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Zoom rejects Andy Burnham’s criticism of video job interviews

13 August 202613 August 2026 News, Technology Amy Ingham

Zoom has hit back at Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s criticism of video interviews, saying candidate performance depends on the interviewer, not the format.

A major US defence technology company is preparing to manufacture next-generation autonomous fighter drones for the British Army on the Isle of Wight, marking one of the most significant foreign defence investments in UK aerospace in years.

Cambridge Aerospace valued at $3.4bn after raising $300m

11 August 2026 Get Funded, News, Technology Amy Ingham

Cambridge Aerospace has raised $300 million at a $3.4 billion valuation to expand its Skyhammer and Starhammer interceptors, two years after launch.

Jeff Bezos has thrown his weight behind one of Cambridge's most closely watched artificial intelligence ventures, joining a $400 million fundraising that values materials-discovery specialist CuspAI at $2.6 billion.

Amazon tops $3trn as AWS sales grow 36.7 per cent

5 August 2026 AI, Get Funded, News, Technology Amy Ingham

Amazon’s market value topped $3 trillion on Monday after second-quarter results showed AWS sales up 36.7 per cent and a raised capital spending forecast.

Apple lodges fresh legal challenge over UK data access order

4 August 2026 News, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Apple UK encryption challenge returns to the surveillance court as the company files a fresh complaint over a Home Office demand for access to encrypted data.

Apple faces a class action worth up to $32.5 billion over the collection of biometric information from users of its Photos app, after the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday denied the company's appeal against a ruling certifying the class.

Apple faces $32.5bn Illinois lawsuit over iPhone face scans

3 August 2026 News, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Apple biometric lawsuit covering up to 6.5 million Illinois consumers can proceed after a US appeals court rejected the company’s challenge to the class.

LinkedIn AI slop button: users can now privately flag posts they suspect are AI-generated, as the platform scraps its own AI 'enhance your post' tool.

LinkedIn adds ‘AI slop’ button as 40% of long posts found AI-written

31 July 20262 August 2026 AI, In Business, News, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

LinkedIn AI slop button: users can now privately flag posts they suspect are AI-generated, as the platform scraps its own AI ‘enhance your post’ tool.

Apple is ending its in-house "buy now, pay later" scheme in the US, a service it launched just last year.

Apple launches Klarna device leasing in US from $17.99 a month

29 July 2026 News, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Apple Upgrade, a device leasing programme provided by Klarna, launched in the United States on Tuesday with iPhone leases starting at $17.99 a month.

Jeff Bezos says Amazon's chips business is lining up to be the company's next pillar as it prepares to spend $200bn in capital in 2026, mostly on AI.

Bezos names Amazon chip arm as company’s next pillar

29 July 2026 Get Funded, In Business, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Jeff Bezos says Amazon’s chips business is lining up to be the company’s next pillar as it prepares to spend $200bn in capital in 2026, mostly on AI.

Mocean Energy, the Edinburgh-based wave energy company, is raising £5 million to develop a floating data centre powered by wave and solar energy, with a pilot targeted for 2028 and full deployment from 2030.

Mocean Energy raises £5m to put AI data centres out to sea

28 July 2026 Get Funded, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Mocean Energy is raising £5m to build floating offshore data centres powered by wave and solar energy, with a first pilot targeted for 2028.

Elon Musk has told the world to prepare for machines that out-think it, predicting that artificial intelligence "may exceed the sum of human intelligence in about and around five years".

Musk says AI will surpass human intelligence within five years

24 July 2026 Get Funded, News, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Elon Musk says AI may surpass human intelligence within five years. What the trillionaire’s forecast means for UK SMEs weighing whether to adopt now.

The publisher of Harry Potter is about to bank a multimillion-pound cheque from an artificial intelligence company, and the reason should give every UK business owner pause for thought.

Harry Potter publisher lands £14m in Anthropic AI payout

23 July 2026 News, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Bloomsbury will bank about £14m from Anthropic’s $1.5bn AI copyright settlement. What the landmark payout means for UK SMEs that own valuable content.

British businesses, universities and researchers can now bid for a share of more than £62 million in government funding to develop homegrown satellite communications and space technologies, in a push ministers say is needed to stop the UK becoming dangerously dependent on others for capabilities it cannot do without.

Ministers hand UK space firms £62m to cut reliance on foreign tech

20 July 2026 Get Funded, News, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Ministers unveil £62m in UK space funding for satellite communications and innovation. How SMEs and start-ups can apply, plus key deadlines to note.

Old Street roundabout in London's east end - The home to 'Tech City'

Burnham’s plan to scrap DSIT sparks tech industry revolt

20 July 2026 News, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Andy Burnham is weighing plans to close DSIT, drawing a backlash from tech leaders. What breaking up the department means for UK firms and founders.

Donald Trump has described it as “very dangerous” for the UK to do business with China, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Shanghai on the third day of his official visit to the country.

Traders will pay to see Trump’s posts before you do

17 July 2026 Get Funded, News, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Trump Media’s Truth API will sell trading firms millisecond access to the president’s market-moving Truth Social posts. What it means for UK firms.

The Department for Business and Trade paired specialist AI skills training with the launch of Ask DBT. What Whitehall's playbook means for UK SMEs.

Whitehall’s AI playbook: train staff first, switch on tools second

17 July 202617 July 2026 In Business, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

The Department for Business and Trade paired specialist AI skills training with the launch of Ask DBT. What Whitehall’s playbook means for UK SMEs.

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A community campaign to buy the Bell Inn at Middleton in Suffolk has raised £380,000 towards a £550,000 target, with the actor Ralph Fiennes and the Blackadder actress Helen Atkinson-Wood backing the bid to bring the grade II-listed pub into community ownership.

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