economy in a better position than they found it, according to top investment bank, which said the administration’s fixation on “luxury beliefs” kneecapped its number one mission to revive Britain’s flagging growth. In a research note on Friday, Panmure Liberum said the former Prime Minister and [...]
Algoma Central Corporation to Issue Second Quarter Financial Results on August 7, 2026 July 24, 2026 Algoma Central Corporation (TSX: ALC) today announced it will report its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 before market open on August 7, 2026. The Company’s second quarter earnings release and full financial results will be available on the Company’s website and on SEDAR. Algoma Central Corporation is a [...]
Mobix Labs Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Vision Aerial, Accelerating Global Drone Platform for National Security and Aerial Intelligence July 24, 2026 Transaction accelerates Mobix Labs’ global aerial intelligence strategy and National Security Matters Initiative