The Notebook: How Labour can make the UK a tech superpower July 9, 2024 This Labour government has the power to make the UK a tech and science superpower if it takes these steps, writes Owen Thompson.
Criminals are harnessing the latest tech. So the police must too August 19, 2024 Criminals and fraudsters are only becoming more tech-savvy; if we want to stop them, so must we, writes Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli.
Designmynight founders raise £5m for new tech venture August 15, 2024 The founders of hospitality booking platform Designmynight have raised $6.35m (£4.9m) for their new tech venture. Nick Telson-Sillett and Andrew Webster, who scaled Designmynight and sold it for £25m in 2017, have raised the capital for new digital sales platform Trumpet, alongside co-founder and chief executive Rory Sadler. The seed funding round led by London-based AlbionVC, which [...]
Computacenter: Profit down by a third on ‘weak demand’ for UK tech July 26, 2024 London-based tech company Computacenter announced a drop in profit before tax by a third for the first half of the year on weaker than expected demand in the UK industry. The £2.97bn firm, which helps businesses set up and manage their computer systems and software efficiently, expected its profit before tax for the half year ended 30 June [...]
UK tech leaders have high hopes for the next government June 4, 2024 As the nation gears up for its next general election, the UK tech sector is voicing its expectations for the incoming administration.
Midwich: Tech distributor posts solid growth despite headwinds September 3, 2024 Audio and TV distributor Midwich has defied broader market headwinds to post a double-digit rise in gross profit and improved revenue numbers. The Norfolk-based firm, which has been a constituent of London’s Aim market since 2016, grew by 7.5 per cent at constant currency in the six months to June 30, raking in £446m in [...]
London Tech Week day Five: Lessons from London June 14, 2024 With London Tech Week in full swing, Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates, gives us the inside scoop on the industry with his daily diary The 11th edition of London Tech Week may be drawing to a close, but the buzz of activity that has propelled this week forward has continued right [...]
RM: Education tech firm’s losses widen as transformation continues July 16, 2024 “Our first half performance reflects the extent of the transformation RM has undergone," chief executive Mark Cook said.
Why this British tech company is succeeding where Cazoo failed July 17, 2024 Tom Leathes, co-founder and chief executive of Motorway, puts his company’s success down to a fundamentally different business model.
Watchdog to warn tech leaders over data protection in AI May 15, 2024 The UK's data watchdog chief is set to warn tech businesses that they must "bake in" data protection at every stage of developing artificial intelligence technologies in order to properly protect people's personal information.