London Tech Week: Accenture warns of AI divide as Starmer launches tech skills plan June 9, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer may sound like he is making the right noises for the tech sector with his flagship pledge at London Tech Week to train one million students in AI – but new data highlights a stark regional divide has already taken shape. London is rapidly pulling away from the rest of the country [...]
Labour to give HMRC £500m for AI boost June 9, 2025 The British tax agency, HMRC, is set to receive £500m in funding, which will see the introduction of an AI tool to assist the public with enquiries
TikTok to create over 500 UK jobs as major plans revealed June 9, 2025 TikTok is to create more than 500 UK jobs and open a second office in London, it has been revealed. The Chinese-owned social media firm has confirmed its UK workforce will expand to 3,000 by the end of 2025 and it will open a new 135,000 sq ft office in London’s Barbican. The group already [...]
Microsoft announces new Xbox Ally handheld consoles – here’s what we know June 9, 2025 Microsoft has announced two new handheld games consoles, the ROG Ally and the Ally X, which will be released later this year. The new consoles will allow users to access their Game Pass libraries on the go, providing competition to the newly-released Nintendo Switch 2 and the more established Valve Steam Deck. Microsoft has been [...]
Former Freshfields lawyers AI legal tech raises $30m in funding round June 9, 2025 An AI-powered legal tech company founded by two former associates from Freshfields has raised $30m (£22.1m) in Series B funding
Spear guns, knuckle dusters and machetes: The ‘prohibited items’ at London Tech Week June 9, 2025 London Tech Week 2025 opened with appearances from Sir Keir Starmer and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, but attendees got a bigger surprise from a sign at the door outlining “prohibited items” at the event. City PM has seen a list ranging from spear guns and tear gas to knuckle dusters, nun-chucks and machetes, that looked [...]
Getty Images v Stability AI trial kicks off in London June 9, 2025 Getty Images closely-watched copyright lawsuit against UK-based Stability AI gets underway at High Court
London Tech Week: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Keir Starmer unveil AI push June 9, 2025 Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and Keir Starmer unveiled a major AI push at London Tech Week this morning. The two figureheads have unveiled a range of changes to boost Britain’s AI infrastructure, research and industrial capacity, to help the UK become an “AI maker, not an AI taker.” US chip maker Nvidia, a leading player [...]
Trustpilot shares sink after analysts downgrade to ‘Sell’ June 9, 2025 Shares in review platform Trustpilot sunk on Monday after analysts slapped a ‘Sell’ rating on the firm and warned of economic challenges ahead. Trustpilot’s stock tumbled over eight per cent in early trading to around 216p. Panmure Liberum analysts Sean Kealy and Johnathan Barrett cautioned the “deteriorating” state of the US economy would “test the [...]
NHS app to save government £200m, internal analysis suggests June 7, 2025 The NHS app could save the government millions as it will become the default method of communication for patients seeking appointment reminders, screening invitations and test results. Millions more people will receive personal health information directly to their smartphones within the next three years in a move that is expected to save the health service [...]
