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Nottingham tech boom outpaces lagging innovation cash
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Nottingham tech startups and grads surge ahead, but the city trails rival hubs on Innovate UK cash, securing just GBP £6.1 million in 2024/25.
Hedgehog lab buys Label Sessions to boost AI growth
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Hedgehog lab acquires innovation network Label Sessions to build a full-stack consultancy for AI-driven strategy and product delivery.
Series hits 1m iMessage posts as users shun public feeds
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iMessage-based social app Series tops 1m posts and 10,000 daily users as young people drift from public feeds to private chats.
MRead wins AUD $1.6m grant for handheld landmine scanner
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MRead secures AUD $1.6m grant to advance MineReader, a handheld magnetic resonance landmine scanner aimed at faster, safer demining.
ZincFive raises USD $30m to scale AI data centre power
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ZincFive secures USD $30m Series F to ramp nickel-zinc battery output as AI data centre power demand and hyperscaler contracts surge.
Approov opens new Edinburgh HQ to drive global growth
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Mobile security specialist Approov has opened a new Edinburgh New Town HQ as it targets global expansion and continued hiring into 2026.
AI tops CEO earnings calls as bubble fears intensify
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AI dominates CEO earnings calls for the first time, as leaders pair record investment pledges with mounting warnings of an AI market bubble.
Aspire secures key licences for global fintech rollout
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Singapore fintech Aspire wins key licences in Australia, Europe and the US, paving the way for a global rollout of its business finance platform.
3DiVi maps global facial recognition trends to 2026
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3DiVi’s 2026 report charts facial recognition’s shift into core digital identity, mapping tech, regional maturity and policy risks worldwide.
Graylog appoints Jody Cire as CFO to drive AI growth
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Graylog names Jody Cire CFO to sharpen capital strategy and scale its AI-powered security analytics platform for global enterprise growth.
ClickMechanic named Growing Business of the Year
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ClickMechanic named Growing Business of the Year after 40%+ annual growth and directing over GBP £100 million to UK independent mechanics.
Track Titan raises USD $5m to power AI racing coaching
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London start-up Track Titan raises USD $5m seed round to scale its AI-powered racing coach for gamers and amateur track drivers.
ARM Hub relaunches Propel-AIR to boost Aussie robotics
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Brisbane’s ARM Hub will reboot Propel-AIR in 2026, offering Aussie robotics ventures a US springboard via Boston’s MassRobotics.
AppWorks Demo Day links Malaysian, Singapore startups
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AppWorks Demo Day in Kuala Lumpur links eight Malaysian and Singapore startups chasing cross-border growth across ASEAN’s tech economy.
Planys raises INR ₹100 crore, launches defence arm
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Underwater robotics startup Planys raises INR ₹100 crore and launches defence arm Planys Ark to power global growth and military contracts.
US rate decision reverberates across global technology and investment markets
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A fresh US rate cut ripples through New Zealand markets as tech investors reassess global liquidity, risk assets and digital exposures.
Databricks raises USD $4bn, valued at USD $134bn
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Databricks secures over USD $4bn in fresh funding, lifting its valuation to USD $134bn as demand for AI data infrastructure surges.
BluSky AI names Riley Cooney to drive modular AI push
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BluSky AI hires finance leader Riley Cooney as corporate development and strategy chief to accelerate its modular AI data centre expansion.
Soverli raises USD $2.6m for sovereign smartphone OS
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Swiss start-up Soverli raises USD $2.6m to build a sovereign smartphone layer that runs alongside Android and iOS for mission-critical use.
Singapore dominates mapping of Southeast Asia’s green tech
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Singapore hosts nearly half of Southeast Asia’s 1,089 green-tech firms, cementing its role as the region’s climate innovation hub.