Startups stories
Lapsed marks, imprecise registrations and unresolved NFT disputes are exposing sports brands to costly legal fights and lost exclusivity.
Enterprises may soon design data systems for AI agents rather than staff, as Google Cloud adds real-time context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Production AI is straining as 5% of model requests fail and almost 60% of those errors stem from capacity limits.
Extra government support may help UK fintech scale, but firms still face costly reporting and compliance frictions, Leo Labeis said.
The shortlist comes as the sector weighs new rules on payments, scams and data rights, with 160 finalists vying across 22 categories.
Australian small businesses can now make Sponsored Brands video adverts in minutes, cutting the cost and time of production to zero.
More than 500 delegates will hear how AI, cyber threats and automation are reshaping the role of telecoms networks and infrastructure.
The five-year deal will give Swedish researchers and smaller firms cloud-style access to AI infrastructure as demand for Mimer grows.
Businesses warn delays could push stablecoin activity overseas, as a coalition presses ministers and regulators for clearer UK rules and tax treatment.
More than half of small business leaders report higher productivity after adopting AI, with spending linked to savings of up to 10 hours a week.
Seven start-ups sought EUR 9.5 million at a Cork investor event as AxisBIC said demand for early-stage technology funding is rising.
Nearly all Scottish tech firms now use AI, with full adoption doubling to 18% as sales and cashflow improve despite softer confidence.
Business customers could soon get more automated spending controls as American Express buys Hyper to add AI expense tools to its commercial services.
The acquisition gives Payward a regulated US derivatives platform, easing a long hunt for licences as crypto firms push into the market.
The showcase highlighted early-stage ventures tackling clinical delays, relationship support and school safety as finalists pitched to investors and local firms.
Women in New Zealand are still facing funding and confidence gaps despite stronger financial literacy, organisers say.
The round-up savings app says its users are adding AUD $2 million a year to KiwiSaver accounts as it seeks wider growth.
The award lifts Areto’s profile as it expands software that has blocked more than 229,000 fraud attempts and illegal streams in a year.
The £500 million fund is meant to help British AI start-ups scale, as ministers seek growth and greater control over core technology.
The move gives UK life sciences firms a new source of scale-up capital as a funding gap has left many promising businesses short of backing.
