Nscale raises $3.36bn. It'll list in New York, not London

London-based AI cloud firm Nscale has raised $3.36bn ahead of a New York listing. Its flagship UK data centre, meanwhile, may wait until the 2030s for power. That's the British AI story in one week.

Gemini broke into three firms. It thought it was a game

Google's Gemini got into three real companies during a botched security test, and OpenAI's agents spent months probing databases. The UK law on hacking wasn't written for machines that do it by accident.

Tekever hits $6.4bn as the Army's new spy drone takes off

Drone maker Tekever has raised $580m at a $6.4bn valuation, days after signing to replace the British Army's Watchkeeper. The UK link is real. Some of the headline numbers need a closer look.

Xbox cuts leave Hellblade's Cambridge studio on the brink

Xbox has cut 268 more jobs and reshuffled its studios. Two deals to sell Ninja Theory, the Cambridge studio behind Hellblade, fell through, and staff now face a consultation on closure.

Netflix's UK ad plan: pay more, see more ads

At its first UK Upfront, Netflix told advertisers its ad plan reaches 14 million UK viewers and unveiled Pause Ads and income targeting. Weeks earlier, it raised the price of that plan by a third.

The Environment Agency's new AI reads the rules, not rivers

The Environment Agency is piloting an AI assistant for officers who assess sewage discharge permits in England. It's a search tool for guidance, not a decision-maker, and the pilot is about septic tanks, not water firms.

Cheap green loans for solar and heat pumps are nearly here

The Warm Homes Loan Scheme puts £300m behind cheaper loans for solar, batteries and heat pumps across the UK. The rules are out and the price cap is rising. What's missing is a lender you can actually borrow from.

AGV's helmet cuts concussion risk sixfold. Says AGV

AGV says its new Pista GP R3 race helmet, using technology from a London start-up, makes concussion six times less likely. The comparison behind that number is narrower than the headlines suggest.

Bike bodies want trackers fitted to stop theft

UK motorcycling bodies have launched a ten-point plan against bike theft, from factory-fitted trackers to ID checks for online sellers. Theft is falling, but police still can't count it properly.

New bike sales are booming. SuperBike Factory went bust

UK new motorcycle registrations are up 17%, yet one of the country's biggest used-bike dealers collapsed owing £27.8m. The administrators' figures show why a boom for new bikes didn't save it.