As retailers and services locked down in the spring of 2020, business leaders were forced to adjust to conducting business and connecting with customers from a distance. Over a year later, as the global economy emerges from the pandemic, the same business leaders are applying the digital skills and operations they developed and implemented as a result of the crisis to various areas of the business model.
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Abby Wallace
02.07.2021
The world has changed irrevocably in the past 18 months. To say we’ve all adjusted might be a stretch. There’s still a distinct sense of suspended animation - as if we’re all waiting for normality to return. But, there will be no return to normality, simply an adjustment of what normality means.
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Ben Graham
01.07.2021
Google is about to turn everyone’s world upside down with a major Page Experience Algorithm Update, with its much-anticipated Core Web Vitals becoming ranking signals from mid-June. This won’t actually come into full force in search rankings until the end of August—so you have a little more time to get ready, but not much!
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Tal Lev-Ami
01.07.2021
From the cold shores of Iceland and Finland (Mainframe, Supercell) to the bustling Bazaar's of Istanbul (Peak Games), Europe is home to the present and future of global video games. It's no secret that Europe has led the charge on global Video Game (especially mobile) development.
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RLC Ventures
30.06.2021
With self-catering accommodation in the UK selling out fast and tourist hotspots expected to be busy this summer, travellers can let their troubles float away by taking to the water and hiring a boat for an alternative peaceful way to holiday with Click&Boat.
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Maddyness UK
30.06.2021
As lockdown restrictions ease, consumers are looking for convenient and modern ways to interact with industry professionals. Now, car owners can benefit from hassle-free interactions thanks to the launch of Fixter’s Virtual Mechanic Diagnostic Consultation.
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Abby Wallace
30.06.2021
Global medical technology innovator GE Healthcare and innovation organisation Wayra UK have announced five startups for the first Edison Accelerator programme. The startups are applying AI to pressing issues in the healthcare sector.
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Abby Wallace
29.06.2021
In high school, I had a brilliant philosophy teacher called Dr. Green. He was that teacher who everyone wanted to be in his class, and for good reason. We were discussing intelligence and how you sense whether someone is intelligent. Dr Green said “the most intelligent people are the ones who change their mind”, and as always, Dr. Green was right.
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Sachin Raoul
29.06.2021
Buses may seem like an outdated form of travel, but they’re seeing a rebirth. The bus is still a very popular way of getting around in many geographies, especially in Europe. On an average day, more than 1.6 million people ride buses in Europe, three times that of people in the US.
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Sean Simpson
28.06.2021
Nvidia has announced plans to invest over $100M in its Cambridge-1 supercomputer, as it seeks favour with UK regulators for its $40B takeover of chip designer Arm. The pledge marks an increase from the previous plans of $55M for the supercomputer, which will be located at Kao Data campus in Harlow and include 80 Nvidia DGX A100 systems, totalling 400 petaflops of AI computation power, or eight petaflops of standard Linpack.
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Fred Fullerton
28.06.2021
The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on all businesses. From companies having to shift their operations online, to workforces suddenly being made remote, all organisations and workers have been affected in one way or another. And these changes have had a significant knock on effect on workforce skills.
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Dan Tesnjak
25.06.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
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Maddyness UK
25.06.2021
Future VC, an internship programme launched by Diversity VC, has launched in the United States. On the same day the US programme was launched, Future VC’s third cohort in the UK was announced. The newest group to participate is its most diverse yet.
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Abby Wallace
24.06.2021
As the world moved online, 2020 saw a surge in cross-border ecommerce. As the trend is set to continue, Checkout.com has launched a New State of Retail Report to help navigate emerging patterns in pan-European retail and payments.
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Maddyness UK
24.06.2021
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