Cambridge spinout Flower Labs launches Endeavor AI model to rival OpenAI and Anthropic
Flower Labs, a Cambridge University spinout, has launched a British frontier AI model that it says can match the performance of rivals from OpenAI and...
London housing costs are choking firms’ access to young talent, LCCI warns ahead of Budget
London businesses have warned the Prime Minister that the capital’s housing costs are damaging their ability to hire and keep staff, and that growth “in...
Return of tax-free shopping would give UK economy £11.5bn boost, says CEBR
Reintroducing tax-free shopping for overseas visitors would generate £11.5 billion in additional economic output, support more than 153,000 jobs across the UK and deliver a...
Reform UK tax pledges could cost billions with no clear funding plan, warns Blick Rothenberg
Reform UK’s tax pledges could cost the Treasury billions of pounds in lost revenue and it remains unclear how they would be paid for, according...
Government opens £100m Sovereign AI competition to buy from British start-ups
The Government has launched the first four competitions under its £100 million Sovereign AI R&D Procurement Scheme, a programme designed to turn the state into...
Bank windfall tax would drive jobs and investment out of London, deVere warns Healey
A fresh tax raid on Britain’s banks in October’s Budget would hand a competitive gift to rival global financial centres and see jobs and investment...