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Britain is deepening its defence reliance on SpaceX satellite services. The Ministry of Defence has acquired around 1,500 Starshield and Starlink terminals, highlighting the gap between current operational needs and longer-term ambitions for sovereign communications infrastructure.
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IONOS is cutting jobs while expanding AI-led internal transformation plans. The German cloud group expects to reduce its workforce by around 450 roles and generate annual savings of up to €30m from 2027.
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The EU plans new rules to commercialise European innovation faster. The proposed Innovation Act targets intellectual-property finance and public R&D procurement as Brussels seeks to improve the route from research to scaled businesses.
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Google is committing €13bn to expand AI infrastructure across Finland. The programme combines new data centres with long-term nuclear power, wind, battery storage, skills investment, and grid agreements.
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Journeo has delivered record first-half revenue and a larger pipeline. Sales increased 53% to £37.6m, while the transport and critical-infrastructure technology group’s opportunity pipeline expanded from £80m to £200m.
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Computacenter has raised expectations after delivering record first-half trading results. AI and digital infrastructure demand helped lift gross invoiced income to £8.93bn, while the company now expects at least £380m of adjusted profit before tax this year.
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Britain is consolidating space investment under one new national strategy. The £7.8bn programme concentrates government spending on communications, orbital monitoring, manufacturing, launch capability, defence, and regulatory reform through 2030.
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Concurrent Technologies has more than doubled first-half order intake today. The Colchester defence-computing group reported £46.9m of orders, including its largest contract to date, while revenue and profit also increased year on year.
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Distology is entering a new growth phase with Foresight backing. The Stockport cybersecurity distributor has changed institutional investor after NorthEdge’s exit, with European acquisitions, channel expansion, and AI-related services among the priorities for its next stage.
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Gamma has reported growth while its takeover remains firmly live. First-half revenue increased 4% to £330m, led by stronger German performance and service-provider growth, as the communications group progresses towards a recommended £1.015bn acquisition by Epiris.