Corporate innovation labs have a dismal track record – only 47% meet strategic goals and just 24% hit financial targets. But Ingenico’s lab has thrived for 12 years by solving real business problems rather than chasing buzzwords. Here’s what makes their approach different.
Software company Pytilia has tripled its Belfast headquarters space to accommodate rapid growth. The five-year-old firm generates 90% of revenue from global clients including HP and BT while focusing heavily on early-career talent development.
The UK government has recruited tech leaders from Balderton Capital, DeepMind and Monzo to help build the country’s sovereign AI capabilities. The initiative includes £500m in funding and new AI growth zones across the country, with partnerships already established with major AI companies.
The $5 trillion hedge fund industry is discovering a massive untapped market: wealthy individuals. According to Goldman Sachs, private wealth platforms hold $50.7 trillion in assets but have less than $500 billion in hedge funds. Closing just 10% of that gap would double current hedge fund assets fr
Joe Liemandt, who dropped out of Stanford to build Trilogy Software into a $120 million enterprise, says MBA programs don’t teach a “fraction” of what entrepreneurship does. He argues the analytical mindset of MBAs prevents the creative problem-solving needed to change reality.
Peec AI has secured $21 million in Series A funding led by Singular to help brands optimize their visibility in AI search results. The Berlin startup, which already serves 1,300 customers, plans to expand to New York and grow its team by 40 people. This comes as AI search traffic is predicted to sur
Jeff Bezos is stepping into his first formal operational role since leaving Amazon, becoming co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus. The venture has already raised $6.2 billion and hired nearly 100 employees from top AI labs.
Jeff Bezos is making a dramatic return to the CEO role, this time for a stealth AI startup called Project Prometheus. The company has secured $6.2 billion in funding and will focus on AI applications for engineering and manufacturing. This move directly connects to Bezos’ vision for space exploratio
A new semiconductor startup called PowerLattice just raised $25 million to tackle AI’s massive power consumption problem. Their power delivery chiplet claims to reduce energy use by over 50% while boosting performance.
Europe’s robotics sector is heating up with €800 million invested already in 2025. But humanoid robots for homes still require teleoperation, and China is installing more industrial robots than the rest of the world combined.
