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Anthropic launches Claude Science for research teams
Data Analytics

Anthropic launches Claude Science for research teams

Researchers can now analyse data, search literature and draft papers in one place, with outputs kept reproducible on their own infrastructure.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Anthropic links Claude Science to NVIDIA BioNeMo tools
High Performance Computing

Anthropic links Claude Science to NVIDIA BioNeMo tools

Pharmaceutical researchers could speed up discovery workflows as Anthropic's new Claude Science beta gains access to NVIDIA's BioNeMo tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Persistent launches EUR 81 per share bid for Nagarro
Digital Transformation

Persistent launches EUR 81 per share bid for Nagarro

The planned takeover would value Nagarro at a near-triple-digit premium and could expand Persistent's European footprint if shareholders back the bid.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026
UK manufacturers say industrial strategy aid is patchy
Supply Chain

UK manufacturers say industrial strategy aid is patchy

Fewer than one in three manufacturers have received direct grant funding, underscoring doubts that the Government's strategy is reaching factory floors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Frost & Sullivan honours Fujitsu's quantum-inspired tech
Digital Transformation

Frost & Sullivan honours Fujitsu's quantum-inspired tech

The award underlines growing enterprise demand for optimisation tools that can deliver gains on existing hardware without quantum systems.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Dell unveils PowerEdge XE8812 for AI & HPC workloads
Data centers

Dell unveils PowerEdge XE8812 for AI & HPC workloads

The rack-ready system targets organisations needing denser, liquid-cooled infrastructure as AI and scientific computing demands surge.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2026
Cellares adds USD $50m from Prime Radiant to Series D
Initial Public Offering

Cellares adds USD $50m from Prime Radiant to Series D

The cash will help Cellares build out its European factory network for cell therapies as it eyes commercial-scale operations and a 2027 IPO.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
LiveRamp launches partner scheme for AI marketing agents
Marketing Technologies

LiveRamp launches partner scheme for AI marketing agents

Marketers can now test partner-built AI tools inside LiveRamp, as the limited pilot aims to streamline planning, measurement and activation.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2026

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AI grabs 44% of UK smaller-business equity funding
Power / Energy

AI grabs 44% of UK smaller-business equity funding

Smaller UK businesses saw funding weaken as AI deals soaked up a record share of equity investment, despite overall market value slipping 4%.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
BioLabs picks Cambridge for first UK site at campus
Data Science

BioLabs picks Cambridge for first UK site at campus

The move gives the campus its first commercial occupier for The Sequence and adds 21,000 sq ft of labs for health start-ups.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
NLB Services repositions as an enterprise transformation company
Manufacturing

NLB Services repositions as an enterprise transformation company

Clients seeking fewer vendors may now get workforce, technology and risk support from one provider as AI deployments scale beyond pilots.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026
British Business Bank boosts late-stage UK scale-up funding
Fintech

British Business Bank boosts late-stage UK scale-up funding

More than GBP £600 million has been deployed as ministers try to stop fast-growing tech firms seeking larger rounds overseas.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2026
EisnerAmper adopts Caseware audit suite across practice
Digital Transformation

EisnerAmper adopts Caseware audit suite across practice

More than 1,100 assurance staff will use a single cloud audit platform as the firm pushes standardisation and AI-ready workflows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 27th Jun 2026
Peer Software launches PeerGFS v6.4 for faster syncing
Hybrid Cloud

Peer Software launches PeerGFS v6.4 for faster syncing

Faster file transfers and stronger resilience are intended to cut delays for firms running shared workloads across sites, cloud and hybrid systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Canada's early-stage startup funding falls 40% in Q1: RBCx
Clean technologies

Canada's early-stage startup funding falls 40% in Q1: RBCx

Fewer Canadian founders are getting backed as venture capital tightens, leaving pre-seed and seed-stage startups struggling to secure cash.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Deloitte opens the London AI Studio with Google Cloud
Digital Transformation

Deloitte opens the London AI Studio with Google Cloud

UK clients could see agentic AI projects prototyped in four weeks as Deloitte expands its Google Cloud alliance and trains 1,000 staff.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Wellcome Genome Campus sets up advisory group for technology and life sciences site
Data Science

Wellcome Genome Campus sets up advisory group for technology and life sciences site

The advisory body is meant to steer an expanded Cambridge site aiming to house 9,000 people and about 250 life sciences companies by 2028.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2026