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App rates how loud and bright a place will be before you arrive
Lena Alabbasi was diagnosed with autism at 27. Her company, Daivurjnt, is building an app called SpectrumScan, which tells people how loud and bright a shop, restaurant or airport will be before they walk in.
RoamCircle opens in 13 cities in its first year
Bristol's Siloton wins £8.4m Innovate UK contract for eye scanner
Salesforce is paying $5.66bn in cash for Braze, the customer engagement software firm, at 6.8 times revenue. Rivals were trading at 3x the day before. Braze grew revenue 26% while lifting operating expenses 6%.
Estate agent builds listing-first social tool, tests two platforms
Shein's UK sales reached £2.58bn, a 26 per cent rise, according to accounts filed at Companies House. That puts it past Asos. The £135 duty exemption its model depends on is due to go by October 2028.
Greenwich driver's glovebox problem becomes vehicle-history app
Donald Trump has put Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton in charge of a new White House body coordinating government dealings with AI companies. The FTC chair and a Pentagon research chief sit on it. It reports straight to the president. No rules, powers or deadlines have been published.
Jaipur handmade goods firm reports ₹6m turnover in 18 months
HMRC counted 40,325 R&D tax credit claims in 2024-25, down 17 per cent. The money claimed rose to £8.2bn. SME claims fell 19 per cent, so fewer and bigger claimants are taking more of the money.
Sprive raises $10m Series A seven months after £50,000 Dragons' Den deal
Google has settled a UK app developer claim for £260m. Of that, £160m is set aside for UK app developers who sold through the Play Store. No claim deadline has been published.