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UK to review London listing rules to attract tech firms post-Brexit
UK to review London listing rules to attract tech firms post-Brexit
Review may consider a reduction to the 25% available shares requirement for listing on the London Stock Exchange
19 Nov 2020
UK records a 16% increase in new tech startups
UK records a 16% increase in new tech startups
RSM credits the growth to an increase in demand for technology to support remote working
28 Oct 2020
Rishi Sunak: UK must protect tech secrets from hostile state actors
Rishi Sunak: UK must protect tech secrets from hostile state actors
The chancellor has called for stricter foreign investment regulations in order to protect jobs
5 Oct 2020
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian leaves Initialized Capital
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian leaves Initialized Capital
Ohanian leaves VC firm to work on “a new project that will support a generation of founders in tech and beyond”
29 Jun 2020
Facebook paid £28m in tax following £1.6bn UK sales
Facebook paid £28m in tax following £1.6bn UK sales
The firm’s ‘recognised revenue’ jumped 50% in 2018
11 Oct 2019
Small businesses and innovators benefit from £100m boost
Small businesses and innovators benefit from £100m boost
UKRI funding will establish 20 university-enterprise collaboration hubs across the UK
20 Sep 2019
Foreign investment in UK tech reaches record levels
Foreign investment in UK tech reaches record levels
A weak pound combined with successful British innovators has seen investment soar past the US'
21 Aug 2019
Oxford University accepts £150m for AI ethics research
Oxford University accepts £150m for AI ethics research
The largest single donation to a UK university is for an institute to study the ethics of artificial intelligence
19 Jun 2019
Apple’s 'insider trading head’ charged with insider trading
Apple’s 'insider trading head’ charged with insider trading
The SEC accuses Gene Levoff of illicitly gaining $600,000 using advance knowledge of Apple stock performance
14 Feb 2019
More than 90% of tech investment handed to all-male teams
More than 90% of tech investment handed to all-male teams
Report finds women continue to receive just 7% of all start-up funding
6 Dec 2018
Seven IT upgrades that pay for themselves
Seven IT upgrades that pay for themselves
Is your IT department a financial black hole? Here are seven projects that can boost your revenue
8 Oct 2018
UK government visits US to deepen medical technology ties
UK government visits US to deepen medical technology ties
The science minister is also planning a fact-finding in November mission to encourage UK investment
25 Sep 2018
Nationwide pumps £4.1 billion into digital transformation
Nationwide pumps £4.1 billion into digital transformation
High street building society's five-year plan will create 1,000 new jobs and open a UK tech hub
14 Sep 2018
European Commission wants to make Europe a fintech hub
European Commission wants to make Europe a fintech hub
The Fintech Action Plan aims to boost financial tech startups in the EU post-Brexit
9 Mar 2018
Aviva pensions platform suffers outage
Aviva pensions platform suffers outage
Customers running small businesses were unable to withdraw funds
8 Feb 2018
Another partner leaves the European arm of GV
Another partner leaves the European arm of GV
Avid Larizadeh Duggan heads for pastures new, leaving one partner remaining
11 Jan 2018
Enterprises buy 50% of their software without IT involvement
Enterprises buy 50% of their software without IT involvement
What effect is the consumerisation of IT having on businesses?
18 Sep 2017
Tech leaders funnel $1bn into green energy innovation
Tech leaders funnel $1bn into green energy innovation
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos will invest in projects tackling climate change
12 Dec 2016
Virgin and BT team up against threat of Openreach split
Virgin and BT team up against threat of Openreach split
Major business rivals join forces to fight Ofcom proposals
19 Sep 2016
GV chief Bill Maris leaves investment fund
GV chief Bill Maris leaves investment fund
GV website already lists David Krane as CEO and managing partner
11 Aug 2016
Does a lack of investment hamper European start-ups?
Does a lack of investment hamper European start-ups?
CA EMEA President Marco Comastri says VCs in Europe are too conservative
23 Nov 2015
Facebook hits 1 billion users in a single day
Facebook hits 1 billion users in a single day
On Monday, 1 in 7 people on Earth used Facebook
28 Aug 2015
UK employees held back by lack of tech investment
UK employees held back by lack of tech investment
Majority of employees working in low-collaboration, low-innovation environments, claims report.
9 Dec 2013