The CMA has proposed Microsoft strategic market status, which could lead to curbs on its software bundling, with a final decision due in February.
By Amy Ingham · 16 Oct 2026
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang told a London event that UK firms and government should use open AI models for mission-critical tasks rather than opaque ones.
By Amy Ingham · 16 Oct 2026
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says businesses are cutting costs and taking a hit to margins rather than passing rising energy costs to customers.
By Amy Ingham · 16 Oct 2026
Intuit Sequence deal: the Nasdaq-listed group has agreed to buy the British revenue management start-up, co-founded by Riya Grover, for a reported $200m.
By Amy Ingham · 16 Oct 2026
More than 200 employers have urged John Healey to deliver business rates reform, proposing a 2 per cent online sales levy to fund a 37 per cent rates cut.
By Paul Jones · 15 Oct 2026
The HMRC Salesforce contract, worth up to £2bn over 15 years, will move legacy tax systems onto one platform with AI tools to triage taxpayer queries.
By Amy Ingham · 15 Oct 2026
ASML chip demand is outrunning the Dutch firm's expansion plans, with the sole EUV machine maker now looking beyond a 30 per cent capacity rise for 2028.
By Amy Ingham · 15 Oct 2026
Business lobby group says lifting the employer national insurance threshold from £5,000 to £6,000 would create 41,000 jobs, mostly for young workers.
By Jamie Young · 15 Oct 2026
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Intuit Sequence deal: the Nasdaq-listed group has agreed to buy the British revenue management start-up, co-founded by Riya Grover, for a reported $200m.
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Nvidia chief Jensen Huang told a London event that UK firms and government should use open AI models for mission-critical tasks rather than opaque ones.
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