Smarter Web adds 28 Bitcoin under long-term treasury plan
The Smarter Web Company (AIM:SWC) Has acquired a further 28 Bitcoin for £1.61m, bringing total holdings to 2,778 Bitcoin At a cumulative cost of £227.2m. The purchase is made under the company's structured "The 10 Year Plan" strategy, which positions Bitcoin as a core treasury asset rather than a speculative holding. Smarter Web shares trade at 35.05p, down 4.86% On the session.
Sage broadens AWS deal to distribute AI finance agents
Sage (FTSE:SGE) Has expanded its strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services, targeting faster cloud migrations for finance teams and the distribution of AI-powered financial automation tools as deployable agents via AWS Marketplace. The move positions Sage (FTSE:SGE)'s AI capabilities within one of the world's largest cloud procurement channels, lowering the adoption barrier for enterprise customers already embedded in the AWS ecosystem. Sage shares edge down 0.29% To 887.8p.
Shearwater wins £1.8m critical network monitoring contract
Shearwater Group (AIM:SWG) Has secured a contract worth approximately £1.8m Through its Brookcourt Solutions subsidiary, awarded by a major UK telecom operator. The scope covers design, supply, and implementation of a resilient hardware platform alongside ongoing service engineering to support critical network monitoring infrastructure, with delivery scheduled across 2026. Shearwater (LSE:SWG) shares rise 1.33% To 38.0p.
ZOO Digital lands in line with consensus on $42.3m revenue
ZOO Digital Group (AIM:ZOO) Closes its financial year to 31 March with revenue of $42.3m And Adjusted EBITDA of at least $3.8m, both in line with market expectations. The localisation and media services specialist has navigated a difficult period for streaming production spend, and the in-line delivery provides a degree of stability as the company looks to the year ahead. ZOO Digital (LSE:ZOO) shares slip 2.13% To 11.5p.
MedPal AI acquires Runcorn pharmacy with million-item patient book
MedPal AI (AIM:MPAL) Has acquired the Remedi pharmacy in Runcorn for £310,000 In cash, adding a patient book that dispensed 1m NHS items In 2024. The acquisition advances MedPal's mapped path to pharmacy EBITDA breakeven, set at a threshold of 80,000 dispensed items per month. Shares in MedPal AI (LSE:MPAL) gain 4.0% To 2.6p.
AstraZeneca and Prudential reaffirm guidance in premarket wave
AstraZeneca (LSE:AZN) And Prudential (LSE:PRU) Are among a cohort of large-cap names reaffirming full-year guidance in first-quarter updates, contributing to a broadly constructive premarket tone. AstraZeneca (LSE:AZN) shares fall 2.81% To 13,510.0p Despite the guidance hold, while Prudential dips 0.67% To 1,108.0p.
Ondine Biomedical slides as premarket updates weigh on sentiment
Ondine Biomedical (AIM:OBI) Is the session's sharpest faller among the names in focus, dropping 6.78% To 11.652p As the broader premarket update cycle creates a volatile backdrop for smaller healthcare and biomedical names. No specific operational catalyst is disclosed in the premarket brief beyond the company's inclusion in a wide sweep of trading updates across the session.
