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ClearPath AI launches in Birmingham with GBP £1 million
Software-as-a-Service

ClearPath AI launches in Birmingham with GBP £1 million

The pre-seed funding will help the AI start-up add more than 20 UK jobs as it builds software for legal and professional services.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Today
FormationQ & Hartree Centre partner on quantum adoption
Manufacturing

FormationQ & Hartree Centre partner on quantum adoption

More than 40% of respondents cite a skills shortage as quantum computing's adoption barrier, as the UK seeks practical uses.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Latos plans AI-ready data centre for east Manchester
Smart Cities

Latos plans AI-ready data centre for east Manchester

The canal-side brownfield scheme could reuse disused land while adding capacity for AI workloads closer to Manchester users.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
tick9 wins Cin7 Breakthrough Partner Award for 2026
Software-as-a-Service

tick9 wins Cin7 Breakthrough Partner Award for 2026

The award underlines a year of rapid expansion for the East Yorkshire consultancy, which grew headcount from seven to 20 in 12 months.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week

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United Kingdom (UK) stories

Klarna expands in-store payments at Garage & Dynamite
Customer Experience

Klarna expands in-store payments at Garage & Dynamite

Shoppers at more than 300 GARAGE and DYNAMITE stores in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom can now split payments in the Klarna app.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
Veridos: Why designing quantum-ready trust for global travel and identity starts now
Data Protection

Veridos: Why designing quantum-ready trust for global travel and identity starts now

Passports could be exposed for years before quantum computers arrive, as governments face a slow, fragile migration to new cryptography.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Last week
Guideless raises EUR €1 million in pre-seed funding
Software-as-a-Service

Guideless raises EUR €1 million in pre-seed funding

The Vilnius startup is targeting UK, European and US growth after attracting backing from Vinted executives and Superhero Capital.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Efekta Education tops 5 million users in three years
eLearning

Efekta Education tops 5 million users in three years

Government contracts have helped the UK edtech group reach 5 million active users, while test scores in Brazil have risen 32.5 per cent.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
FormationQ & Hartree Centre back UK quantum adoption
Manufacturing

FormationQ & Hartree Centre back UK quantum adoption

A skills shortage is slowing quantum take-up in the UK, prompting a new partnership to help sectors move from trials to deployment.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Google named Gartner leader for cloud-native platforms
Disaster Recovery

Google named Gartner leader for cloud-native platforms

The recognition underlines Google Cloud's push to keep developers on one platform as enterprises move AI agents from prototypes into production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Vloggi adds video provenance layer for human clips
Software-as-a-Service

Vloggi adds video provenance layer for human clips

The update aims to help campaigns and publishers prove authentic footage as deepfakes and synthetic media make video origins harder to verify.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
Basware report finds AI & automation gap in finance
Software-as-a-Service

Basware report finds AI & automation gap in finance

Large finance teams are still lagging on AI and automation, with Basware's data showing a 12-point gap between average and top performers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Tenzo launches AI Connector for hospitality operators
Data Analytics

Tenzo launches AI Connector for hospitality operators

Hospitality managers can now query live sales, labour and stock data in plain English, cutting delays caused by fragmented reporting systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Cainiao opens Paris & Mannheim warehouses in Europe
Robotics

Cainiao opens Paris & Mannheim warehouses in Europe

The latest additions give merchants faster fulfilment in France and Germany as Cainiao expands its European network to seven new sites since April.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Global CIOs rush to invest in AI agents, study finds
Data Protection

Global CIOs rush to invest in AI agents, study finds

Governance gaps are widening as 60% of CIOs plan AI agent investment within 12 months, a survey of 1,000 leaders found.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

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Bovonic sales jump 50% as QuadSense expands overseas
Agricultural Technology

Bovonic sales jump 50% as QuadSense expands overseas

Sales of QuadSense climbed more than 50 per cent in New Zealand as Bovonic prepares to scale the mastitis system in the UK and Ireland.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Thomson Reuters launches new CoCounsel Legal in US
Software-as-a-Service

Thomson Reuters launches new CoCounsel Legal in US

Law firms get a single workflow for research, drafting and verification as the updated system reaches US users, with Canada and Britain to follow.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week