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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.
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Sainsbury’s Money has launched loans powered by NatWest Boxed technology. Savings follow in October as the retailer tests a partner-led financial services model after completing its withdrawal from standalone banking.
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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.
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Foreign investors committed nearly £10bn to UK growth companies recently. Barclays and Beauhurst research shows AI accounting for a large share of cross-border activity as capital becomes increasingly concentrated around larger technology funding rounds.
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Oxford’s Bodleian partnership raises fresh questions over AI training data. Internal documents show digitised historical material contributed to OpenAI model training, while the university says the project uses out-of-copyright content and remains modest in scale.
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Outerlimit has raised $16m to secure increasingly autonomous AI agents. The Egress founders’ new cybersecurity business is building controls designed to govern agent actions as enterprises connect AI systems directly to operational tools.
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Beazley has expanded cyber cover to address emerging AI failures. The insurer is making AI-related regulatory and operational losses more explicit as businesses deploy automated systems across increasingly important processes.
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Deloitte’s global revenue rose while technology consulting growth slowed sharply. The professional-services group reached $74.5bn in revenue, while its Technology & Transformation operation expanded more slowly as AI changes both client demand and consulting delivery models.
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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.
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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.