There has been a 10% increase in the number of girls taking GCSE computing, rising for the second year in a row, which follows a number of consecutive years of uptake declining as they outperform their male peers at all grade levels.

Post-pandemic, we had the Great Resignation – the movement where hundreds of thousands of people changed or left their jobs.

PROSPECT 100, a UK-based startup, has successfully raised $750,000 to build the go-to platform for co-creation; a digital space which allows brands to connect and collaborate with creative talent around the world.

A recent UK SME survey found that 29% of those surveyed said the ongoing shortage of skilled workers poses a high or very high risk for their business – so much so that their digital modernisation ambitions have stalled, due to a lack of job-ready digital talent.

The UK economy is expected to shrink between July and September which could tip the nation into a recession, according to the S&P Global/CIPS UK Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) report which has seen interest rates rise and household spending decrease.

Glasgow event in November helps businesses to navigate AI and emerging tech. Global experts including DowJones emerging technology director and a top New York based virtual AI fashion expert will join Scottish businesses at Scotland’s annual CAN DO Innovation Summit, on 7th November.

As the lines between reality and the metaverse continue to blur, UK and Europe flexible workspace operator Clockwise announce their plans to launch the first office space in the metaverse, the Clockwise Campus, catapulting the office industry into the new age.

Increasing competition and the viral popularity of ChatGPT is spurring businesses to launch AI apps but they face time and budget constraints in rolling these out. Helping businesses solve this bottleneck, Portkey.ai has announced a $3 million seed funding round empowering engineering teams to build and launch generative AI apps faster.  

Occupop, a user-friendly recruitment software tailored for SMBs, has introduced an innovative AI prompt library, known as the ‘ChatGPT Prompt Library for Recruitment’.

EMO Hannover 2023 from September 18 to 23 will once again feature a large Startup Area on Stand E34 in Hall 9, presented jointly by the EMO organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) and the VDMA Startup Machine.

London’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasing their tech budgets, allocating over half of their annual revenue to technology investments, according to a report by Barclays.

Venture capital fundraising is experiencing a troubling downturn, hitting a nine-year low, as revealed by the State of European Tech report (2022). Over 80% of respondents who took part in the study believe that raising venture capital has become substantially more challenging than it was just a year ago - the most significant change in sentiment recorded in the past half-decade.

On 28th August, Scottish fintech Know-it, led by CEO and Founder Lynne Darcey Quigley, will embark on the 2023 UK Fintech Trade Mission to Australia’s Intersekt Festival.  

A new report from Rimm Sustainability reveals an impressive level of commitment to sustainability practices amongst UK SMEs.

The UK Government has announced it will be spending £100 million to accelerate its positioning within the global race to produce computer chips that will be used to power artificial intelligence (AI).

A recent YouGov survey revealed that over a third of UK workers that can work remotely would take a workcation in the next twelve months.

The UK tech sector has seen the number of female workers dip between the first and second quarters of 2023, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

Our lifestyles underwent something of an overhaul (to put it mildly) during the pandemic – with the beauty industry witnessing a seismic shift in priorities.

Unmind, provider of global workplace wellbeing solutions, announces C-suite hires to guide the acceleration and growth of Unmind’s journey to a £100 million operation.

Karta, an award-winning metaverse studio pioneering the world of in-game experiential marketing, has launched its own studio dedicated to creating bespoke in-game experiences in Fortnite. Karta’s Fortnite studio has been set up to partner with rights holders and popular IP owners from music, entertainment and sports talent to create innovative takes on Fortnite experiences within the platform - opening up new revenue streams for rights holders.