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UK tech funding roundup: This week's deals from Oxa to Mutable Tactics - UKTN This week’s UK tech funding deals include autonomous vehicle company Oxa, biomaterials group Shellworks and more.

UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Oxa to Mutable Tactics

www.uktech.news/funding/uk-t...

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06.03.2026 14:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Cloud firms call for rapid competition regulation - UKTN The majority of cloud providers support regulatory intervention, according to research conducted by the Open Cloud Coalition.

Cloud firms call for rapid competition regulation

www.uktech.news/cloud/cloud-...

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06.03.2026 12:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Veremark founder: It is a marathon, not a sprint - UKTN Daniel Callaghan is the co-founder and chief executive of Veremark, a company specialising in background screening for prospective employees.

Veremark founder: It is a marathon, not a sprint

www.uktech.news/news/founder...

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06.03.2026 11:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Scottish tech investment surges in new Techscaler report - UKTN Scottish founders have raised £257m since joining Techscaler, an initiative launched in partnership with the Scottish government.

Scottish tech investment surges in new Techscaler report

www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/sc...

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06.03.2026 10:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Lords warn against AI threat to 'powerhouse' creative sector - UKTN A House of Lords committee has warned that the UK must not sacrifice its "powerhouse" creative sector at the hands of AI developers

Lords warn against AI threat to ‘powerhouse’ creative sector

www.uktech.news/ai/lords-war...

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06.03.2026 09:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Revolut names US CEO as it seeks new banking licence - UKTN Revolut has named a US CEO to run the firm's operations across the Atlantic following its submission for a US banking licence.

Revolut names US CEO as it seeks new banking licence

www.uktech.news/fintech/revo...

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05.03.2026 15:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The rise of insider cyber threats - UKTN While international threat actors are legitimate concerns, research suggests a far greater risk faced by businesses comes from the inside.

The rise of insider cyber threats

www.uktech.news/databyte/the...

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05.03.2026 14:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Government throws weight behind space-manufactured drugs - UKTN The UK government has committed to advancing the nascent industry of space-based pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Government throws weight behind space-manufactured drugs

www.uktech.news/space-tech/g...

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05.03.2026 12:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Will Britain’s first trillion-dollar spinout be led by a woman? - UKTN Britain should deliberately set out to become the best place in the world for woman academics in our universities to build spinout companies.

Will Britain’s first trillion-dollar spinout be led by a woman?

www.uktech.news/opinion/will...

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05.03.2026 11:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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BBB commits £20m to Northern Irish PE firm - UKTN British Business Bank has committed £20m to the latest fund from Northern Irish private equity group Cordovan Capital Management.

BBB commits £20m to Northern Irish PE firm

www.uktech.news/news/investm...

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05.03.2026 10:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Emerging tech is making business leaders' jobs harder - UKTN The majority of UK business leaders believe their role has become significantly more complex in the past six years amid the rise of AI.

Emerging tech is making business leaders’ jobs harder

www.uktech.news/news/tech-bu...

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05.03.2026 09:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Drone defence startup secures pre-seed investment - UKTN Mutable Tactics, a robotics company developing a new approach to managing the operation of military drones, has secured a £1.57m investment.

Drone defence startup secures pre-seed investment

www.uktech.news/defence-tech...

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04.03.2026 16:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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UK Space Agency unveils £30m satellite funding pot - UKTN British companies developing satellite communications technology are set to receive a share of £30m of government funding.

UK Space Agency unveils £30m satellite funding pot

www.uktech.news/space-tech/u...

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04.03.2026 15:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Fixing the UK's dangerous reliance on foreign batteries - UKTN As geopolitical crises highlight the danger of relying on imports for critical materials, the recycling batteries could be the UK's answer.

Fixing the UK’s dangerous reliance on foreign batteries

www.uktech.news/energy/fixin...

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04.03.2026 14:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Biomaterials startup seeks US expansion after £11m raise - UKTN Shellworks, a biomaterials startup is preparing to expand into the US and Europe off the back of a £11.2m round.

