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Amadeus leads £5m round for counter disinformation startup
Refute, a London-based startup using AI to counter hostile disinformation threats, has secured a £5m seed investment led by Amadeus Capital Partners. Founded by an experienced team of counterterrorism...
Barnsley named as UK’s first ‘Tech Town’
Barnsley has been named by the government as the UK’s first ‘Tech Town’, a new designation that will see a more deliberate effort made to support its rollout of AI. The South Yorkshire town will serve...
Major banks agree to £11bn SME lending package
Major banks HSBC, Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds and Santander have agreed to commit £11bn of capital to a government-led lending package to help UK businesses grow and expand abroad. The package was agree...
OPINION: FatFace’s online-only pivot: bold evolution or quiet exit?
UK retailers should see FatFace's retreat from US high streets as both a warning and an opportunity, says Matt Hildon, European retail director at Valtech. The post OPINION: FatFace’s online-only pivo...
London is the rational IPO choice for UK fintechs – Justin Basini, ClearScore
This week’s podcast guest is Justin Basini, co-founder and chief executive of ClearScore, who discusses how companies like his helped the UK come to grips with the concept of a credit score, why the U...
‘No Spend January’ boom raises questions for retailers as longer-term ‘low-buy’ trends emerge
Many consumers have spent January tightening their belts - but for some, the impulse to spend less now stretches beyond the first month of the year. The post ‘No Spend January’ boom raises questions f...
Driverless shuttle study to launch in Orkney
A driverless shuttle service will launch in Orkney, Scotland in support of a study on the impact and feasibility of using autonomous technology for rural transportation. Residents of Kirkwall will be ...
Atos joins UK-wide Movement to Work scheme
Multinational IT giant Atos has become the latest company to join the UK-wide Movement to Work scheme, founded to provide opportunities to young people who are out of work with limited experience. Mov...
OPINION: Retail subscriptions need to take a leaf out of the digital playbook
Guy Meyers, global director of customer success, Recurly, examines why retail subscriptions have faltered as the rest of the subscription economy booms. The post OPINION: Retail subscriptions need to ...
Marketplaces and retail media: the flywheel for revenue and margin growth
Many brands still don’t understand marketplaces, but retailers have recognised they can supercharge their retail media business, says Colin Lewis. The post Marketplaces and retail media: the flywheel ...
Discounting props up January retail sales as growth trails inflation
Significant post-Christmas discounting boosted high street sales in January, but overall retail growth remained weak and continued to lag behind inflation. The post Discounting props up January retail...
Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs, scales back Fresh stores and launches Amazon Now in major strategic realignment
Amazon is undertaking another sweeping restructuring as it cuts 16,000 jobs and pushes forward with the launch of a new rapid‑delivery service, Amazon Now. The post Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs, scales bac...
Amadeus leads £5m round for counter disinformation startup
Refute, a London-based startup using AI to counter hostile disinformation threats, has secured a £5m seed investment led by Amadeus Capital Partners. Founded by an experienced team of counterterrorism...
Barnsley named as UK’s first ‘Tech Town’
Barnsley has been named by the government as the UK’s first ‘Tech Town’, a new designation that will see a more deliberate effort made to support its rollout of AI. The South Yorkshire town will serve...
Major banks agree to £11bn SME lending package
Major banks HSBC, Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds and Santander have agreed to commit £11bn of capital to a government-led lending package to help UK businesses grow and expand abroad. The package was agree...
London is the rational IPO choice for UK fintechs – Justin Basini, ClearScore
This week’s podcast guest is Justin Basini, co-founder and chief executive of ClearScore, who discusses how companies like his helped the UK come to grips with the concept of a credit score, why the U...
Driverless shuttle study to launch in Orkney
A driverless shuttle service will launch in Orkney, Scotland in support of a study on the impact and feasibility of using autonomous technology for rural transportation. Residents of Kirkwall will be ...
Atos joins UK-wide Movement to Work scheme
Multinational IT giant Atos has become the latest company to join the UK-wide Movement to Work scheme, founded to provide opportunities to young people who are out of work with limited experience. Mov...
OPINION: FatFace’s online-only pivot: bold evolution or quiet exit?
UK retailers should see FatFace's retreat from US high streets as both a warning and an opportunity, says Matt Hildon, European retail director at Valtech. The post OPINION: FatFace’s online-only pivo...
‘No Spend January’ boom raises questions for retailers as longer-term ‘low-buy’ trends emerge
Many consumers have spent January tightening their belts - but for some, the impulse to spend less now stretches beyond the first month of the year. The post ‘No Spend January’ boom raises questions f...
OPINION: Retail subscriptions need to take a leaf out of the digital playbook
Guy Meyers, global director of customer success, Recurly, examines why retail subscriptions have faltered as the rest of the subscription economy booms. The post OPINION: Retail subscriptions need to ...
Marketplaces and retail media: the flywheel for revenue and margin growth
Many brands still don’t understand marketplaces, but retailers have recognised they can supercharge their retail media business, says Colin Lewis. The post Marketplaces and retail media: the flywheel ...
Discounting props up January retail sales as growth trails inflation
Significant post-Christmas discounting boosted high street sales in January, but overall retail growth remained weak and continued to lag behind inflation. The post Discounting props up January retail...
Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs, scales back Fresh stores and launches Amazon Now in major strategic realignment
Amazon is undertaking another sweeping restructuring as it cuts 16,000 jobs and pushes forward with the launch of a new rapid‑delivery service, Amazon Now. The post Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs, scales bac...