Logistics tech firm Shift buys Movinga as it eyes European expansion April 17, 2023 Logistics tech company Shift has acquired the European home move platform Movinga, as the firm looks to expand overseas. Following the deal, Shift now hopes to become the largest marketplace for large-item logistics across Europe, with over 300 employees and operations in seven countries – the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden and Switzerland. Shift [...]
Tough new US tech laws could open up a whole new UK market October 2, 2023 The US, known for its friendly approach to tech, is looking to toughen up rules against Web3 and blockchain technologies, giving the UK a fresh chance to seize billions worth of investment, writes Iain Mansfield
Career Pivot: How To Transition To Tech October 3, 2022 You may be hearing rumblings of tech slowdowns and layoffs, and it’s true that as fears of recession deepen, many firms are tightening their belts and shoring up their bottom lines as preventative measures. Others are choosing to cut headcount across less well-performing projects or are shedding teams in areas where focus has been pulled. [...]
Britain to trial ‘flying taxis’ by 2026 and explore possible £45bn boost to economy with new drone tech March 18, 2024 Britain's first flying taxis will be trialled in 2026 and could come into wider use by the end of the decade, the government has announced.
Northern Triangle tech start ups should be prime targets for Square Mile investors July 31, 2023 British firms are having to turn to global sources of funding, when there’s capital here in the City we could direct towards homegrown start ups, writes Nicholas Lyons. THE recent report by the Treasury Select Committee on the UK’s Venture Capital industry should ring alarm bells for the City. The Committee found that for many [...]
New ‘endorsing body’ set to take on Tech Nation visa programme April 4, 2023 A new body is set to take over management of the feted tech talent visa programme from Tech Nation after the start-up group closed its doors at the end of March, the Home Office has confirmed.
UK should resist ‘over-regulating AI’: Founder of British tech start-up hailed by Sunak as ‘revolutionary’ February 12, 2024 The founder of a fast growing British tech startup, RobinAI, has said he believes the UK should resist over-regulating AI.
Google hires three top female execs to roles backing UK firms with AI tech growth November 28, 2023 Google has appointed three female senior new executives to drive forward the tech giant’s support for UK businesses. The search engine behemoth said the appointees will report straight to Debbie Weinstein, the vice president and managing director for Google UK & Ireland, and will help focus on the use of AI technology in growing British [...]
Global tech outage: Vital NHS system goes down along with Heathrow, London Stock Exchange and Sky News July 19, 2024 The London Stock Exchange, airlines, banks and media organisations went down in the early hours of Friday.
Why has US tech surged ahead of the UK? Naked ambition, says top investor September 25, 2023 The deep pockets of US investors are often touted as the fuel behind its world-dominating tech industry. But the real reason might be naked ambition, argues Oliver Holle, founder of pan-European investor Speedinvest.