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“The M&A market is on a clear rebound. People are primed to do deals. The timing for this is really positive, we’re already seeing it.” Last week, Artis Partners announced it's launch as a new boutique investment bank that will advise US and European technology companies on boosting valuations and potential sale. Managing Partner Victor Basta spoke to IFR about the launch and plans for Artis, including its core focus on artificial intelligence. You can read what he had to say at: https://lnkd.in/dQsQuzTZ

"Retailers have already recognised that staying proactive and planning ahead can yield substantial long-term benefits. This is especially true when assessing and improving IT business systems." This week, Jonathan (Jon) Bance, chief operating officer at Leading Resolutions, penned a piece for Grocery Trader on the role of IT and technology in future proofing retail businesses. You can read his thoughts at: https://lnkd.in/eSeYiM7K

David Terrar, CEO of the Tech Industry Forum (TIF), recently spoke to Penny Horwood for Computing about the findings of TIF's 2024 survey and the growing market share of cloud providers outside of the usual hyperscalers. David also discussed the continued importance placed on sustainability and ESG by businesses making cloud purchasing decisions. According to the TIF research, 63% of businesses say they would reject a prospective cloud vendor based on a poor response to questions on ESG or sustainability. You can read the article in full at: https://lnkd.in/edd2g4VS

Last week, mpro5 was featured in a Forbes round-up of the retail trends to keep an eye on in 2025. Vice President of Business Development Fred Whipp outlined the growing importance of predictive and preventative maintenance, as well as the applications of IoT sensors. Read the piece in full here: https://lnkd.in/eyeAq7-E

"When it comes to the space sector, I think everyone just needs to take a long-term view here because across the UK and particularly in Scotland the foundations are there for hopefully creating the next SpaceX within the next 10 years." Last week, Matthew Croker, Director of Corporate Finance at Heligan Group, spoke to Kristy Dorsey for The Herald Scotland about the conditions needed for Scotland's space industry to achieve lift-off. Read his thoughts in full here: https://lnkd.in/eAQhm_ge

"If you’ve watched the latest Wallace and Gromit special, you might be a little worried about letting a mower loose on your garden. But the X3 Series has Segway Navimow’s self-developed technology that ensures it maps and mows precisely and without going off-piste." This week at CES 2025, Segway-Ninebot Europe debuted its new Navimow X3 Series, the latest in its line of robot lawnmowers. Bethan Girdler- Maslen covered the news in T3 here: https://lnkd.in/ec_EA3NE

"When it comes to the space sector, I think everyone just needs to take a long-term view here because across the UK and particularly in Scotland the foundations are there for hopefully creating the next SpaceX within the next 10 years." Last week, Matthew Croker, Director of Corporate Finance at Heligan Group, spoke to Kristy Dorsey for The Herald Scotland about the conditions needed for Scotland's space industry to achieve lift-off. Read his thoughts in full here: https://lnkd.in/eAQhm_ge

"The CMA is not really fit for purpose in the fast-moving nascent technologies space that we have today." This week, Simon Heath, COO & Corporate Finance Partner at Heligan Group, spoke to Heidi Vella for Tech Monitor about whether the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is capable of regulating big tech's AI ambitions. Read more of Simon's thoughts here: https://lnkd.in/ecdmR4Uf

Last month, Harrison Retail launched its loss prevention showroom, displaying a range of new anti-theft shelving mechanisms designed to protect high-targeted theft items. According to data from the British Retail Consortium, retailers invested £1.2bn in new security measures in 2023 to protect their business and staff from rising levels of theft. Alice Leader at The Grocer went along to the showroom find out more. Read her article at: https://lnkd.in/eEXardX2

"The use of focused datasets makes SLMs particularly well-suited to domain-specific functions and small-scale applications such as mobile applications, edge computing, and environments with limited compute resources." Due to lower operating costs, reduced energy consumption and shorter training periods, small language models (SLMs) are growing in popularity. Isabel Al-Dhahir spoke to ITPro about how adoption of SLMs is poised to surge in 2025, with businesses favouring the smaller datasets these models are reliant upon. Read the piece in full here: https://lnkd.in/eUtaC4EA