UK technology news: startups and scaleups, funding rounds and exits, AI, and the wider UK tech industry.https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/en-gbMon, 26 Oct 2026 07:07:56 GMTeditor@dailytechtimes.co.uk (Daily Tech Times)editor@dailytechtimes.co.uk (Daily Tech Times)Copyright 2026 Daily Tech Times60https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/images/dailytechtimes-logo.pnghttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/apple-fixes-macos-flaw-that-let-malicious-apps-escape-the-sandbox/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/apple-fixes-macos-flaw-that-let-malicious-apps-escape-the-sandbox/The bug in macOS's entitlement checks is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.7, Sequoia 15.8 and Golden Gate 27. US federal scorers rate it 10.0 and 8.8, and Apple has not reported any attacks using it.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:07:56 GMTSam AllcockTechhttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/cma-proposes-forcing-apple-to-open-up-iphone-contactless-payments/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/cma-proposes-forcing-apple-to-open-up-iphone-contactless-payments/The competition watchdog has launched a consultation on requiring Apple to give rivals access to the iPhone's NFC chip, the latest step in its scrutiny of Apple's mobile platform.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 06:57:06 GMTSam AllcockTechhttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/cma-flags-competition-concerns-over-nexfibre-s-takeover-of/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/cma-flags-competition-concerns-over-nexfibre-s-takeover-of/The competition watchdog has provisionally found problems with the wholesale broadband deal and is now consulting on possible remedies, with a final decision due by 15 December.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 06:57:04 GMTSam AllcockTechhttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/government-launches-ai-biosecurity-lab-with-100m-uk-funding-and-200m/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/government-launches-ai-biosecurity-lab-with-100m-uk-funding-and-200m/New UK body will use frontier AI to spot disease threats earlier and speed up vaccine development, backed by government cash and big tech commitments.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 06:56:31 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/chancellor-to-set-out-ai-investment-package-ahead-of-budget/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/chancellor-to-set-out-ai-investment-package-ahead-of-budget/John Healey plans hundreds of millions for chip design, jobs research and a new AI Biosecurity Lab, with sites in Edinburgh and Manchester.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 06:56:28 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/dsit-publishes-uk-certifid-trust-mark-rules-for-verification-providers/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/dsit-publishes-uk-certifid-trust-mark-rules-for-verification-providers/Guidance issued on Monday sets out which digital verification providers may display the government's trust mark, and states that the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes will act against organisations using it without authorisation.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:05:00 GMTDaily Tech TimesScaleupshttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/data-intermediaries-consultation-closes-tonight-after-extension/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/data-intermediaries-consultation-closes-tonight-after-extension/Responses to the DSIT and DCMS consultation on removing barriers for data intermediaries have to be in by 11.59pm on 7 September. It sets out legislative and non-legislative options, including on whether people can delegate their data rights to a third party.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:25:00 GMTDaily Tech TimesFoundershttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/dsit-study-uk-semiconductor-revenues-10-6bn-concentration-rising/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/dsit-study-uk-semiconductor-revenues-10-6bn-concentration-rising/The department's updated sector study, published this month, finds revenue, output and employment all up around 9 per cent, and concentration rising with them. Scale-up capital and energy costs are named as the constraints.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:10:00 GMTDaily Tech TimesScaleupshttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/british-business-bank-commits-up-to-46m-to-a-pre-seed-deep-tech-fund-aiming-to-create-80-companies/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/british-business-bank-commits-up-to-46m-to-a-pre-seed-deep-tech-fund-aiming-to-create-80-companies/The state-owned development bank has agreed a cornerstone commitment of up to £46 million to Zinc Capital Management's Science-for-Impact Fund through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme, the 55th fund backed under that scheme.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMTSam AllcockFundinghttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/innovate-uk-is-offering-sensing-smes-a-flat-80420-grant-at-100-funding-closing-7-october/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/innovate-uk-is-offering-sensing-smes-a-flat-80420-grant-at-100-funding-closing-7-october/A UK-registered SME developing measurement, sensing or instrumentation technology for advanced manufacturing supply chains can apply for a fixed award of £80,420 covering 100% of its costs, with applications closing at 11am on 7 October 2026.