The UK tech industry has weathered Brexit blues to dominate the rankings of European tech. By some estimates, London’s tech scene now ranks second only to Silicon Valley.
Google regularly updates the way that content is processed and prioritised on the results pages of the search engine. There have been some big updates in recent years, mostly down to the evolution of AI and its powers of answering questions and writing content.
The United Kingdom, the second-ranked startup ecosystem that has produced success stories like Wise and Revolut, has seen a notable decline in its cities rankings according to the latest Global Startup Ecosystem Index by StartupBlink.
Australian verification software company Atticus has closed a $10.84 million minority investment from Skip Capital and Blackbird Ventures as it continues to lead the booming global market in fact-checking tools.
Thanks to its spirit of creativity, immense cultural diversity, and rich tradition of free enquiry and scientific investigation, Europe has always been a hub for innovation. In more recent times, much of this innovation has taken place in the continent’s startup ecosystem, with tech entrepreneurs and companies, in particular, leading the way.
Gener8, a free-to-use app empowering people to control and be rewarded from their data, has announced a £2 million funding round, valuing the company at £39 million.
As the general election approaches, insights from small business insurer Simply Business has revealed the most pressing issues within the sector.
The application of AI is achieving huge advances in the industry, from optimising productivity to achieving hyper-personalisation in customer service, boosting creativity and improving people’s health. Digital Enterprise Show (DES), the largest European event dedicated to exponential technologies held last week in Malaga, Spain, has addressed how the application of AI is contributing as a lever for the transformation and competitiveness of companies.
The Players Fund, the UK’s first athlete-led venture capital firm, has joined forces with LeBron James, Epic Games, Nike, and Fenway Sports Group to support Hana Kuma, the Emmy-nominated production company and creative platform founded by tennis champion Naomi Osaka and agent Stuart Duguid.
CorrActions, an Israeli AI Driver NeuroMonitoring company, is unveiling a new AI cognitive distraction detection solution.
Futurist and humanist Christopher Peterka has introduced his new leadership model, the Quantum Leader. This concept is central to his forthcoming book, “Beyond Binary: Business Leadership at the Interplay of Humans & Machines” (Research Publishing International), set to be published in the United Kingdom.
Over two-thirds (68%) of European tech startups are already maximising the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) and 58% plan to invest in AI in the near future, according to a new report by Cloudvisor, an Advanced Tier AWS Partner, and PwC Lithuania.
In an advancement for subscription services, Trustly, a player in open banking payments, has introduced an AI-driven recurring payments solution. This new development is set to transform how merchants manage repeat transactions with a single integration.
ULTRA.VC, an EU-based accelerator and early-stage investor, announces a new acceleration batch for startups focused on social and cultural impact.
Crypto Quantique, a company in quantum-driven security for IoT, has joined forces with cellular IoT connectivity provider ZARIOT and eSIM vendor Kigen.
Basecamp Research in partnership with the Ferruz Laboratory at the Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona announced the release of ZymCTRL (‘enzyme control’), a ChatGPT-like tool that generates new sequences from scratch based on a user simply typing in an enzyme identification code, which specifies the desired activity.
Gracia AI has unveiled its AI-powered technology designed for professional creators and media companies. This innovation facilitates the creation of photorealistic volumetric videos for Spatial Computing, offering six degrees of freedom viewing.
FINBOURNE Technology’s solutions deliver an interconnected network of functionality and data that enables the investment community to better serve clients in a constantly evolving market; it has announced that it has raised £55m in Series B funding.
In Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital, ground has been broken on Tech Zity Vilnius, poised to become the largest technology and creative industries hub in Europe. This sprawling development, covering 55,000 square metres, is being constructed on the site of the former Lelija sewing factory.
Elon Musk, one of the most polarising figures in modern business, has once again captured headlines with his $56bn (£44bn) pay deal from Tesla.
