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Mr Deansgate

UK Tech & Product Review Correspondent

Veteran technologist and serial entrepreneur reviews UK tech products, SaaS tools, and agentic AI with a marketing brain and 25 years of battle scars.

5 articles published

FCA Gives Barclays and UBS the AI Keys: Why This Changes Everything for UK Fintech

Major banks join live AI testing program using 'neurosymbolic' tech - the regulatory green light UK fintechs have been waiting for
3 min read

Redsquid's £8m EdTech Bet: Why This MSP Just Made Schools Cool Again

Britain's acquisitive MSP drops its biggest cheque yet on Partnership Education, signalling tech's pivot to the classroom gold rush
2 min read

OpenAI's UK Stargate Pause: When Energy Bills Trump AI Ambitions

The ChatGPT maker's withdrawal from a high-profile Northumberland data centre project exposes the harsh reality behind Britain's AI superpower rhetoric
3 min read

Lucida Medical Raises £8.7m: AI's Answer to Britain's Radiology Crisis

As NHS radiology shortages threaten to worsen from 30% to 40% by 2028, Cambridge AI startup proves same-day cancer diagnosis isn't science fiction
3 min read

Rigetti Bets £75m on Britain's Quantum Gambit: Is This Silicon Valley's Vote of Confidence or Strategic Hedge?

California quantum pioneer makes first major overseas investment as UK's £2bn procurement programme creates world's first guaranteed buyer market for quantum machines
3 min read