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Synthesia AI has launched a new feature to its product offering, Live Collaboration, to give teams a new way to work together on video content.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to enhance the UK’s artificial intelligence sector with a significant increase in funding for the Alan Turing Institute, the nation’s premier institution for data science and artificial intelligence, aiming to boost national security.

Up!Rotterdam, alongside over 50 public and private collaborators, is set to host the fifth Upstream Festival on 28th and 29th May 2024.

South Summit and IE University held the second edition of the ‘Scaleup Series’ in London this week. This international gathering brings together founders and leaders of scaleups, unicorns, investment funds, and corporations in major European cities to explore growth opportunities as well as key investment and innovation trends in the European entrepreneurial ecosystem. 

A popular programme, which has helped thousands of sole traders and microbusinesses across the UK to grow, is making a come-back to support small firms facing the impact of recession.

Entocycle, the insect technology firm in the UK, has forged a partnership with EnviroFlight, North America’s producer of insect-derived nutrients for animals and plants.

Latitude59, the Estonian flagship startup and technology conference, puts once again €1M investment for the Latitude59’s Pitch Competition – this makes it the largest competition of its kind in the Nordic countries and the Baltics.

A recent survey has unveiled that fewer than 10% of people in Britain are acquainted with venture capital (VC), and only 6% feel confident in their ability to explain it. These findings underscore a significant gap in knowledge regarding the multi-billion dollar sector responsible for the success of companies like Deliveroo, Stripe, and Oatly.

According to an analysis by the Financial Times, the gender gap in the technology sector has shown signs of narrowing in the UK, EU, and US over the last four years. The report indicates an increase in the number of women working in computer-related roles in the UK, rising from 29% in 2019 to over 32% by the end of last year. Similarly, female representation in the sector overall increased from 30.9% to 34.1% during the same timeframe.

Pledge, in collaboration with Smart Freight Centre (SFC), has issued a ten-point guide to help companies operating in the logistics sector to begin and maintain an effective decarbonisation programme.

AI in the workforce is akin to Aladdin’s genie – its power equal to its potential risks – with the ideal scenario being a human-led partnership between AI tools and the person using them, to strike a balance between efficiency and trust.

Italy confirms itself as a point of reference for European and international innovation, with hundreds of change makers from around the world choosing to be present at WMF – We Make Future for 2024 as well.

The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announce an investment of £434,945 in rural community and farm support organisations across the UK.

Multifi is thrilled to unveil its pioneering 120-day payment terms, now directly accessible to Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) throughout the UK, after a triumphant broker pilot scheme.

Global businesses are suffering major financial and human costs from critical IoT connectivity failures with almost two thirds losing sales and customers as a direct result, according to a new report released by rSIM, the developer of a new intelligent SIM that aims to put an end to the issues.

Findable, which automates building documentation using Artificial Intelligence (AI), has arrived in the UK to solve building document chaos, using AI to read and automatically sort over one million documents for its customers to date.

HACE: Data Changing Child Labour, has raised £450,000 in its pre-seed funding round, beating its initial target by 20%.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are essential to a healthy and successful workplace, but which country sets the gold standard when it comes to creating a safe and supportive environment for its workforce? 

The Hustle Awards are back for 2024, and Startups Magazine is here to help you through the entry process!

Establishing trust in Artificial Intelligence is essential if small businesses are going into integrate this new technology into their operations, says the UK Tech Minister.