Children to study computer programming and financial numeracy as new subjects added to school timetables August 31, 2014 Thousands of children as young as five will return to school this week to find a new subject added to primary and secondary school timetables as the government introduces computer programming and financial numeracy. England will become the first G20 country to teach programming in the classroom, a move that it is hoped will modernise [...]
Many MPs oblivious to policies that help entrepreneurs, poll finds August 31, 2014 Many MPs are unaware of the host of policies in place to support entrepreneurship and are largely split along party lines on how best to support Britain's wealth creators, according to new polling conducted for the think tank The Entrepreneurs Network. The YouGov poll of 105 MPs found an extraordinary lack of knowledge of already [...]
Karren Brady among 22 new peers as David Cameron fields accusations of cronyism August 8, 2014 West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady is among 22 new peers announced by the government today. The former Apprentice TV show judge is one of 12 new Tory peers, along with former chief executive of Marks and Spencer Sir Stuart Rose. Three new Labour peers, six from the Liberal Democrats and a Democratic Unionist [...]
Fatal attachment: Dotmailer’s Tink Taylor talks automation, dinner parties and kitesurfing August 3, 2014 How long could you survive without email? Estimates of how many are sent globally every year range from 100bn to 200bn. And every year, dotmailer’s founder Tink Taylor gets asked the same thing: is the death of email just around the corner? It’s a question he finds laughable. Recent research by Gigaom found that 86 [...]
Shoreditch Tech City stars fight to keep area “weird” July 28, 2014 London’s hipsterite tech community in Shoreditch has got a beef with developers. Led by former deputy CEO of Tech City, Ben Southworth, a campaign group has started under the strapline “Keep Tech City Weird” has put a petition together to try and maintain Shoreditch’s charm and stop developers from building flashy luxury apartments instead of [...]
Check out this Silicon Roundabout penthouse with a hot tub overlooking the City July 10, 2014 TWO imperious towers oversee the numerous technology industries clustered around Silicon Roundabout. Perched atop the taller of the two, sitting pretty at 154ft, is The Penthouse 127. This three-bedroom duplex apartment, which is part of the Bézier development, was built for entertaining. Not only is it a short walk from the City and the offices [...]
Silicon Roundabout guru Tim Luke back to Barclays’ investment bank July 1, 2014 Top technology analyst Tim Luke is heading back to Barclays this month, the bank announced last night, after three years as an adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron. Luke has been re-hired by the bank as managing director and vice-president of technology, media and telecomms (TMT) in New York. He worked at Lehman Brothers and [...]
London startup Osper wants to make kids better at managing money June 30, 2014 Osper, a London-based startup that teaches kids to manage their money online, has launched with £6m backing from Index and Horizons Ventures. The mobile app lets kids aged between eight and 18 years old take responsibility for their money and make purchases online using a prepaid card, but allows parents to oversee spending at the same time. [...]
Gerard Grech: Three things you didn’t know about the Tech City UK CEO June 23, 2014 Chief executive of Tech City UK Gerard Grech 1 His passion has always been the fusion of art and technology and he was part of the team that launched one of the world’s first smartphones – the Orange SPV – in 2002 . 2 His first record turntable was an upright version, which cost £20 [...]
London needs a radical digital vision extending far beyond Tech City June 19, 2014 LONDON is now hosting its first ever Technology Week – an opportunity to “showcase London’s role as the digital capital of Europe”. It is right to celebrate the success of London’s tech industry. Nearly 16,000 firms started up in the East London tech hub in the past year, with more businesses registered in the EC1V [...]