The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced technology as a new eighth pillar of the Human Security for All (HS4A) campaign. The announcement took place at an event on the United Nations Main Campus, co-hosted by CTA, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) and the UN Trust Fund for Human Security during the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced that CES 2024 is thriving and on track to surpass the CES 2023 footprint and number of attendees, exhibitors and global media. CES 2024 will be the largest in-person, independently audited tech event in the world. Scheduled January 9-12 in Las Vegas, registration for CES 2024 is now open.

The startup, which provides full-stack software solutions to transform sales to online and build a robust ecommerce system, has successfully raised $2.2 million led by I2BF Global Ventures and Somersault Ventures with many existing investors participating.

The global ‘last mile’ food and package delivery industry is worth almost $990 billion and is facing immense pressures to manage costs and cope with demand.

Mental health tech startup thymia is giving out free AI-powered ‘Mental Wellness Checks’ to employees from this month, to empower employers to better understand and improve the mental health and wellbeing of their workforce ahead of World Mental Health Day.

Heero Technologies, a high growth cleantech software and data company based in Dundee, is excited to be shortlisted for two ‘Women’s Enterprise Scotland Awards’.

Organisations across the country will be able to demonstrate that their new artificial intelligence and digital innovations meet regulatory requirements so they can quickly bring them to market.

The Connected Banking Series focuses on building future-oriented banking models by accelerating the pace of digital transformation and delivering a delightful customer experience in line with policy and regulations while ensuring the highest standards of privacy and security.

Small businesses are facing a ‘quadruple threat’ of rising interest rates, rocketing energy prices, delayed customer payments and the cost of meeting sustainability expectations.

The tech industry is suffering from leaky pipeline of recruits and women are the solution to the problem.

Workspace Design Show, the trade show bringing together the UK workplace design community, returns to London’s Business Design Centre for its eagerly awaited third UK edition from 27-28 February 2024.

Lomar’s newly launched corporate venture lab, lomarlabs, has announced its latest portfolio company and collaboration with Silicon Valley tech startup Blue Dot Change. Together, they will work to develop, design, and test Blue Dot Change’s compact nature-based catalyst dispenser, which aims to accelerate the reduction of methane in the air.

BlinqIO, a generative AI company has announced the launch of its new BlinqIO Virtual Tester (BVT). The first of its kind, it is a fully autonomous advanced testing platform for websites and applications.

Micron Agritech, a Dublin-based agricultural technology company, has raised £2.3 million in funding co-lead by ACT VC, Atlantic Bridge, and Yield Lab Europe, positioning itself for expanded growth within both the UK and the Irish markets.

Discover a unique event experience that transcends the boundaries of artistic inspiration at the upcoming Workspace Design Show, taking place from 11 - 12 October at RAI, Amsterdam. This event will bring together the Benelux workplace interiors community in a dynamic exploration of the future of experiential workspaces.

Automat-IT, a prominent DevOps provider and an AWS Premier Partner, has expanded its presence to the UK and Spain with a strong commitment to assisting startups in accelerating their business growth.

In a world where tourism is a major economic driver (contributing nearly $7.4 trillion to global GDP in 2022), the significant environmental challenges posed by the tourism model developed to date mean that sustainability has emerged as an inescapable goal for the sector.

The Bank of England is set to hike interest rates for the fifteenth time in a row on Thursday, despite recession fears, which will mean the Bank’s rate will be at its highest level since the beginning of 2008, taking interest rates to 5.5%.

The speed at which tech, like AI, is changing the world of art and culture is alarming. Two Austrian organisations are looking to drive awareness in a big way around it by launching an award and possibly opening an ‘AI for culture’ research and competence centre in Austria.

Saïd Business School at The University of Oxford and OpenOcean, a European venture capital firm, have released O3, the world’s most accurate open-access startup insights platform.