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IQE has delivered a sharp first-half revenue increase this year. The Cardiff semiconductor materials group grew sales 43%, returned to positive adjusted EBITDA, and plans to move from AIM to London’s Main Market in 2027.
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VodafoneThree has launched dedicated 5G capacity for business customers nationwide. The network slice separates enterprise traffic from consumer demand and introduces committed performance as a more explicit feature of mobile connectivity.
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Wayve and Uber have launched autonomous passenger rides across London. The supervised service places British-developed AI driving technology into commercial ride-hailing journeys for the first time in the UK.
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Battery storage cyber-risk modelling puts multibillion-pound UK exposure in focus. Centrii’s GRIDLOCK analysis estimates sharply different attack risks under alternative security postures, although its headline probabilities and financial losses are simulated scenarios rather than forecasts.
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Matt Clifford is joining Anthropic to lead its international affairs. The former UK government adviser takes the role as frontier AI developers deepen their exposure to regulation, infrastructure policy, public procurement, and government scrutiny.
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Range Rover has opened orders for its first electric model. The Solihull-built SUV starts at £154,070 and offers up to 372 miles of WLTP range as JLR brings battery propulsion into one of its highest-value product families.
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Nexeon has completed a £100 million battery investment round today. National Wealth Fund backing will support UK research and pilot manufacturing as the Oxfordshire company scales silicon-anode technology for lithium-ion batteries.
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Britain has opened four AI competitions worth £100 million today. The procurement scheme targets NHS productivity, computing efficiency, defence integration, and AI-agent security while allowing successful British technology companies to retain intellectual property.
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Anthropic’s reported Nscale deal puts enormous value on compute capacity. The six-year agreement is said to cover 460MW of AI infrastructure and $45bn of spending at a West Virginia campus.
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Barnsley is testing practical AI training linked directly to employment. Two new programmes combine paid placements, learning linked to Level 4, and job search support as the town develops its role as a national technology skills test bed.