Monzo CEO Passes Torch to Google Vet Diana Layfield 

PYMNTS / pymnts - U.K. digital bank Monzo is getting a new chief executive from the ranks of Big Tech. Diana Layfield, former general manager of search international and growth at Google, will become Monzo’s CEO in February, the company’s current head said in a memo sent t…

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Nordic Capital Acquires UK Market Data Firm BMLL

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - UK-based BMLL a leading provider of harmonised historical market data and analytics, is set to be acquired by Nordic Capital, in partnership with BMLL’s management and minority shareholder Optiver. Financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed. Founded i…

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Rhazes AI Launches First-Ever Clinical AI Pilot In A Conflict Zone

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - UK-Qatar health tech startup Rhazes AI has launched a first-of-its-kind pilot at Al Hamshari Hospital in southern Lebanon, introducing advanced clinical AI tools into one of the region’s most resource-limited medical environments. The initiative is part o…

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UK tribunal rules against Apple App Store practices

In a landmark decision, a London tribunal found that Apple abused its dominant market position with its App Store policies, potentially facing damages near £1.5 billion. The ruling underscores mounting regulatory pressures over Apple’s restrictive practices and their broader impact on competition in the digital marketplace.

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London-based Rightcharge raises €1.8 million to simplify EV charging payments for fleets across Europe

Antonio L. Escárzaga / eu-startups - London-based Rightcharge has secured €1.8 million (£1.6 million) in a seed funding round to expand its fleet EV charging payment solution across Europe. The round was led by Soulmates Ventures, with participation from Blackwood Ventures, Unruly Capital an…

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UK designates Apple and Google as having ‘strategic market status,’ opening door for more regulation

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - The U.K.’s competition regulator has designated Apple and Google with “strategic market status” in their mobile platforms, giving the regulator new powers to enforce competition in areas like app stores, browsers, and operating systems.

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Catastrophic Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack to cost UK economy at least $2.5 billion, according to estimates — 5,000 independent organizations decimated by supply chain fallout

tomshardware - The hack of British car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover, has cost the UK economy as much as $2.5 billion, affecting more than 5,000 organizations as the breach brought the company and its entire supply chain to their knees.

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Nscale targets 2026 IPO after signing $14bn Microsoft deal

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Waymo plans robotaxi launch in London, marking its European debut

cnbc - Waymo said it plans to start offering robotaxi rides in London next year after aggressively expanding in the U.S.

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Revolut UK Bank License Stalled Over Risk Control Concerns

PYMNTS / pymnts - Revolut’s rapid global expansion reportedly is delaying its banking license in its home country. The British FinTech has been awaiting a full banking license from U.K. regulators since last year. But as the Financial Times reported Tuesday (Oct. 14), that…

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UK fines 4Chan over online safety compliance

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - The United Kingdom has slapped 4Chan with a £20,000 (around $26,000) fine in a bid to clamp down on platforms that are hindering Online Safety Act (OSA) investigations. UK telecoms regulator Ofcom says the fine was issued after the controversial social me…

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Apple's 'Find My iPhone' Feature Helps Unearth Massive Smartphone Smuggling Ring

bgr - One victim of iPhone theft used Apple's Find My feature and ended up uncovering an enormous smuggling ring of smartphone thieves.

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UK government again trying to get backdoor access to Apple's user data

appleinsider - The UK government is continuing its bid to access Apple's user data, this time with a demand to routinely access iCloud backups of its citizenry.UK Houses of ParliamentIn August, the UK government seemingly backed down from its backdoor access mandate, ap…

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Imgur is blocking users in the UK

Emma Roth / theverge - The image-sharing site Imgur has shut off access to UK users after the country’s data watchdog warned the platform of a fine, as reported earlier by the BBC. In a post on Imgur’s help page, Imgur confirms that users in the UK can no longer log in, view co…

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Ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram are coming to the UK – for a price

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Meta has announced that it is launching a subscription service in the UK that will let users of Facebook and Instagram pay to avoid ads. The plan has already been rejected by the European Union, but this does not affect post-Brexit UK. Separate subscripti…

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Nscale raises $1.1BN in Series B

John Reynolds / tech - Nscale, a less than two-year-old UK data centre startup which is key to Silicon Valley’s plans to build UK AI infrastructure, has raised $1.1bn in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Aker, ...

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UK arrests suspect for RTX ransomware attack causing airport disruptions

Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - The UK's National Crime Agency has arrested a suspect linked to a ransomware attack that is causing widespread disruptions across European airports. [...]

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UK fintech Tide attains unicorn status, with $120M funding round

John Reynolds / tech - Tide, the UK business management platform, has attained unicorn status, following a $120m funding round. The funding round was led by a "strategic investment" from TPG, the asset management firm, whic...

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