The UK government is inviting EdTech firms and AI labs to bid for £300,000 grants to co-design safe, curriculum-aligned AI tutoring tools for up to 450,000 disadvantaged pupils a year, with classroom trials starting this summer. Read more: Government calls on EdTech firms to build safe AI tutors for disadvantaged pupils
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Britain’s video games sector risks losing talent and IP to France, Ireland and Australia without urgent government action on tax reliefs and scale-up funding, warns Blick Rothenberg. Read more: Britain’s gaming industry needs a power-up or risks losing its crown to France, Ireland and Australia
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A Manhattan jury has found Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated an unlawful monopoly over major concert venues, overcharging fans by $1.72 per ticket. Live Nation plans to appeal. Read more: Live Nation and Ticketmaster ruled an illegal monopoly as US jury sides with States
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Ceramics and brickmakers left out in the cold as GMB rounds on Whitehall’s flagship industrial package Read more: GMB union attacks government for ‘disgracefully ignoring’ UK’s gas-intensive manufacturers
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Europe has just six weeks of jet fuel left as Strait of Hormuz closure hits supplies, warns the IEA. Airlines face soaring costs and potential flight cancellations. Read more: Europe faces jet fuel crunch as gulf supply crisis deepens
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UK Google searches for electric vans rocketed 143% in March as diesel prices bit into SME margins, new data from The Van Insurer reveals. Read more: Diesel drivers drive electric van searches up 143% as fuel costs bite
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Whitehall drafts emergency plans as the ongoing Iran conflict threatens UK carbon dioxide supplies, with potential knock-on effects for meat producers, brewers and SME food businesses this summer. Read more: Supermarket shelves face summer gaps as Iran war threatens UK’s CO2 lifeline
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UK steelmakers now pay up to 77% more for electricity than French and German rivals as Middle East conflict drives wholesale prices higher. UK Steel welcomes BICS but demands urgent action on wholesale power costs. Read more: UK steelmakers face 77% electricity price gap as Middle East war deepens competitiveness crisis
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Britain’s first nationally significant AI data centre at Wapseys Wood would be powered by a gas turbine, fuelling concern that the UK’s AI ambitions are clashing with climate goals. Read more: Britain’s first major AI data centre sparks net zero clash as gas power plans revealed
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves expands the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme by 40%, cutting electricity bills by up to 25% for 10,000 UK manufacturers from April 2027. Read more: Reeves unveils 25% electricity bill cut for 10,000 manufacturers as energy costs bite
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