
Northern Ireland has opened a major advanced manufacturing innovation centre. The almost £100m AMIC facility will connect industrial companies with research, technology and development capability.

Everplay lifted expectations after two major games beat forecasts strongly. Hell Let Loose: Vietnam has passed one million sales, while Wardogs has reached roughly three million Early Access copies, pushing 2026 expectations above market consensus.

Nissan is taking autonomous mobility research onto Cambridge streets directly. The £3m project with Warwick Manufacturing Group will test technology, passenger-service design, community interaction, and public-road operation.

South East Wales has moved its Investment Zone into delivery. The £160m programme targets advanced manufacturing and digital technology while seeking more than £500m of private investment and up to 4,000 high-skilled jobs.

CSignum has raised new funding to scale difficult-environment wireless communications. The Scottish company will use £2.6m to expand manufacturing and commercial deployments across water, infrastructure, and international monitoring markets.

Aurrigo increased first-half revenue while expanding its UK manufacturing capacity. Automotive sales rose 53%, while investment in autonomous programmes, facilities, and engineering increased the company’s operating losses.

StandardX has secured seed capital for domestic isotope production infrastructure. The £10m round will support a UK refining platform aimed at cancer medicine and future fusion-energy supply chains.

Unit1 has raised fresh capital for its avatar concert technology. The $20m round will support development and licensing as the British company works to turn high-end digital performances into a touring live-entertainment format.

UK and US fusion laboratories are linking powerful AI supercomputers. The proposed federation will combine experimental data and computing capacity as both countries pursue faster fusion development and commercialisation.

The FCA is testing how tokenised gold could reshape markets. Its work examines trading, transfers, collateral, custody, and regulation as the UK develops a broader framework for tokenised wholesale finance.