Eight companies are under formal investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns about online pricing tactics, marking the regulator’s first major enforcement action under its strengthened consumer protection powers. The firms — StubHub, Viagogo, AA Driving School, BSM Driving School, Gold’s Gym, Wayfair, Appliances Direct andContinue Reading

Customers of UK banks and building societies will soon benefit from a major increase to the amount of money protected if their bank fails, after regulators confirmed that the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) deposit limit will rise from £85,000 to £120,000. The change, announced by the Prudential Regulation AuthorityContinue Reading

Carbon3.ai, the UK’s leading sovereign AI infrastructure company, has announced a £1 billion investment to build the country’s first nationwide network of fully sovereign, sustainable AI-ready data centres — a move expected to reshape the UK’s digital resilience, national security and long-term competitiveness in artificial intelligence. The ambitious programme willContinue Reading