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UK Start-Up Deliveroo Raises £66m For Overseas Expansion
Investment will see Deliveroo launch in five new cities across the globe
Silicon Roundabout Now ‘Too Pricey’ For Start-Ups
Number of businesses setting up in Old Street area falls by a third as London's firms look elsewhere
Boris Johnson Launches £5m Digital Skills Programme For Young Londoners
Mayor of London hopes that investment will keep London at the forefront of the world’s technology
10 Ways To Maximise Your security And Compliance Investment
Kevin Foster, testing services manager, MTI Technology, explains how to get the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to security
London Is A True World Centre Of Fintech, Says Boris
Mayor of London announces closer tie-up between the capital and Tokyo to promote fintech growth
London’s Tech Sector Nets £1bn Investment Over 2015
Data from London & Partners shows that investors are backing the capital's tech firms more than ever
Google Says It Is Worth £11bn To The UK
Search giant says that every UK business needs to be digital to appeal to new customers
All Eyes To China As Dell Announces £80bn Five-Year-Plan
Dell will invest $125 billion in China over the next five years, contributing $175 billion to imports and exports
Intel Invests £33m In Quantum Computing Research
Computing giant coughs up to ensure development of next generation processing technology
iZettle Moves To Offer SMB Loans
New Advance service launches as iZettle announces close of £43m latest funding round
Intel Invests £39m In Chinese Drone Maker Yuneec
Yuneec will work towards investigating possible future uses for drone aircraft
Driverless Car Research Gets £20m Government Investment
Government grant will fund R&D for driverless vehicles, as a new body creates policies for getting the cars on UK roads
Workday Launches Venture Capital Project To Nurture Machine Learning Startups
Workday Ventures will work with promising, early stage startups to fuel the "next generation" of enterprise applications
EBay Enterprise Arm ‘Close’ To £650m Sale
Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners is reportedly nearing a takeover of eBay's GSI Commerce arm
Monitise Teams Up With Santander For Fintech Joint Venture
London-based program will benefit fintech start-ups looking for funding and mentoring
Samsung Backs Virtual Reality Headset Firm
Eye-tracking headsets from Fove receive investment from Samsung Ventures after surpassing Kickstarter goal
How Microsoft Ventures Is Helping British SMBs Hit New Heights
The way we live and work is changing, so let Microsoft help, UK managing director Michel van der Bel tells TechWeekEurope
Google Sidewalk Labs Targets Smart City Life
New startup Sidewalk Labs looks to develop unique technology to benefit the urban dweller
Government And IBM Pledge £313m For Big Data Research
British government and Big Blue funnel £300m into big data and cognitive computing research
Is Bitcoin Coming To The NASDAQ?
Stock exchange operator reportedly testing blockchain technology for private share trading
Barclays Launches £100m Growth Fund For UK Tech Firms
Bank will offer loans of up to £5m to fast-growing companies
UK SMEs Set To Ramp Up Digital Spending
Business investment in websites is to increase dramatically over the next two years, research predicts
AR Firm Blippar Secures Barclays Finance
Augmented-reality app maker Blippar secures £1.5m facility from Barclays to fuel growth
Alibaba Pens $590m Partnership To Launch Into Smartphone Market
Chinese ecommerce giant looks to boost the reach of Aliyun mobile OS with Meizu tie-up
Microsoft Puts Focus On IoT Privacy And Security
Microsoft is implementing new efforts to ensure security and privacy in the era of the Internet of things (IoT)
TransferWise Racks Up Further Investment
Andreessen Horowitz funding values London-based company at close to $1bn
Xiaomi Invests In ‘Smart Homes’ Initiative
Chinese smartphone giant expands its Internet-of-Things investment programme in a deal with home appliances maker Midea
Google Invests £80m Into European Start-Ups
Google has created a dedicated venture fund for European technology companies
Have You Got What It Takes To Be A Super CIO?
Zahl Limbuwala, CEO of data centre predictive analytics company Romonet, explains what companies will expect from IT managers if they are to be successful in the coming years