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With the popularity of the #quietquitting trend growing over recent months – see its 197 million views on TikTok – we got professionals around the UK opening up to their biggest working stresses, and it doesn’t look great for employers attempting to combat this recent culture growth.
AstroLabs, North Star by Gitex Global Dubai, and DMCC, the world’s flagship free zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, hosted a unique networking event and panel discussion as part of the North Star/Gitex Global 2022 Dubai week. Hosted by DMCC in its Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) community adjacent to the AstroLabs coworking spaces, 200+ of the next generation of inspiring local, regional, and global entrepreneurs engaged in knowledge-sharing and insight-building.
Dubai’s redefined cloud and sustainable data centers were greatly influenced by the concluding two days of the 17th global edition of World Cloud Show held in Dubai. Top tech leaders from across the world gathered in Dubai to present and discuss the crucial data policies and digital frameworks that will drive the next phase of cloud adoption.
On 4 – 5 October 2022, at the JW Marriott Jakarta, more than 250 C-level tech decision-makers attended the World Cloud Show, along with forward-thinking business minds that came together to discuss ideas, overcome challenges, and create innovative solutions. The expert speakers highlighted use cases designed by public and private players in response to connectivity challenges and needs of all kinds that have emerged over the past few years, as well as how cloud computing can contribute towards social goals and enable innovation opportunities.
Company culture was centre stage for technology leaders from LEGO, Rolls-Royce, IBM, Google and Three at DTX + UCX 2022 last week.
A 16-week programme targeted at pre-scale or early scaling stage companies aims to tackle the challenges in bringing virtualisation and cyber physical systems to reality.
Former F1 World Champion Jenson Button cited team culture and collaboration as the key to success during a headline appearance at a landmark tech event at the London ExCeL on Wednesday.
Fiverr International Ltd, the company that is revolutionising how the world works together, released its Autumn 2022 Business Trends Index, a collection of trending searches for services on Fiverr’s platform.
Capsule Corp Labs, a platform specialised in the creation and development of utility NFTs, secures €7.3m in a seed round, including €4.8m in equity from Omnes Capital, specialised funds REVAM and Digital Finance Group (DFG), and French business angels from the Web3 ecosystem.
Twilio has launched new research which finds that British consumers will go to extreme lengths to have their issues taken seriously by customer service teams.
London-based Plug-and-Play Finance specialist, Weavr, has announced the launch of its latest whitepaper, entitled ‘Embedded finance: Bringing value into focus.’
Social media users have picked up on the fact that Deliveroo customers are able to pay for their food orders using Klarna, sharing dismay with the controversial ‘eat now, pay later’ option during the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Mindtech, the developer of the world’s leading synthetic data creation platform, has announced its data pack offering for customers who are looking to build AI-based vision systems in a faster and more cost-effective way.
Six months since successfully launching flexible workspace in London’s Aldgate Tower, beyond has launched a cost-saving initiative to make office space more affordable and accessible to small businesses.
Manchester-based embedded finance specialist, BankiFi, has articulated its vision for the future of digital banking through the publication of its informative, new whitepaper, entitled ‘Embedded banking but not as you know it’.
A study conducted by Roland DG across the UK and Europe has revealed that over a third (35 per cent) of shoppers avoid entering shops with badly maintained storefronts, and a third (29 per cent) are less likely to spend money in them. The overall findings from the study suggest certain sections of the high street need a significant facelift if they are going to mount a recovery post-COVID.
Co-powered by Lightstorm, and supported by NITI Aayog, the 18th edition of the World Cloud Show – India concluded after a day filled with understanding of the next phase of cloud transformation and data centers in India.
BankiFi and progressive financial institution Axiom Bank, N.A. are joining forces to make banking better for small-to-medium size businesses (SMBs) across the United States. The new partnership also represents BankiFi’s first North American client since its stateside launch in July.
‘Almost half of people in the UK say that office culture and the working environment is their biggest stress when returning to the office after working from home.’
New data from Employment Hero’s 2022 Remote Working Report shows knowledge workers overwhelmingly want to retain the option to work from home – and would consider quitting any job which denied them the ability to.
