UK News

llm-d 1.0 aims to cut AI inference costs for firms

Businesses deploying chatbots and AI agents could cut serving bills as the open source project adds production tools for shared infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Space

Honeywell Aerospace tests thermal module for Equinix AI cooling

As AI workloads intensify, the module is being positioned to help data centre operators avoid cooling interruptions that could damage costly GPU hardware.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data centers

CommonAI picks Kao Data for UK scaling inference lab

Backed by ARIA, the Harlow campus will host five AI clusters to give UK startups a neutral testbed for rack-scale systems by early 2027.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Westcon-Comstor posts record first-half sales on AI demand

AI-related spending helped lift gross sales 21.3% to USD $3.37 billion, as the distributor posted record first-half earnings.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

UK growth sectors warn demand will outstrip capacity

Only one in 10 senior executives are very confident they can add capacity fast enough, as bottlenecks threaten growth in four key sectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data governance

Perplexity partners Valarian on sovereign AI search

The tie-up could speed AI adoption among government and regulated firms by letting them keep search tools inside infrastructure they control.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last week

Disaster Recovery

UK firms urged to prepare for new cyber security bill

Businesses face tighter reporting deadlines and larger fines under proposed rules that would also pull more suppliers into scope for the first time.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week

Edge Computing

Seekr opens first European office in London to grow UK AI

Rising demand from regulated UK organisations is driving Seekr's London push as it adds local engineers and leaders for sovereign AI deployments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

Salience Labs raises USD $125 million for AI networking

The Oxford-based company will use the oversubscribed round to ramp production of optical switches that could improve AI datacentre performance and efficiency.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

NVIDIA backs five UK startups with USD $250 million

The package will support UK research into agentic safety and security as autonomous AI systems spread, with startups also receiving backing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Data Privacy

Fuse brings AI support in-house on NVIDIA hardware

The shift could sharpen customer service and cut costs as the UK supplier moves its app-based support onto open-weight models on NVIDIA hardware.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Disaster Recovery

Telent expands ICT support for Maritime & Coastguard Agency

By consolidating support across 24 sites, the agency has cut supplier complexity and bolstered the resilience of systems behind search and rescue operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month