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Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses have sold seven million pairs and command 80% of the AI eyewear market, but a wave of covert filming, lawsuits and looming facial recognition is fuelling a fierce privacy backlash. What it means for British businesses and the wider tech sector.
Amazon has quietly opened a new front in the battle for ultra-fast delivery, becoming the first retailer in Britain to drop parcels by drone after a limited launch in Darlington, County Durham.
For many leaders, digital transformation has long been something to tackle when time allowed, after the next funding round, after the next product launch, after the next operational fire was put out.
Simply Business has become the first UK broker to launch a small business insurance app inside ChatGPT, giving sole traders and SMEs instant indicative quotes in seconds.
Tim Cook will become Apple’s executive chairman on 1 September 2026, with hardware engineering chief John Ternus taking over as CEO after a unanimous board vote.
Meta is preparing to cut roughly 10% of its global workforce from May, with further redundancies later in 2026, as Mark Zuckerberg pours hundreds of billions into artificial intelligence.
Finance ministers, central bankers and Barclays’ chief executive warn that Anthropic’s new Mythos AI model could expose critical vulnerabilities in the world’s financial systems.
Britain’s video games sector risks losing talent and IP to France, Ireland and Australia without urgent government action on tax reliefs and scale-up funding, warns Blick Rothenberg.
The UK government has unveiled a £30m funding package for video game developers, doubling support for the sector through its Creative Industries Sector Plan and Industrial Strategy.
British companies are spending less on AI and seeing weaker returns than global leaders, with PwC warning the next 12 months are critical for UK firms to close the gap.
Google has launched an AI-powered restaurant booking tool in the UK, pulling real-time availability directly into search and threatening platforms like OpenTable.
Google’s UK managing director Kate Alessi dismisses fears of AI-driven mass unemployment, arguing that upskilling the workforce is the priority as the tech giant launches a £2m training initiative.
Reform UK is launching a weekly podcast offering behind-the-scenes access to Nigel Farage and senior party figures, becoming the first British political party to produce its own show.
OpenAI’s flagship Stargate data centre in Tyneside has stalled with no updated timeline, casting doubt over the government’s AI infrastructure ambitions and Keir Starmer’s growth agenda.
Oracle begins cutting thousands of jobs as it ramps up AI spending, with analysts warning up to 30,000 roles could be affected.
