British Business Bank works on £100M aerospace supplier debt fund
The proposed fund with Airbus, Rolls-Royce, GKN Aerospace and ADS is still being designed, with structure, criteria and launch tim...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoVenture Capital Reporter
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UK elevates AI brief to cabinet with Kanishka Narayan appointment
Prime minister Andy Burnham has made the former VC and Welsh MP the first UK AI minister to sit at cabinet level.
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Kanishka Narayan gets Cabinet seat for UK AI policy
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has made Kanishka Narayan the UK’s cabinet-level AI minister as part of a machinery-of-government resh...
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Revolut secures Australian banking licence from APRA
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EIC and EIT name winners of European Prize for Women Innovators
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Kanishka Narayan elevated to UK cabinet-level AI role
The UK government has folded DSIT into a broader business department while giving its AI minister a seat at cabinet meetings.
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Illustra Pro targets maritime safety training from San Diego
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Paycom leads 2026 enterprise HRIS ranking as AI budgets climb
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Wonder raises $650 million at $9 billion as IPO plan moves up
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goNEON raises €160,000 from Venture Kick for AI infrastructure planning
The ETH spin-off says the funding will support pilots and product modules for its agentic AI infrastructure planning platform.
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SAP closes Prior Labs deal with €1 billion investment plan
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UK tech leaders warn Burnham against breaking up DSIT
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