Biomaterials startup seeks US expansion after £11m raise

www.uktech.news/climate-tech...

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04.03.2026 12:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Megarounds soar as VCs pump billions into UK AI - UKTN VC funding into British businesses is increasingly concentrating into larger bets on fewer firms, with the AI sector being a top beneficiary.

Megarounds soar as VCs pump billions into UK AI

www.uktech.news/news/investm...

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04.03.2026 11:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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UK government to launch new £40m AI research lab - UKTN The British government is launching a new UK AI research lab backed by up to £40m to host new breakthroughs.

UK government to launch new £40m AI research lab

www.uktech.news/ai/uk-govern...

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04.03.2026 10:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Autonomous driving firm Oxa raises £77m - UKTN Oxford-based autonomous vehicle technology company Oxa has announced a new $103m (£77.2m) Series D funding round.

Autonomous driving firm Oxa raises £77m

www.uktech.news/ai/autonomou...

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04.03.2026 09:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Welsh biotech raises £7m for AI-designed antibodies - UKTN Antiverse, a biotech company based in Wales, has secured a $9.3m (£7m) Series A investment in support of its AI-designed therapeutic antibody technology.

Welsh biotech raises £7m for AI-designed antibodies

www.uktech.news/ai/welsh-bio...

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03.03.2026 15:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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UK businesses issued cyber warning amid Middle East conflict - UKTN UK firms have been urged to review all cybersecurity practices amid an increased threat level caused by recent conflicts in the Middle East.

UK businesses issued cyber warning amid Middle East conflict

www.uktech.news/cybersecurit...

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03.03.2026 11:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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03.03.2026 11:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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BCS adds two new directors to leadership team - UKTN The British Computer Society (BCS) has appointed two new directors to join the leadership team of the Chartered Institute for IT.

BCS adds two new directors to leadership team

www.uktech.news/recruitment/...

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02.03.2026 14:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Wise strengthens its board with new appointment - UKTN Fintech group Wise has announced the appointment of Scott Hill, a long-time tech executive, to its board of directors.

Wise strengthens its board with new appointment

www.uktech.news/fintech/wise...

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02.03.2026 12:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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From Bletchley to Delhi: Keeping AI global by design - UKTN While AI will not recognise borders, poorly designed regulation, fragmented standards and national silos absolutely will.

From Bletchley to Delhi: Keeping AI global by design

www.uktech.news/ai/from-blet...

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02.03.2026 11:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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UK Private Capital calls for scaleup reinvestment relief - UKTN UK Private Capital has called on the government to introduce a new form of relief to encourage late-stage investments.

UK Private Capital calls for scaleup reinvestment relief

www.uktech.news/news/investm...

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02.03.2026 10:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Consultation could radically change UK AI and social media - UKTN The UK has launched a consultation on how technology is impacting the child safety, which could have consequences for AI and social media.

Consultation could radically change UK AI and social media

www.uktech.news/news/governm...

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02.03.2026 09:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The new AI projects coming to the Civil Service - UKTN Eight projects proposing ways in which AI can be incorporated into public sector work have been selected as semi-finalists in a competition.

The new AI projects coming to the Civil Service

www.uktech.news/ai/the-new-a...

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27.02.2026 15:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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UK tech funding roundup: This week's deals from Wayve to Brainomix - UKTN This week’s UK tech funding deals include autonomous driving software group wave, engineering simulation company BeyondMath and more.

UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Wayve to Brainomix

www.uktech.news/funding/uk-t...

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27.02.2026 14:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Majority support youth social media ban but doubts remain - UKTN The vast majority of the British public would support a ban on social media for under-16s, according to a new survey from The Harris Poll UK.

Majority support youth social media ban but doubts remain

www.uktech.news/news/governm...

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27.02.2026 12:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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iProov founder: Own your mistakes - UKTN Andrew Bud is the founder and chief executive of iProov, a biometric face verification company used to secure online interactions.

iProov founder: Own your mistakes

www.uktech.news/cybersecurit...

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27.02.2026 11:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0