5+ hour ago  (125+ words) The UK government's "298bn Defence Investment Plan promises to improve the nation's security and support what could represent a key area of economic growth. According to the plan, it will "energise the transformation of our armed forces" and "rebuild warfighting readiness…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago  (123+ words) Stirling X has raised a $20m (15m) Series A just eight months after closing its seed round. Stirling X is building a sovereign intelligence and autonomy platform that lets defence and critical national infrastructure customers capture, secure, fuse and act on high-value…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (302+ words) A concerning proportion of businesses in London expect the UK to go through economic decline over the next 12 months, according to new research. In the latest economic survey conducted by the London Chamber of Commerce, it was found that as…...

10+ hour, 3+ min ago  (447+ words) AI is reshaping the UK's startup economy, attracting a record share of investment and driving larger equity deals against the backdrop of a slight decline in overall activity, according to the British Business Bank's annual small business equity tracker. AI…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (327+ words) The UK's competition regulator's announcement of a consultation that could force Apple and Google to adopt more app developer friendly policies "falls short of what is needed" according to a prominent group of developers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (282+ words) Ruya Ventures has raised $50m (37. 7m) for its first VC fund, which is focused on supporting global deep tech innovation as it shifts from the lab into real-world deployment. Ruya Ventures will build a portfolio of 20 deep tech companies worldwide with a…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (257+ words) Lucida AI has raised a $7m (5. 3m) seed round to accelerate its AI-powered language coaching platform for consumers and enterprises." Through real-time speech-to-speech conversations and instant feedback, Lucida AI helps users to improve pronunciation, fluency and confidence by simulating real-world scenarios. This…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (190+ words) The startup combines AI systems with industry expertise to automate workflows across infrastructure development, including site selection and due diligence." Build says demand for AI infrastructure, power and industrial capacity is outpacing supply, placing growing pressure on governments and developers…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (226+ words) London-based Tapestry VC has launched its $80m (60. 5m) Fund III to double its scale and deepen its focus on backing repeat founders across Europe and North America. At almost three times the size of the firm's previous funds, Fund III is co-anchored…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (130+ words) Every industrial revolution has been shaped by physical assets. Coal fuelled the nineteenth century. Steel defined the twentieth. Artificial intelligence will define the twenty-first, but despite its digital image, AI is ultimately constrained by something very familiar: land, energy and…...