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United Kingdom (UK) stories

UK homebuyers face unexpected costs in 95% of moves

Unexpected charges are deepening stress for UK buyers, with most reporting costs they had not budgeted for and longer-than-expected move times.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Today

Semiconductors

UK brings solar storm tools into live forecasting use

A £9 billion exposure to major space weather events is prompting earlier warnings for flights, GPS users and the electricity grid.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Yesterday

Fintech

Ecommpay backs ICAEW campaign for small businesses

The deal gives accountants advising smaller firms fresh guidance on online payments, banking and cash flow as merchants seek quicker, simpler set-ups.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

Smart Cities

Ordnance Survey reports record revenue amid AI push

Demand for trusted location data lifted annual sales as utilities, councils and consumers used new services to cut risk and plan infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

UK landlords boost AI use to 65% as adoption widens

Most UK commercial landlords are still only piloting AI, as integration and skills gaps, not cost, slow wider rollout across portfolios.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Manufacturing

ATG Access wins fourth RoSPA Gold Award for safety

The accolade highlights tighter safety controls and stronger audit scores at the St Helens manufacturer, with only one lost-time accident in five years.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

Innoscripta launches UK R&D claims software with new hire

HMRC's tougher evidence checks are prompting firms to overhaul R&D tax claims, as Innoscripta enters the UK with Clusterix and a local sales head.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Physical Security

Leicester installs security bollards across city centre

Access to Leicester's busiest pedestrian streets will be tighter after a bollard network was fitted to prevent unauthorised vehicles entering the zone.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

Data Analytics

AI adoption boosts UK accountants' profits, Xero says

Firms embedding AI in daily workflows are saving hours each week and posting more than double the profit margins of rivals, Xero says.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday

Global Stories

United Kingdom (UK) stories

Data centers

Black & White Engineering grows graduate intake to 217

Demand for data centre and critical infrastructure work is driving the consultancy's early-career workforce to 17.3% of staff.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

eCommerce

US accounts for 53.5% of global bot traffic, says Decodo

Bots now generate more than half of web requests worldwide, with AI-driven browsing pushing automated traffic up 7,851% in 2025.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Drata launches AI agent governance for Anthropic users

Enterprises running Anthropic-based agents can now track and control their actions, as Drata opens limited access to a new governance tool.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

10x Banking raises GBP £40 million from AshGrove Capital

The London-based software group is set to expand sales after turning EBITDA-positive and growing annual recurring revenue by more than 30%.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Workforce Technology

CFOs wary of global hiring as compliance losses rise

Despite strong interest in overseas recruitment, almost all surveyed finance chiefs said non-compliance had already cost their firms money.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Nine in 10 NHS staff use AI in their work, survey says

Nine in 10 clinicians are already using AI to ease NHS admin overload, as staff say patients are largely supportive of the technology.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

eCommerce

Billy Grace sees ad budgets rise as click costs fall

Advertisers are getting more clicks for less, as paid media outlays climbed 17.5% in the first half of 2026 despite a 10.8% drop in click costs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday

DevOps

Red Hat launches asago to turn AI policy into code

Enterprises could slash AI compliance work from months to days as Red Hat's open source asago project turns policy documents into deployable controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Today