As Amazon’s CTO since 2005, Werner Vogels has observed macro trends around the technology industry, giving him a unique perspective to distinguish substantive progress from mere fads. He recently published his views on what he sees in store in 2022 for cloud technology and the technology world in general.
A new platform designed to improve the health and wellbeing of employees has announced its plans to raise £1m for charities across the UK in a bid to truly make exercise count.
AQRU, an incubator specialising in decentralised finance (DeFi), announced that it has acquired Bison Exchange UAB (Bison), a blockchain technology company registered in Lithuania, for a cash consideration of €30,000.
Seeing more than 10X growth in 2021, Sayata looks to expand its insurance distribution platform by adding more business insurance lines.
As the UK moves away from lockdown restrictions, businesses can start making solid plans for growth; diversification can be the most efficient route to take as businesses who spot an opportunity to capture a broader market and are the ones who flourish.
Over the past two years now, the world has been thrown in to disarray and disruption and one sector hit particularly hard is the events industry. I know, we have read a number of pieces highlighting the struggles and what this means, this isn’t another article like that.
The international hub of innovation and technological entrepreneurship of Castilla y León will have its grand launch with presentations by leading experts and leaders of the national and regional ecosystem
A new open innovation competition – launched by the European Union H2020 ‘DIY4U’ project is inviting SMEs to design and create personalised Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) using digital customisation technologies.
According to a recent Global CEO study by the IBM Institute of Business Value, 56% of CEOs emphasise the need to aggressively pursue operational agility and flexibility.
For any business, you need market research or analysis to compete better. Market research simply gathers information from people to know the feasibility of a new product or service. With reliable market research, one can make viable decisions and take the right steps towards achieving their business goals.
The planet is in crisis. Waste crime is at its highest to date and every day, we hear of more waste being sent abroad to be dumped instead of recycled. A recent report by The Environment Agency in 2021 stated that the amount of waste being dumped from waste crime or illegally misdescribed would fill Wembley Stadium over 30 times over.
Gone are the days when good marketing involved only a recognisable logo, a catchy slogan and a TV, radio or print campaign. There’s no doubt the digital world has created huge marketing opportunities – it has never been easier for brands to engage directly with their customer base, and target ads to the people who want to see them.
New model will help more people to potentially access a mortgage who don’t fit traditional mortgage criteria
European startups will now be able to more easily access the vast network of top Silicon Valley accelerator
Two former University of Southampton students are behind the development of an app to encourage sustainable investing.
Lots of startups face something of a culture crisis in their early years. The problem with this is that you probably won’t find out that something is wrong until much later, by which point your imperfect culture will be endemic and difficult to change.
During the pandemic, as well as baking lots of bread, we socialised online more than ever before. Craving connection, people turned to their favourite platforms to fill the void of IRL interaction, and we witnessed social media return to its original purpose – to connect and build communities. Brands have jumped at the opportunity to use the power of social to get closer to their customers and with one in four saying their favourite brands have strived to build relationships with them in the past six months, it’s clearly paying off. But getting your customers to engage with you, or even notice you, on social media in today’s pay-to-play landscape requires more than just pressing ‘post’.
Microsoft and The Met Office are pleased to announce that the AI for Environmental Sustainability Programme 2022 is now open for applications! This is a unique programme with several benefits which I’m sure will be of interest to your communities.
With 2022 shaping up to be a year of ‘getting back to normal’ there is no better time to invest your time into problem solving some of your business queries than now!
