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The UK leads the world in AI scepticism
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (132+ words) The UK can be considered a global leader in many aspects of artificial intelligence, from research, to startups to investments, but for all the successes of the British AI sector, the public remains among the most sceptical in the world…...
Tramlines Ventures assembles senior leadership team
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (319+ words) Tramlines, the newly-launched investor, advisor and venture platform focused on industrialising artificial intelligence, has assembled a senior leadership team drawn from banking, Big Four consulting and global technology." The leadership build coincides with Tramlines completing the first close of its…...
Former head of the Civil Service joins British AI startup
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (313+ words) Electric Twin, an AI startup building synthetic audiences to model human thought, has appointed former cabinet secretary and crossbench peer Simon Case. Case, who served as cabinet secretary and head of the Civil Service from 2020 to 2024 under four different prime…...
Capsa AI secures "13. 4m to build AI platform for private capital
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (247+ words) Capsa AI, the London and New York-based startup building an AI operating system for private capital, has raised $18m (13. 4m) in Series A funding. The startup says private capital manages over $15tn (11. 2tn) in assets, yet most of it is still tracked across PDFs,…...
The UK's AI future depends on more than compute
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (112+ words) There is a growing disconnect between Britain's AI ambitions and the reality of how organisations are deploying AI. With the500m Sovereign AI Fund launched in April 2026 and a further 2bn to upgrade AI and quantum capabilities, the UK is positioning itself as…...
UKRI backs Midlands spinout fund as it deploys its first investments
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (270+ words) Midlands Mindforge, an investment group targeting university spinouts across the Midlands, has deployed its first investments backed by UK government funding. The investment group was established by eight universities in the region, including the University of Warwick, University of Leicester,…...
Multiverse opens new Edinburgh tech hub
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (257+ words) Multiverse, the upskilling platform for AI and tech adoption, has opened its new technology hub in Edinburgh. The news follows its recent $70m (52. 3m) funding round, with the new hub marking an expansion of Multiverse's engineering footprint and places an additional centre…...
UK government launches over "200m of tech initiatives to boost AI skills
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (496+ words) The UK government has launched a series of new initiatives worth over "200m to accelerate AI adoption and skills for workers and young people. At the first-ever AI Adoption Summit on Monday, the government brought together tech companies, trade unions and…...
Physics X raises "225m to accelerate AI for industrial engineering
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (210+ words) Physics X, the physics AI company for industrials, has secured an oversubscribed $300m (225m) Series C round. The firm says sectors that build the world's most critical hardware like aerospace and defense, energy, semiconductors, automotive, materials manufacturing and data centres, are under…...
UK launches "1. 1bn AI Hardware Plan
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (314+ words) The UK government has launched a new AI Hardware Plan to bolster the country's ability to develop and deploy AI technologies, backed by "1. 1bn of funding. Announced by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall on Monday at London Tech Week, the plan sets…...