Over 6,000 more jobs cut as IBM and SAP follow tech giants in mass layoffs January 26, 2023 Tech firms IBM and SAP have today both announced mass layoffs set to affect over 6,000 jobs, joining the tech downturn of 2023. IBM Corp, an American multinational technology corporation, today announced 3,900 layoffs while European tech firm SAP said it planned to cut 3,000 staff. News of the layoff sent IBM’s share price two [...]
Hedera to host five days of events at Davos with POLITICO, will.i.am, Starling Labs and IBM January 14, 2023 Decentralised network Hedera has announced its agenda for Hedera Haus at Davos 2023, coinciding with this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF).
Let’s be honest, making our own microchips won’t solve our China woes January 12, 2023 The UK has promised a microchips strategy, but it doesn't need one. We think we must produce chips to face off China, but in reality we will be better off importing them, writes Matthew Lesh
Exclusive: IBM UK and Ireland appoints first female CEO replacing veteran of two decades with Microsoft leader January 9, 2023 IBM UK and Ireland has appointed its first ever female chief executive following the departure of its existing general manager after 22 years. Dr Nicola Hodson will take over from Sreeram Visvanathan at the tech giant’s UK arm, arriving from Microsoft. She was Microsoft’s Vice President of Customer & Partner Solutions, Transformation, and a member [...]
Blockchain-based product passports could be the solution to luxury goods counterfeiting December 13, 2022 Protokol CEO Lars Rensing explains why blockchain provides an effective solution to forgeries in the luxury goods market.
Warren Buffett reveals over $4bn stake in world’s largest chipmaker TSMC November 15, 2022 American business magnate Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has revealed a $4.1bn (£3.4bn) stake in the world’s largest chipmaker, in a rare big bet on tech. Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) rose 7.8 per cent to $480 (£405) a share by the time Taipei’s market closed, on the back of Buffett weight in investment [...]
Finalist November 9, 2022 Start-up of the Year supported by World Mobile Swash Swash is reinventing data ownership through new incentivisation streams and a collaborativedevelopment framework, governed by the ethos of Web 3. It enables individuals, developers, and businesses to cultivate new realities of data ownership and value creation. It is the largest data unionin the market with over [...]
Veteran financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild dies aged 91 November 8, 2022 Veteran financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild has died at the aged 91. The tycoon, born in 1931, passed away “peacefully at home” according to a family statement released this morning. He served as chair of NM Rothschild and Sons and of The Economist in a long career spanning 60 years. Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, who [...]
Private sector must ‘be bolder’ on tech to give UK inc. an edge, says IBM chief November 2, 2022 The UK private sector must take more bets on technology if it is to compete with its European neighbours. Speaking to City A.M., the UK & Ireland chief executive of American tech giant IBM, Sreeram Visvanathan, urged businesses to “be bolder” and “find niches” to give UK inc. an edge above other markets. “We can’t [...]
Trouble brews over London Southbank’s ‘The Slab’ development August 31, 2022 Trouble has been brewing over ‘The Slab’, the proposed Southbank development at 72 Upper Ground. Campaigners have claimed it will overshadow neighbouring post-war architecture and encroach on a riverside conservation area. The landmark redevelopment of the former ITV studios had been granted planning approval by Lambeth Council in March 2022. However, the #SaveOurSouthBank campaign, led [...]