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SpaceX Raises Another $850 Million Funding – Report

Up, up and away. Elon Musk's space firm raises an extra $850 million, but could have had raised billions of…

4 years ago

Trump Vetoes $740bn Defense Bill Over Section 230

US President follows through on threat and vetoes major US defence bill over Section 230 protection for social networking firms

4 years ago

Elon Musk Leaves California, Moves To Texas

After threatening to pull Tesla out of California altogether, Elon Musk reveals he has personally left the US state and…

4 years ago

Trump Administration Pledges $1 Billion For AI, Quantum Computing Research

White House pledges $1 billion for research push in the United States into artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and quantum computing

4 years ago

Bletchley Park Faces Funding Crisis, Prepares To Axe Staff

World war 2 code breaking centre is facing a funding crisis due to Coronavirus pandemic, with third of workforce being…

4 years ago

Coronavirus: Cisco Commits $225 Million To Covid-19 Fight

Networking giant Cisco pledges nearly quarter of a billion dollars to help global community fight the Coronavirus pandemic

5 years ago

Latest SpaceX Funding Round Could Value Company At £28bn

Elon Musk's rocket company looks to raise additional $250m as it builds satellite broadband network, NASA orbital vehicle and Mars…

5 years ago

Alibaba Listing Success As Shares Surge

Blockbuster debut in Hong Kong for one of China's most prominent tech companies

5 years ago

SpaceX Raises $1bn To Fund Satellite Broadband Constellation

SpaceX hopes to use the satellite broadband service to fund manned missions to Mars – but first it must fend…

6 years ago

UK Tech Sector ‘Unicorn’ Goes Into Administration

Blippar, which pioneered AR software for linking information and adverts to real-life objects and even people's faces, is to be…

6 years ago

RSA Conference 2019: Security Startups To Pitch For ‘Dragon Den’ Funding

Conference to allow security start-ups to pitch to venture capitalists, amid competition to find most innovative security start-up

6 years ago

US Regulator Seeks Elon Musk Removal At Tesla

One tweet too far? SEC accuses Musk of securities fraud and seeks his removal as the head of Telsa

6 years ago

Government Launches Third Phase Of Local Fibre Broadband Challenge

The challenge aims to link key public sector buildings to full-fibre networks as a way of stimulating ultra-high-speed connectivity across…

6 years ago

Government, Tech Firms Invest £1bn Into British AI Industry

Deal worth £1 billion from private sector and government to put UK at forefront of artificial intelligence industry

7 years ago

Amber Rudd To Earmark £9m For Dark Web Crackdown

Experts question whether additional funding will help in the fight against criminals who exploit dark web

7 years ago

Innovate UK To Invest £6m Into Digital Health Projects

The UK's public innovation agency is to fund trials of digital technologies with the potential to 'significantly' improve healthcare

7 years ago

Dell ‘Mulls’ IPO For Pivotal Cloud Unit

Tech giant Dell is said to be exploring its options as it seeks to grow either via acquisition or an…

7 years ago

UK Plots Post-Brexit Tech Investment Fund

UK will provide funding for startups to boost British tech firms seeking to expand to the world stage following Brexit

7 years ago

Funding For UK Fintech Surges Despite Brexit Vote

Weathering Brexit...funding skyrockets for British fintech start-ups, as UK ranked third for investment

7 years ago

Government Ploughs £246m Into UK Battery Tech Development

The Faraday Challenge will look to support the research, development and deployment of cutting-edge battery technology

7 years ago

Tech Firms Handed $258m To Develop Exascale Supercomputer

Large chunk of money handed to tech firms from US government to develop 1,000 petaflop supercomputer

8 years ago

Apple Deepens Environmental Push With New Green Fund

As President Trump signals withdraw from Paris agreement, Apple pledges $1 billion for renewable engery

8 years ago

Microsoft Invests In Two More Artificial Intelligence Startups

It's never been a better time to be an AI startup looking for funding

8 years ago

Apple Pledges $1bn Fund For US ‘Advanced Manufacturing’ Jobs

Trump will be happy. US job creation move by Apple after it plans to create $1bn fund for US firms

8 years ago

UK Government Sets Sights On £650bn AI Sector With Funding

New government plans set to include a major industry review and a £17.3m funding boost for universities

8 years ago

Digital Catapult Gets £1.1m Government Funding To Drive Cyber 101 Scheme

The fund will aim to help mentor cyber security startups to grow into larger companies

8 years ago

Snapchat Is Coming To London With New International HQ

Snapchat goes off-trend and picks London as European base ahead of expected $25 billion IPO

8 years ago

Government Commits £2bn To Cutting-Edge Tech And Research Funding

Prime Minister Theresa May has outlined plans to pour an additional £2 billion per year in to Britain’s research and…

8 years ago

Sigfox Lands Mammoth Funding For IoT Network Expansion

French start-up gains £130m funding from Salesforce and others to expand its IoT global network

8 years ago

US Military Looks To Blockchain To Secure Weapon Data And Nukes

Is Blockchain a possible solution for securing weapons data for the US military, including its nuclear capabilities?

8 years ago