A group of well-known British actors, comedians and musicians, including Daniel Kaluuya, Jack Whitehall, Maya Jama, Roman Kemp and Tom Grennan, have quietly come together to launch a…
Meta has agreed to buy Manus, a Singapore-based startup that builds autonomous AI agents, in a deal announced on December 29. The acquisition brings Manus’s technology and engineering…
Nvidia has reached a reported $20 billion agreement to license technology and hire key personnel from AI chip specialist Groq, in what is being described as the largest…
A British maritime-robotics startup, ScrubMarine, has raised $1m (€849,000) in pre-seed funding to develop autonomous systems for underwater inspection and hull maintenance, as shipping companies search for ways…
A startup called Nodu has raised $1.45 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Digital Space Ventures, as it aims to modernise Europe’s cross-border payment rails amid…
The UK’s financial watchdog has decided to scrap the £100 limit on contactless card payments, allowing banks and payment companies to set their own limits instead. The change,…
London-based Fuse Energy has reached a $5bn (£3.7bn) valuation after raising $70m (£52.3m) in a funding round led by Balderton Capital and Lowercarbon Capital, the company said this…
Monzo’s chief executive TS Anil is stepping down after falling out with the fintech’s board over where the company should go next, according to reports. People familiar with…
The UK will begin formally regulating cryptoassets from October 2027, the finance ministry said on Monday, as the government prepares to introduce new legislation to parliament. Under the…
PolyAI has just raised $86 million in a Series D funding round co-led by Georgian, Hedosophia, and Khosla Ventures. The list of backers is long and notable, including…
Twin Track Ventures, a London-based early-stage venture fund led by former Royal Air Force officer Nicola Sinclair, has secured £5 million in its first close, backed by the…
Dutch payments giant Mollie is poised to acquire UK-based fintech GoCardless in a deal expected to be announced as early as this week, according to people familiar with…
Solve Intelligence has announced a $40 million Series B funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $55 million. The London-based startup, which quietly built a powerhouse product…
