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Land Registry is adding identifiers to improve property data matching. UPRNs and INSPIRE IDs will accompany new Price Paid Data releases, giving lenders, developers, property platforms, and researchers more reliable links between datasets.
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UK fintech investment has fallen to its lowest decade level. KPMG recorded £1.8bn across 205 deals in the first half of 2026, although investment in AI fintech increased as capital became more selective.
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AI investment may raise inflation before productivity gains arrive. Research involving incoming IMF chief economist Silvana Tenreyro highlights the demand and infrastructure pressures created during large-scale technology adoption.
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London startup Callosum has raised $100m for AI infrastructure. Atomico led the seed round, with Britain’s Sovereign AI fund also backing the company’s compute-orchestration technology.
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Major banks are adopting specialist AI for currency forecasting. Ant International says its upgraded model can improve liquidity decisions and materially reduce foreign-exchange hedging and allocation costs.
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Lee Rorison built Seriös Group to rethink enterprise data delivery. His model centres on faster outcomes, stronger foundations, and scaling a Newcastle consultancy around Seriös ONE.
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Oxford Nanopore narrowed losses while lifting margins during first-half trading. Revenue reached £116.7m as the sequencing technology company maintained its target for adjusted EBITDA breakeven in 2027.
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UK businesses report AI creating jobs while skills investment rises. Lloyds research finds 54% say AI has generated new roles, while 58% plan to increase workforce training spending over the next year.
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Enterprise AI spending is rising faster than organisational readiness worldwide. Alteryx research finds 53% of technology leaders struggle to translate business context into AI workflows, while only 18% report fully self-service cloud-data access.
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UK satellite funding is targeting persistent connectivity gaps across industries. Sixteen projects will share £13m for rail broadband, agricultural sensors, optical communications, ground infrastructure, and other next-generation satellite technologies.