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UK Launches £1 Billion FinTech Fund
FinTech Growth Fund, backed by Mastercard, Barclays and the London Stock Exchange, aims to fund financial technology companies before listing
Paris To Ban E-Scooters After Referendum
Paris to ban e-scooters after voter poll, but providers criticise vote in which only 4 percent of residents took part
Failed Silicon Valley Bank UK Arm Sold To HSBC For £1
Government facilitates sale of UK operations of failed Silicon Valley Bank to HSBC as authorities work to limit fallout of biggest bank failure since 2008
Google Partners US Government To Develop Open Source Chips
US Commerce Department and Google team up to develop open source chips that can be utilised by startups and researchers
UK Government Holds Stakes In 158 Start-ups
British Business Bank which runs the Government's 'Future Fund' has provided funding of $1.1 billion and holds stakes in 158 start-ups
EU Rule Change Allows Start-Ups To Access State Aid
European Commission plans to change state aid restrictions that had prevented tech start-ups from participating in government Covid-19 liquidity programmes
RSA Conference VC Event Showcases Early-Stage Security Start-Ups
Products competing for funding at the RSA Conference event in March build on blockchain, AI and Kubernetes technologies
Amazon’s Free London Restaurant Deliveries To Challenge Just Eat...
The new scheme takes direct aim at Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats
How Digital Technology Will Lead The UK’s Productivity Push
O2's Ben Dowd tells us how improving Britain's digital infrastructure could companies solve their productivity crisis
George Osborne Reveals Corporation Tax Reform
Multinational corporations face tougher rules as the Chancellor signals tax avoidance clampdown
Intel Invests $22 Million In Startups In Communications, IoT
With the latest round of investments, Intel Capital has now invested more than $500 million this year in startups around the world
Google Invests £80m Into European Start-Ups
Google has created a dedicated venture fund for European technology companies
Red Hat Helps Startups Flourish With OpenShift Startup Program
New program aimed at helping companies grow their businesses with Red Hat’s award winning Platform-as-a-Service
UK Company Gets £500,000 Government Grant To Develop Indoor...
RNF Digital Innovation is making a navigation system based on iBeacons which is likely to make its debut at Bestway stores
UK Team Brings Its Local Social Network To Imagine Cup 2014
A social network developed during telepresence meetings is fighting for the $50,000 Innovation prize
Vince Cable Starts Britain’s Self-Driving Car Programme In...
The £150 million project aims to put self-driving cars on the British roads and help modernise the country’s transport infrastructure
Technology Strategy Board Gives Almost £400,000 To Security Start-Ups
Seven cyber security companies located in the Severn Valley will receive generous grants from the UK government
UK Start-Ups To Compete For A Share Of $500,000 At Nvidia Event
Three GPU computing pioneers will travel to Emerging Companies Summit in California
Google Acquires Spider.io To Take On Ad Fraudsters
Google hopes the acquisition of Spider.io will improve its relationship with advertisers by spotting click fraud and advertising malware
Code_N Competition Is Bringing 50 Big Data Start-Ups To CeBIT
The finalists will be surrounded by a 12-metre tall data visualisation artwork
EasyGroup Attacks Crowdsourced Delivery Startup Easybring
London-based parent of EasyJet claims the crowdsourced delivery service infringes on its trademarks
Nick Clegg Opens Social Enterprise Accelerator Wayra UnLtd
Telefonica launches another start-up accelerator, but will it see any massive successes in London any time soon?
European Commission Set To Modernise Education Through IT
‘Opening Up Education’ initiative will aim to equip young people with digital tools and skills
Tech Club: What Has Tech City Ever Done For IT?
Are start-ups making things better for IT people? We're discussing the issue in London's Tech City next month
LeWeb 2013: UppSite – Make Your Website Mobile, Add Features, Do...
UppSite offers a free service that any website to go mobile in just two minutes. It also adds a number of useful mobile-only features, from typeface customisation to additional monetisation options. We chat to the founder and CEO Gall Brill about the techology behind the service and the importance of social sharing.
LeWeb 2013: EasyBring – Crowdsourcing Mail
EasyBring is like an Airbnb for mail. If you're heading somewhere, advertise that fact on EasyBring and if you're picked to take a package somewhere, you can earn some money. That relies on a lot of user trust, so can EasyBring really be successful.
LeWeb 2013: MyPermissions – Giving Devs And Users Privacy
As market forces start to make privacy better for end users, as seen in Microsoft's major marketing push designed to show it is a company people can trust with their data, start-ups are forming to exploit the trend. MyPermissions is one of those. As its name implies, it focuses on application permissions. It wants users to know what apps are using their data, providing updates to let them know what is going on behind the scenes. In a world where people are increasingly critical of Facebook and Google over privacy, MyPermissions could be on to a winner.
LeWeb 2013: MyJobCompany: Money For Job Recommendations
MyJobCompany is a French start-up and has a familiar concept that it is taking into the recruitment sphere. Whilst it looks like a social/business networking service, it also rewards those who help companies find employees. Any user who posts a link on their MyJobCompany account will be financially rewarded if their link is clicked by the applicant who eventually gets the job.
LeWeb 2013: Level39’s Eric van der Kleij: Say No To EU Exit
Head of fintech accelerator Level39, Eric van der Kleij, thinks the UK tech scene will suffer if the country leaves the EU. Companies need talent and much of that comes from migrants, says van der Kleij. But the UK government is getting a referendum ready on leaving the EU, as UKIP places pressure on the Tories to act on the nation's euroscepticism. As for Level39, van der Kleij thinks it is all kicking off and London's time has come.