
Robotic harvesting pioneer Dogtooth secures £14m to help growers beat labour shortages
Dogtooth Technologies raises over £14m to scale AI-powered robotic harvesting as UK growers battle seasonal labour shortages. What it means for SMEs.
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Dogtooth Technologies raises over £14m to scale AI-powered robotic harvesting as UK growers battle seasonal labour shortages. What it means for SMEs.

UK tech funding nearly doubled to $15.3bn in H1 2026, but fewer firms shared the money. What the funding boom really means for SME founders raising…

UK SMEs remain untouched by digital trade reforms as big firms bank the savings, government research finds. What it means for smaller UK exporters.

Unite Group has cut asking rents in Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield to lift occupancy. What the student rent cuts mean for UK landlords and SMEs.

SME boss Andrew Barnett calls on Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham to attend Farnborough International Airshow 2026 and put defence at the top of his in-tray.

Lockheed Martin is to acquire British undersea warfare specialist Ultra Maritime from Advent's Cobham Ultra for $3.45bn, as global conflicts drive record defence demand.

Chinese bubble tea chain Molly Tea must pay Louis Vuitton £1.1m after a court ruled its logo copied the luxury house's four-petal flower trademark, sparking a…

Andy Burnham's plan to raise the small business rates relief threshold to £18,000 could free 140,000 firms from the tax, but at a cost of £880m…

From Rothmans and Benson & Hedges to Sega and Compaq, we trace what became of the brands that bankrolled F1's golden age — and the business…

NHS England will reward people who walk 30 minutes a day under a new 'marathon a month' challenge, with corporate backers set to fund vouchers and…

Businesses could be fined for paying PAYE and VAT on time but not by Direct Debit under HMRC plans. Accountants call it 'a fine for using…

The average Briton is more than a fifth poorer than in 2020, the steepest wealth fall in the rich world, UBS finds. What it means for…

Lloyds is retiring Halifax after 173 years. Here is what the rebrand means for your account, sort code, branch and FSCS protection - and when it…

HMRC's Supreme Court win in the BlueCrest case means more LLP members could be taxed as employees, triggering higher income tax and a 15% employer National…

The CMA wants to break Apple and Google's "effective duopoly" by letting app developers steer users to cheaper payment options outside their app stores. Here's what…