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMTSam AllcockFundinghttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/innovate-uk-opens-a-12m-materials-call-covering-power-electronics-6g-and-metamaterials-closing-28-october/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/innovate-uk-opens-a-12m-materials-call-covering-power-electronics-6g-and-metamaterials-closing-28-october/UK-registered businesses leading a consortium that contains at least one SME can apply for grants of between £500,000 and £1 million under the first collaborative round of the National Materials Innovation Programme, which closes at 11am on 28 October 2026.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTSam AllcockFundinghttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/synectics-wins-1-4m-of-bus-surveillance-contracts-for-a-uk-regional-authority/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/synectics-wins-1-4m-of-bus-surveillance-contracts-for-a-uk-regional-authority/The Sheffield group's Ocular Integration subsidiary will fit cameras, digital mirrors and video surveillance to 220 new buses, with more than half also connected to Synectics' cloud service.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMTSam AllcockScaleupshttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/companies-house-records-kyu-holding-more-than-half-of-public-digitals-parent-company/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/companies-house-records-kyu-holding-more-than-half-of-public-digitals-parent-company/Public Digital's own 2020 announcement said kyu had taken a minority stake and left the majority in the hands of the founders, and the register shows its three founding shareholders ceased to be persons with significant control that September.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:30:00 GMTSam AllcockScaleupshttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/medpal-ai-finalises-emarx-purchase-price-at-about-446633-below-its-july-estimate/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/medpal-ai-finalises-emarx-purchase-price-at-about-446633-below-its-july-estimate/The AIM-quoted digital health group settled the completion accounts adjustment with £16,547 in cash and 904,442 new shares, taking the total consideration to roughly £27,000 less than the figure it gave in July.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTSam AllcockExitshttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/prevalent-ais-investor-took-a-board-seat-eight-months-before-the-22m-raise-was-announced/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/prevalent-ais-investor-took-a-board-seat-eight-months-before-the-22m-raise-was-announced/Companies House records a share allotment made on 12 December 2025, the same day Integrity Growth Partners co-founder Ryan Anderson was appointed a director of the London company, and a second allotment on 30 July 2026.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMTSam AllcockFundinghttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/sure-valley-ventures-leads-1-6m-pre-seed-round-for-london-ai-partnerships-startup-souk/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/sure-valley-ventures-leads-1-6m-pre-seed-round-for-london-ai-partnerships-startup-souk/AIM-quoted Mindflair, which holds an interest in the fund, told the market on 3 September that Antler, Fuel Ventures and angel investors also took part in the round.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMTSam AllcockFundinghttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/innovate-uk-opens-a-15m-grant-call-for-chip-and-connectivity-startups-closing-14-october/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/innovate-uk-opens-a-15m-grant-call-for-chip-and-connectivity-startups-closing-14-october/UK-registered SMEs can apply for Innovate UK grants covering up to 70% of project costs alongside private investment from a named investor partner, with applications for the Investor Partnerships ACT and Semiconductors competition closing at 11am on 14 October 2026.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMTSam AllcockFundinghttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/dsit-semiconductor-study-finds-703-uk-chip-companies-and-flags-scale-up-capital-as-a-barrier/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/dsit-semiconductor-study-finds-703-uk-chip-companies-and-flags-scale-up-capital-as-a-barrier/The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology completed publication of its second semiconductor sector study on 2 September, identifying 703 UK semiconductor companies and estimating that dedicated firms generated £10.6bn in revenue and directly employed around 16,350 people in 2025.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTSam AllcockScaleupshttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/pri0r1ty-buys-pirkx-out-of-administration-for-50000-and-a-capped-royalty/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/pri0r1ty-buys-pirkx-out-of-administration-for-50000-and-a-capped-royalty/The AIM-listed group is paying £50,000 in cash plus 4% of revenues for five years, capped at £350,000, and taking on payroll of about £38,000 a month.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMTSam AllcockExitshttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/ai-score-raises-5-4m-seed-round-led-by-fuel-ventures/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/ai-score-raises-5-4m-seed-round-led-by-fuel-ventures/The London AI governance company states the raise in US dollars in its own announcement and has published no sterling or euro equivalent.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:30:00 GMTSam AllcockFundinghttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/university-of-birmingham-spins-out-dexter-ai-to-commercialise-its-health-records-data-platform/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/university-of-birmingham-spins-out-dexter-ai-to-commercialise-its-health-records-data-platform/The university says the Dexter software has been used in more than 150 peer-reviewed studies and contributed to over £30 million in research funding, and Companies House records show four academics took control of the company in July.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSam AllcockAI