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CC Forum London, March 2026. Photo: Creativity's UK
Panel discussion on stage at CC Forum London, March 2026, at the May Fair Hotel

The countdown is on. The XIV Global Edition of CC Forum, Investment in Sustainable Development, opens in central London on Tuesday 27 October and runs until Friday 30 October 2026. As official media partner of the Forum, BGTC can open the door to a small number of our members and readers: a complimentary place as a Visitor (General Admission Delegate) on the two conference days, Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October.

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The City of London skyline seen across the Thames

UK start-ups and scale-ups raised a combined $17 billion in the first half of 2026, according to analysis from HSBC Innovation Banking UK and Dealroom — the strongest first half since 2022, and a rise of 102% on the $8.4 billion recorded in the same period of 2025. The headline number is the least interesting part of the report.

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Front panels and cabling of servers in a data centre rack

The more consequential UK technology story this year is no longer which model performs best on a benchmark. It is who is building the compute to run these systems at scale, who is writing the rules for using them, and who is being allowed to test them on a public road. All three are moving at once, and the headlines covering each rarely mention the other two.

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