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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.
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UK regulators want wider search choice across Google platforms online. Revised CMA proposals could place qualifying AI assistants alongside conventional search services on Android and Chrome choice screens.
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Basecamp Research has raised fresh capital for AI-designed drug development. The $140m Series C will fund new biological AI models, therapeutic programmes, and expanded pharmaceutical partnerships.
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UK and US officials are deepening cooperation on autonomous systems. A new AI partnership will include work on protecting critical national infrastructure and interoperable defence capabilities.
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Four million UK premises still lack gigabit-capable broadband coverage today. Government has committed more than £2bn through Project Gigabit contracts as it targets 99% availability.
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AI skills investment could unlock substantial UK productivity gains soon. New modelling puts the potential economic uplift at £80bn by 2035, while intensive adoption remains uneven.
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Banks are warning AI shopping agents could increase consumer fraud. Financial institutions want stronger safeguards as artificial intelligence begins making purchases on customers’ behalf.
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Wayve has secured a production agreement with Mercedes-Benz for autonomy. Its AI Driver is expected to enter future production vehicles within the next two years.
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InTouchNow has secured fresh funding to expand NHS voice AI. Its £2.3m seed round will support technology already used across more than 150 GP practices to handle routine patient calls.
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Kainos has launched Actonomy to move enterprise AI into production. The standalone business combines agents, models, integration, and governance as companies confront the harder task of deploying AI into live operations.