•London-based AI video platform Synthesia has raised $200m in a Google Ventures-led funding round, valuing the company at $4bn as it accelerates enterprise learn...
•Pilot Adaptation Fortress in Satkhira district protects against both cyclones and extreme heat for 30 million residents Read more: Jameel Observatory Launches D...
•Language learning platform Preply has raised $150m in a Series D led by WestCap, valuing the company at $1.2bn as it accelerates AI-enhanced, human-led educatio...
•Poundland has closed 149 stores and cut 2,200 jobs as part of a major turnaround plan, refocusing on £1 items and relaunching its Pep & Co clothing brand. Read...
•The Bank of England plans to base half of all new external hires in Leeds as it cuts costs, reduces headcount and renovates its London estate, aiming to grow it...
•Payments infrastructure firm Juspay has raised $50m from WestBridge Capital in a Series D follow-on round, valuing the company at $1.2bn as it scales globally a...
•Labour is being urged to restrict access to private pensions from age 55, with the Resolution Foundation arguing reforms could boost employment and ease pressur...
•Nigel Farage has renewed plans to scrap interest payments the Bank of England pays to commercial banks, reviving tensions with the banking sector and raising qu...
•More than one in five UK SMEs say global trade tariff disputes are their greatest challenge, with rising costs and supply chain disruption squeezing margins, ac...
•UK inflation rose to 3.4% in December, its first increase in five months, driven by higher tobacco taxes and airfares, according to Office for National Statisti...
•Uber has admitted it will miss its pledge to run an all-electric fleet by 2030 in the UK, Europe and the US, as its chief executive cites high costs, weak incen...
•Elon Musk has joked about buying Ryanair amid a public row with chief executive Michael O’Leary over Starlink internet on planes, though investors appear unconv...
•Former Traitors contestant Brian Davidson reports 70% growth at his Glasgow photography business Studio Snap, turning TV fame into record-breaking commercial su...
•Elon Musk’s Starlink is now cheaper than BT in parts of the UK after broadband price cuts to £35 a month, intensifying pressure on traditional providers. Read m...
•US trade tariffs are driving Canada closer to Europe and China, as investors shift billions away from the US amid ongoing trade uncertainty. Read more: US tarif...
•Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to back legislation that would ban under-16s from social media platforms, signalling a decisive shift in the government’s approach...
•RWE warns several new offshore wind farms are unlikely to be online by 2030, raising questions over Ed Miliband’s clean power ambition. Read more: Offshore wind...
•The High Court has ruled that forced labour and modern slavery claims against Dyson will proceed to trial in April 2027, involving allegations in its Malaysian...