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Exeter-based tech firm launches world-first AI Assistant for airports

Rezcomm, headquartered at Exeter Science Park, has announced the launch of Theia, the first voice-activated AI Assistant designed to support airport teams with faster decision-making and clearer operational insight.

In recent years, airports have begun exploring artificial intelligence, often attempting to adapt generic AI tools to fit highly specialised and interconnected systems. However,...

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160+ businesses, and 146% growth: Wiltshire firm celebrates a decade of success

Wiltshire-based Boatman Admin Services, an award-winning virtual assistant, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month - marking the milestone with an impressive 146% increase in turnover. In 2015, Emma Boatman, Director, left the corporate world to launch Boatman Admin from a laptop at her kitchen table. Today, she leads a trusted multi-associate team, mentors other VAs, and has...

Digital Wonderlab wins Mobile Tech of the Year at the UK Business Tech Awards

Purpose-driven digital agency Digital Wonderlab has been named Mobile Tech of the Year at the prestigious UK Business Tech Awards, recognising its innovative work developing a groundbreaking mobile application for a global industrial energy technology company.

The win places Wiltshire-based Digital Wonderlab among the UK’s most innovative tech companies, showcasing the strength and...

Finalists Announced for Cornwall Slush’D 2025 Pitch Competition

Cornwall, UK – 15th August 2025

Tech Cornwall is excited to announce ten groundbreaking tech startups that have been selected as finalists in this year’s Pitch Competition at Cornwall Slush’D
The pitch event takes place on Wednesday 17th September 2025, at the Lighthouse Cinema in Newquay
The competition runs from 9am to 12:00pm with a packed agenda of

Hiyield becomes 80% employee owned in bold move for people-first, planet-conscious future

Hiyield , the climate-conscious digital product studio based in Cornwall, Bristol and London, is now proudly 80% employee-owned. The company has transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), placing the future of the business firmly in the hands of the people who help build it every day.

Hiyield joins a growing movement of around 2,400 employee-owned businesses and more than...

UK demonstrates first EV battery cells from recycled materials

Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, is proud to announce the demonstration of the UK’s first EV battery cells produced using recycled cathode active materials at today’s Cenex Expo 2025, in partnership with global luxury car manufacturer JLR.

The collaborative project, supported by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) as...

EnsiliTech raises £4.5M to enhance medicine formulation and reduce global biopharmaceutic supply-chain emissions

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EnsiliTech , an award-winning biotechnology startup, has raised its second oversubscribed funding round, securing £4.5M in seed funding to improve the way life-saving medicines are stored and transported globally. The round was led by Eos Advisory and followed on by Calculus Capital with participation from Empirical Ventures, Fink Family Office, QantX,...

Inyanga Marine Energy Group appoints new Chair

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has announced that Martin Murphy has been appointed as Chair of the Board.

Following 12 years’ service in the Royal Navy, Martin has forged a career as an experienced CEO and Chartered Engineer. Martin has a strong leadership background in large international corporations and as an entrepreneur, with considerable experience in the marine renewable energy...

Cornish AI Company Hertzian Wins Prestigious Interceltic Business Award

Hertzian, a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) company based in Cornwall, is thrilled to announce it has won the prestigious Interceltic Business Award. This recognition was presented at the Interceltic Business Forum on August 4th in Lorient, France, as part of the Interceltic Startup Challenge 2025.

Hertzian is well-known for its innovative platform "PlayerXP, " which uses AI...

August Tech Amnesty With DonateIT!

DonateIT is hosting a Tech Amnesty in Bath this August, offering a great opportunity to give your unused technology a new lease of life.

DonateIT is a Bath-based charity that bridges the digital divide by collecting unwanted technology, refurbishing it, and redistributing it to those who need it most. Since launching, they've transformed hundreds of devices into opportunities -...

Dorset marine tech Savvy Navvy launches official collaboration with RNLI

Dorset based marine navigation company Savvy Navvy is partnering with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) – working together to promote water safety.

The collaboration is announced coinciding with World Drowning Prevention Day, on Friday 25 July. Savvy Navvy will support the charity through donations of a proportion of every Savvy Navvy subscription sold via the RNLI....