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A survey of more than 1,000 workers found 22 per cent had sent or answered a message on LinkedIn with romantic intent, despite the platform's ban on unwanted advances.

LinkedIn dating: one in four professionals say it is acceptable

20 August 2026 In Business, Technology Amy Ingham

A survey of more than 1,000 workers found 22 per cent had sent or answered a message on LinkedIn with romantic intent, despite the platform’s ban on unwanted advances.

Satellite broadband for trains on one of Scotland's most remote railway lines and low-cost crop sensors for farmers are among 16 projects sharing £13 million of government funding announced by the UK Space Agency on Tuesday.

UK Space Agency backs 16 satellite projects with £13m funding

18 August 202617 August 2026 Get Funded, News, Technology Jamie Young

The UK Space Agency is funding 16 satellite communications projects with £13 million, from a ScotRail broadband trial to low-cost sensors for farmers.

A task force to increase the number of women founding, funding and working in technology businesses has been launched in South Yorkshire, after research published this month found women make up 18 per cent of the region's tech workforce, against 26 per cent nationally.

South Yorkshire launches task force to boost women in tech

17 August 2026 In Business, Technology Jamie Young

Women in tech task force launches in South Yorkshire as research shows women hold 18 per cent of the region’s tech jobs, against 26 per cent nationally.

Twitch has faced a backlash from users after confirming that content on the Amazon-owned streaming platform is used to train the company's generative AI models under a setting that is switched on by default.

Twitch users criticise Amazon AI training turned on by default

17 August 2026 AI, Technology Jamie Young

Twitch AI training is on by default, Amazon-owned platform confirms, as users are told they can opt out of content being used for generative AI models

Zoom

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.

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Hundreds of pharmacies are facing closure because of soaring business rates, with owners warning that high taxes are forcing them to cut services for vulnerable patients.

Hundreds of pharmacies weigh closure as business rates bills soar

Almost half of the 420 owners surveyed by the National Pharmacy Association say rising pharmacy business rates bills have them considering closure, with 55 per cent looking at cheaper premises and 44 branches already shut this year, leaving the network at its smallest since 2006.

UK firms in critical financial distress rise 9% to more than 53,000

UK retail sales fall 0.5% in July as heatwave keeps shoppers away

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