Durham University and Microsoft launch AI Skills Centre of Excellence
AI training will begin with students, graduates and staff before extending to regional organisations.
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Reporting on the technology businesses and ideas shaping the North East.
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Sage chief questions UK data-centre push and says AI prize lies in applications
Northumberland defence technology company OpenWorks expands into US
OneClickComply raises £1m to expand Sunderland cyber compliance business
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Technology Long Read · 15 min read
North East AI Growth Zone: projects, funding and progress
The region’s plans cover data-centre projects, AI skills, business adoption and support for local technology companies.
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Newcastle carbon-accounting business SmartCarbon acquired by TVI Group
The completed acquisition will support further development of SmartCarbon’s software platform, with automation and AI capabilities planned.
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Land Digital raises £705,000 to expand tolling and parking software
Northstar Ventures supplied £500,000 of the round through its £16m Venture Sunderland Fund.
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Newcastle Long Read · 8 min read
What GeoPura's £275m sale means for Newcastle
Ballard is buying an integrated hydrogen business but the regional return depends on how it develops the Newcastle operation.
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Newcastle Helix tests AI maintenance tools in three buildings
The trial forms part of WILSON, a €4.08m European research programme due to finish in 2028.
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NETPark's four semiconductor businesses named in national manufacturing cluster
A government study groups the region with Scotland and South Wales for manufacturing and materials.
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Greggs is hiring a Head of Data & AI as it expands AI across the business
The Newcastle role will formalise AI work already under way in operations and support.
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US food-tech platform GrubMarket makes JR Holland its first UK acquisition
The deal brings US ownership and new supply-chain technology to long-established Team Valley wholesaler.
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Newcastle fintech Noggin HQ raises £2.3m and becomes FCA-authorised credit reference agency
The Toffee Factory-based startup can now supply cashflow-based credit data directly to UK lenders.
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Technology Long Read · 7 min read
The North East has AI infrastructure. The value has to be built locally.
Data-centre capital is arriving, but the bigger prize is companies, skills and productivity.
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County Durham Long Read · 9 min read
Can Durham Innovation District repeat the NETPark model?
The Durham Innovation District will replace County Hall with up to 400,000 sq ft of workspace.
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Northumberland Long Read · 8 min read
Cambois is becoming a major data-centre site in Britain’s AI infrastructure push
The former Britishvolt site is now a staged data-centre campus backed by Blackstone.
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County Durham Long Read · 12 min read
NETPark is keeping the companies it grew
What two decades of public investment in Sedgefield has delivered and whether the model can keep scaling.
