Business

Big Buildings, Few Jobs: What Does a Data Centre Really Give Your Town?

Data centres promise thousands of jobs. The best studies say the real number is far smaller. So what do towns actually get, and how could the deal be better?

Nej Tack, Chatbots: Sweden Locks ChatGPT and Claude Out of Government PCs

Sweden's Government Offices have blocked ChatGPT and Claude on staff computers and kept Microsoft Copilot. Here is what happened, and what UK businesses should check about AI use in their own teams.

Desk Job: NVIDIA’s Trillion-Parameter AI PC Now Speaks Windows

NVIDIA's DGX Station for Windows promises to run trillion-parameter AI models under a desk, with no cloud needed. Here is what it means for UK businesses, and why the price tag matters.

Rivian Adds a Third Dimension: US Carmaker Buys British World-Building Start-Up

American electric carmaker Rivian has bought British start-up Third Dimension, whose AI turns ordinary video into lifelike 3D worlds, to help train its self-driving cars faster.

The UK AI Data Centre With No Plug: Microsoft Walks Away From Nscale’s Loughton Site

Britain's flagship AI computer has 23,000 Nvidia chips lined up and nowhere to plug them in. Microsoft has walked away from the Loughton site as grid power slips into the 2030s.

Meet Duet: The AI Office Manager UK Small Businesses Will Be Queuing For

Anthropic's new Claude Duet is an always-on AI agent that chases invoices, preps your day and works while you sleep. It is not in the UK yet, but here is why small businesses should be watching.

Your Team Is Drowning in Admin: A 12-Week AI Rescue Plan for Small Businesses

Buying AI tools is easy. Making them pay off is not. Here is a plain-English, 12-week plan for UK small businesses: find the bottlenecks, pick cheap tools, roll out in phases and stay on the right side of UK GDPR, plus a free checklist.

Britain’s Economy Just Beat the Forecasters. It actually grew !

The UK economy grew 0.1% in August 2026, beating forecasts of a fall. Here is what the official figures show, who drove growth, and what it could mean for businesses and the AI boom.