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OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is in discussions to raise close to $40 billion in fresh funding—almost doubling its valuation to as high as $340 billion, according to reports.

OpenAI in talks over $500bn share sale, potentially surpassing SpaceX in value

7 August 2025 AI, News, Technology Paul Jones 0 Comments

OpenAI is reportedly in talks for a share sale that could raise its valuation to $500bn, overtaking Elon Musk’s SpaceX and further solidifying its AI leadership.

In the ever-expanding world of the internet, there still lie restrictions and limitations on accessing information and entertainment.

Why UK businesses are replacing VPNs with proxies amid rising regulatory scrutiny

5 August 2025 Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

As UK VPN regulations tighten, businesses are shifting to proxies for geo-access, data operations, and digital resilience. Decodo reports a 65% rise in proxy users.

Almost 100,000 rural microbusiness have been started in the past 12 months, with female entrepreneurs at the heart of the booming countryside economy.

Shared Rural Network: How a £1.3bn mobile connectivity programme is transforming digital Britain

5 August 2025 In Business, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

The £1.3bn Shared Rural Network is revolutionising mobile connectivity across the UK, closing coverage gaps, supporting local economies, and tackling digital exclusion in rural communities.

Three mobile network operator risks missing rural coverage targets by July, as Vodafone and VMO2 aim to meet the 88% landmass coverage requirement under the UK’s £1bn Shared Rural Network project.

Government-funded 4G upgrades go live in North Yorkshire to boost rural mobile connectivity

5 August 2025 In Business, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

New 4G upgrades in the Yorkshire Dales go live as part of the UK government’s Shared Rural Network, extending mobile coverage to remote communities and supporting digital inclusion.

The government is to transform the way it funds and manages AI experiments and digital projects, hoping to cut wasteful spending, drive innovation, and provide more efficient public services as part of its Plan for Change.

Meta and Microsoft add $500bn in value overnight as AI boom fuels investor euphoria

1 August 2025 AI, News, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Meta and Microsoft added over $500bn in value overnight, with soaring share prices driven by AI momentum, cloud computing growth and bullish investor sentiment.

Thousands of Microsoft employees across the United States will be given unlimited days off in an overhaul of its holiday policy.

Microsoft joins $4tn club as AI-driven growth fuels tech boom

1 August 2025 AI, News, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Microsoft has become the second public company to surpass a $4 trillion valuation, as soaring AI demand and record cloud revenues fuel investor confidence.

Netflix has used generative artificial intelligence to create visual effects in one of its original TV shows for the first time, as part of a wider strategy to reduce production costs and accelerate timelines.

Netflix turns to generative AI for visual effects in original series The Eternauts

18 July 2025 AI, News, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Netflix has used generative AI to create visual effects in an original series for the first time, cutting costs and production time on Argentine sci-fi drama The Eternauts.

OpenAI has launched a powerful new AI assistant feature for ChatGPT that allows users to delegate everyday tasks like browsing the web, making restaurant reservations, and shopping online—marking a major leap in AI’s ability to act, not just analyse.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT personal assistant capable of browsing, shopping, and managing files

18 July 2025 AI, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT agent—an AI-powered personal assistant that can browse the web, manage files, and complete tasks, raising both excitement and safety concerns.

Trump Media has applied to trademark “Truth Social AI” and “Truth Social AI Search” as it plans to integrate artificial intelligence into its Truth Social platform across iOS, Android, and web.

Trump Media applies for AI-related trademarks as it plans AI rollout on Truth Social

16 July 2025 AI, In Business, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Trump Media has applied to trademark “Truth Social AI” and “Truth Social AI Search” as it plans to integrate artificial intelligence into its Truth Social platform across iOS, Android, and web.

The UK Government has today announced a landmark strategic partnership with Google Cloud aimed at modernising core public services, phasing out legacy IT infrastructure, and upskilling up to 100,000 civil servants in emerging technologies by 2030.

Google and UK Government announce landmark deal to ditch legacy tech and train 100,000 civil servants in AI

9 July 2025 In Business, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Google Cloud will support the UK Government in replacing outdated legacy systems and training 100,000 civil servants in digital and AI skills by 2030, aiming to modernise public services and save £45bn.

The cost of an iPhone could more than triple in the US market following President Donald Trump’s sweeping new trade tariffs, analysts have warned — a move likely to reverberate through global supply chains and consumer tech markets.

Apple appeals €500m EU fine over App Store restrictions, accusing Commission of overreach

8 July 2025 News, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Apple has filed an appeal against a landmark €500 million (£430 million) fine imposed by the European Commission earlier this year, escalating tensions between Silicon Valley and Brussels over digital market regulation.

UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are being urged to bolster their cyber defences amid a growing wave of politically motivated attacks, as global tensions and conflicts intensify the threat landscape.

UK SMEs must strengthen cybersecurity as geopolitical threats escalate, warns Espria

27 June 2025 In Business, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are being urged to bolster their cyber defences amid a growing wave of politically motivated attacks, as global tensions and conflicts intensify the threat landscape.

As UK businesses increasingly embrace AI to streamline translation, a critical question arises: Can AI tools be trusted with confidential material?

Protecting Confidential Business Translations with Secure Mode from MachineTranslation.com

24 June 202524 June 2025 Business, Technology Business Matters 0 Comments

As UK businesses increasingly embrace AI to streamline translation, a critical question arises: Can AI tools be trusted with confidential material?

OpenAI has been forced to remove online content promoting its high-profile partnership with Sir Jony Ive’s hardware startup io, following a trademark dispute with AI earbud maker iyO.

OpenAI takes down Jony Ive’s ‘io’ content after trademark complaint from earbud startup iyO

23 June 2025 AI, In Business, Legal, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

OpenAI has removed online content promoting its $6.4bn deal with Jony Ive’s hardware startup ‘io’ after a trademark complaint by AI earbud maker iyO.

Internet users are being urged to change their passwords and bolster their online security after cybersecurity researchers discovered 16 billion login credentials in publicly exposed datasets — a trove that could be used by criminals to hijack everything from social media accounts to email logins.

Internet users urged to change passwords after 16bn login credentials found online

23 June 2025 In Business, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Cybersecurity researchers warn internet users to update passwords and enable multifactor authentication after 16 billion login credentials were found in exposed datasets.

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Uber said on Thursday it is responding to a cybersecurity incident, after the New York Times reported that a hack had breached the company’s network and forced it to take several internal communications and engineering systems offline.

Uber faces €825m GDPR fine over automated driver deactivations

Uber GDPR fine: the Dutch Data Protection Authority says the ride hailing company breached European data rules by using automated systems to deactivate driver accounts without adequately informing them. Uber calls the penalty disproportionate and plans to appeal.

Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies takes stake in Not On The High Street turnaround

Camra membership falls to eight-year low as beer campaigner slips £800,000 into the red

JLR pauses Defender redesign, pushing all-electric version into the 2030s

Hundreds of pharmacies weigh closure as business rates bills soar

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

Borrowing hits £1.8bn in July as Healey’s first budget looms

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