Global fintechs are constantly seeking ways to appeal to new markets. Fintech giant, Revolut’s commitment to cross-border accessibility has allowed it to grow by 186%.
21.06.2021
A climate law that would introduce a higher surcharge on car fuels and a levy on flight tickets has been rejected by a majority of Swiss voters. In a national referendum, 51.6% of voters opposed the plan. The government, which supports the bill, said it would be difficult for the country to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and to comply with the Paris Agreement on climate change without the legislation’s measures. The government will continue to work with the public to develop climate policies, said the environment minister, Simonetta Sommaruga.
21.06.2021
The UK tech sector is growing fast, but a representation and investment gap remains for minority groups. Tech Nation is hoping to combat unequal representation in UK tech with its Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit.
18.06.2021
Leading UK tech companies are joining forces to tackle climate action within the tech sector. The Tech Zero taskforce launches in London at the CogX festival and aims to encourage 1,000 businesses to sign up to its pledge to drive net zero commitment within the tech industry by COP26 this November.
17.06.2021
Sold! Bidder pays $28M for spare seat on space flight with Jeff Bezos. Bids in 10-minute auction started at $4.8M for 20 July trip on Blue Origin spacecraft with Bezos and his brother. The auction winner will join the Bezos brothers in a Blue Origin capsule for the flight next month.
16.06.2021
With early-stage startups weathering the storm created by the global pandemic in one way or another, a new fund targeting the group is set to change the course for 60 lucky businesses.
15.06.2021
Maddyness UK has teamed up with SeedLegals for a new conversation series that will tackle a different issue faced by startups and scaleups in each episode.
10.06.2021
BT announced today that it has kicked off trials of a new type of optical fibre - hollow core fibre - at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Ipswich, in a collaborative project with Lumenisity, a Southampton University spin out company, and Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) mobile vendor Mavenir.
01.06.2021
causaLens, the creator of the world’s first causal AI platform, has won two consecutive grants from Innovate UK and Erasmus+. Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, awarded causaLens to help retailers recover from the economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and optimise their businesses with dynamic product demand and supply chain predictions.
01.06.2021
By using data to their advantage, companies can keep track of the evolution of financial transactions and regulation.
27.05.2021
Taking “Forging a Brighter Future” as its theme this year, MIT Technology Review’s flagship conference ‘EmTech Europe’ will bring 50 of Europe’s brightest and best technology leaders, researchers, and innovators together to discuss how technology can create an intelligent, healthy and sustainable future.
27.05.2021
Rap Fame by Rap Tech Studios, the global community of hip-hop fans, today announced the app has surpassed 10 million downloads. The continued growth has led to Rap Fame securing the #1 rap app on Google Play and Apple Stores’ ‘App of the Day’ in 163 countries in the past year.
26.05.2021
TechTree is a mentoring and community building platform for developers designed to break bias in tech. The company has collaborated with Silicon Roundabout to create conversation series Show The Code, which provides developers with a platform to discuss the projects they are working on.
25.05.2021
Over half of people feel like they belong at their organisation less since remote work started, new research reveals.
19.05.2021