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This week, on monday, Gartner Inc., a leading research and advisory firm, released its Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2025 report, offering a glimpse into the future…
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a crackdown on social media influencers—dubbed “finfluencers”—who are promoting financial products illegally. These influencers, popular across platforms like Instagram, YouTube,…
Oriole Networks, a UK-based startup, has secured $22 million in Series A funding to further develop its innovative AI training technology. The company uses photonics (light-based systems) to…
The UK government is set to regulate Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) firms, bringing them under the supervision of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after years of industry uncertainty. BNPL…
Just Eat Takeaway, one of the largest global food delivery companies, has reported a decline in orders across all markets in its Q3 2024 trading update. The company…
Nvidia, a leading designer of AI chips, is experiencing unprecedented growth driven by its dominant position in the artificial intelligence (AI) hardware market. With a current market capitalization…
London-based fintech unicorn Zepz, formerly known as WorldRemit, has raised an impressive $267 million in funding, signaling its commitment to revolutionizing international money transfers. This latest round was…
Starling Bank has been fined £29 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failing to properly screen high-risk customers, leaving the bank vulnerable to financial crime. The…
Sunswap, a Surrey-based cleantech startup, has raised £17.3 million in a funding round led by BGF, with participation from Shell Ventures, Move Energy, Barclays, and the Clean Growth…
Pavel Durov, the enigmatic billionaire founder of Telegram, a messaging platform known for its ironclad encryption, was arrested in France under murky circumstances. Durov, 39, was reportedly detained…
Early this week, the news broke that British tech tycoon Mike Lynch had tragically died in a yachting accident off the coast of Sicily.His luxury yacht, the Bayesian,…
In the high-stakes game of venture capital, bold bets often make headlines—but few are as intriguing as The London Fund’s $450 million gamble on Bolt, a checkout startup…
Cambridge-based AI startup BeyondMath has just secured $8.5 million (£6.5 million) in seed funding, marking a pivotal moment in its mission to revolutionize engineering practices. Led by UP.Partners…
