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Isomorphic Labs – a company using frontier AI for drug design and development – is the latest to receive investment from Sovereign AI.
Primary school children and teachers set to gain AI and digital skills as North East AI Growth Zone Taskforce meets to drive local opportunity
UK businesses are being urged to strengthen their cyber defences against fast-evolving AI-enabled threats.
9,500 more homes and businesses in Essex to receive faster, reliable internet as part of the government’s Project Gigabit roll out.
NPL spun out K3 Metrology to commercialise Metralis — a real-time, traceable measurement technology for advanced manufacturing — with support from the GOTT.
Science Secretary Liz Kendall has named Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz as her preferred candidate for Chair of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Liz Kendall, delivered a speech at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on Tuesday 28 April 2026.
In a landmark speech, the Technology Secretary said there must be a “decisive move” towards backing more British tech companies as AI reshapes global power, security and prosperity.
The UK government’s Sovereign AI is backing Ineffable Intelligence, co-investing with the British Business Bank to scale a UK-built, self-learning AI that can generate new knowledge and drive breakthroughs.
Ian Murray's statement on the use of UK Biobank data.
Open letter from DSIT Secretary of State Liz Kendall and Security Minister Dan Jarvis to UK business leaders.
The government is inviting EdTech companies and AI labs to bid to develop safe, personalised AI tutoring tools designed to improve learning outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Liz Kendall, spoke at Wayve, launching the Sovereign AI Fund on Thursday 16 April 2026.
Sovereign AI is the UK’s £500 million bet to back homegrown AI founders, drive growth and create jobs across the UK.
The Prime Minister will say “looking the other way is not an option” as he brings senior leaders of major social media companies – Meta, Snap, Google (YouTube), TikTok and X – to Downing Street today to press for progress on…
19 new Technical Excellence Colleges will equip young people with the high-level technical skills needed to access well-paid, high-skilled jobs.
Fresh backing for the sector unlocked by the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund.
Possessing or publishing pornography depicting incest or adults pretending to be children to be criminalised and tech execs could be held liable.
The UK government is considering tougher measures against criminals exploiting gadgets designed to hack doorbells and vehicle tracking systems.
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