latest business news

artificial intelligence

UK AI funding climbs 360% to £7.2bn

The Costly Illusion of the AI Bandwagon

Beyond the tools: Why enterprise AI needs a system, not a subscription

UK businesses build the skills for AI growth

Britain’s Sovereign AI Fund Bets on Ineffable Intelligence

UK backs company building breakthrough AI

Executive Interviews

Executive Interview: Constantin Buschmann

Executive Interview: Alastair Richards

Executive Interview: Teresa Cameron

Executive Interview: Ariel Barrionuevo

Executive Interview: Stephen Chandler

Executive Interview: Shane Parmar

finance

Healey Vows a Budget Built Around the Cost of Business

UK Inflation Climbs to 3.5% & Sharpens the Planning Agenda

Why Embarrassment Is Holding Back Safer AI in Finance

Bank of England raises AI concerns for financial stability

City leaders warn £1bn office rates plan would hit investment

What the Bank of England’s Rate Hold Means for Businesses

women in business

Record numbers of women lead UK boardrooms

FTSE 100 leadership gap and the role models closing it

Women shaping the future of luxury travel

Executive Interview: Alisa Zotimova

How Established Female Leaders Amplify Their Impact

Women Driving the Future of Hospitality

IT & Cyber security

AI Training Urged as FOBO Grows Among UK Office Workers

8 in 10 UK Manufacturers Hit by Cyber Incident in a Year

Why agility has become the new measure of cyber resilience

Building Adaptable technology infrastructure

Microsoft Warns of Sophisticated Global Phishing Campaign

the double-edged reality of agentic AI & cyber security

Public Sector & Politics

Britain’s Industrial Strategy gathers pace in its second year

Employers expand routes into work for young people

Britain backs small business with £7.4 bn funding

marketing

UK Brands Lift Creator Budgets as Influencer Market Grows

Creating a Luxury Brand Experience

Creating opportunity through a personal brand

Professional Voices Are Reshaping B2B Marketing with Execfluence.io

The Influence You Can’t See

Is Marketing Experience Being Devalued in the Age of AI?

Funding & Investments

GALLOS’s £35m investment backs its next growth phase

UK AI investment surges to £7.2bn in record first half

Execfluence.io Closes Series A 350% Ahead of Target

Moving from founder-led to investor-backed leadership

Bezos Earth Fund and Re:wild launch the largest species recovery fund yet

Private equity regains its appetite for growth

Real Estate

Schroder Real Estate adds £1.2mn in annual rent

William Raveis introduces Elite Concierge Services

Overseas investment shifts reshape UK property scrutiny

Property’s digital evolution solving the economics of uncertainty

Montcalm Royal London House writes its next chapter with Marriott

Shanghai lands the first urban Ritz-Carlton Reserve

HR & Training

Soft skills shortages hold back UK productivity

Building a team designed for exponential growth

How employer brands shape the talent pipeline

What Sets Top Talent Apart in a Tech-Driven World

What Confidence Reveals About Your Future Workforce

Battling the AI Job Application Flood

Fleet News

Corporate Fleet Electrification Accelerates as Total Cost of Ownership Narrows

Novuna Appointed to Manage Operationally Critical Fleet at Belfor UK

SIXT Introduces Drive+ Telematics for Long-Term Hire Fleets

Fleet Management Evolution: Pendragon Rebrands as Driveway Vehicle Solutions

Vehicle Excise Duty Changes: What Fleet Managers Need to Know

FN50 Funded Fleet Hits Record High After Five Years of Growth

Executive Appointments

Donald Macleod Takes Charge of MacArtney UK & Ireland

Tristan Delmas to Lead Chedi Wadi Safar as General Manager

Katie Espiner named chief executive of Hachette UK

Sonny Takhar appointed chairman and CEO of Warner Music UK

Adham El Sharkawy named chief executive of Holcim UK

Edinburgh Airport names Mark Johnston as chief executive