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UK growth forecasts now point to weaker investment and hiring. The BCC expects GDP to rise by 0.9% in 2026, with business investment falling 2.2% and inflation peaking at 3.8% by year-end.
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Monday now appears to be the week’s strongest productivity window. Success.co data shows Mondays led across tasks completed, issues resolved, milestones, quarterly goals, and scorecard entries, while Fridays were dominated by skipped meetings and reporting catch-up.
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More UK founders are incorporating businesses outside traditional office hours. New 1st Formations analysis found 31.6% of registrations in 2023–25 took place between 5pm and 9am, with lunchbreak incorporations also visible.
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May’s US dealmaking was shaped by infrastructure, AI, and scale. The largest transactions showed strategic buyers paying for assets tied to power demand, housing capacity, industrial controls, corporate travel, and healthcare pipelines.
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West England’s tech clusters face pressure to connect faster nationally. Tech West England Advocates says slow collaboration could limit global scale, despite regional strengths in advanced manufacturing, green technology, aerospace, and deep tech.
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MokN has raised $15m to scale its credential-theft defence platform. The GV-led Series A will support UK expansion, US offices, hiring, and development of a broader Active Identity Recovery platform.
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King’s researchers have gained access to Google’s Willow quantum processor. The move strengthens UK quantum research while sharpening enterprise questions around post-quantum cryptography, supplier visibility, and board-level cyber risk.
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More grocery shoppers are using AI before reaching retailer platforms. Rithum research says 36% of consumers have used AI tools to help buy groceries, with price comparison the most common use case among those already using the technology.
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Tech4Takeoff will redirect donated iPads to students needing digital access. The Digital Poverty Alliance and easyJet say the programme will support young people facing barriers to learning beyond the classroom.
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Wipro and ServiceNow are widening agentic AI across enterprise workflows. The expanded partnership targets core functions and places governance, visibility, and execution at the centre of deployment.