The volume of bolt-on acquisitions made by tech businesses across the UK in Q1 2023 was at its lowest levels since lockdown shook the M&A market in Q2 2020, according to Rickitt Mitchell’s Buy & Build Barometer.

The majority (59%) of senior marketers think Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) are overlooked by the industry. That’s according to research by SALESmanago, the Customer Engagement Platform, which surveyed 250 marketers across the UK, Poland, Germany and Spain to determine the disconnect between marketers and CDP adoption.

Although video content remains one of the top choices for marketers to boost sales and increase traffic and brand awareness, consumers spent less time watching online videos this year than in 2022.

Tracxn, an SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Tracxn Feed Report - Environment Tech ahead of World Environment Day. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, provides insights into the Environment Tech space across the globe.

Vizibl has launched its first edition of Vizibl Quick Insights, culminating in a new report: Procurement’s Decarbonisation Readiness Report. This report polls the procurement industry, asking vital questions about how prepared enterprises are to work with suppliers in reducing scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.  

vidby, a Swiss startup for AI-powered translation and dubbing, urges colleagues to direct their efforts on creating a code of ethical use of advanced artificial intelligence technologies in translations. 

The Dublin Tech Summit 2023, held on 31st May - 1st June, brought together tech enthusiasts, industry experts, startups, scaleups, and visionary leaders to explore the latest innovations and trends shaping the future of technology.

Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, is collaborating with NVIDIA to fast-track the development of cutting-edge tools and technology to enable next-generation content and experiences

Join Startups Magazine at MOVE 2023 from 21-22nd June to see the latest tech and assess the direction of the mobility industry. Network with some of the biggest players, form partnerships with access to 500 startups and be inspired by the great minds of tomorrow. Stop by stand 96 to say hello and grab the latest issue.

Fintech Week London, the must-attend event for the fintech industry, has announced an impressive line-up of speakers for its flagship conference on 19 to 20 June, with Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor of London for Business, and Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Andrew Griffith MP, among the influential voices taking to the stage.

HR, payroll, and employee engagement platform Employment Hero is on a mission to reinvent the entire employment relationship with its new, world-first employment superapp, Swag. 

The Santander X Global Award, IS Santander’s International university entrepreneurship competition, where 36 winners from their respective Local Awards will have the chance to represent their countries (Spain, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, and the UK) and compete to win cash prizes and additional benefits to take their solutions to the next level.

Circus Street, a specialist provider of online training in digital skills for global enterprises, has released data that shows how skills training priorities for businesses have changed before, during and after the pandemic. 

Constant digitalisation and changing business models are revolutionising the culture of talent. The emergence of Artificial Intelligence on a global scale, the consolidation of teleworking, or the widespread development of EdTech, or educational technologies, are just some examples of the evolution of human resources. Without going any further, the World Economic Forum has recently pointed out that almost 80% of the most in-demand jobs in 2030 have not yet been created, so the market needs constant training to respond to this development. Added to this is the challenge of a shortage of teams with digital skills and competences.

BHive is a global entrepreneur incubation programme providing hands-on guidance and support to empower startups from around the world to scale their business in North America.

McCann Worldgroup and South Summit have just signed a strategic partnership agreement to collaborate and combine synergies in the world of entrepreneurship and innovation.

The application of Artificial Intelligence has become a lever for transforming business models, as well as driving new business opportunities. According to industry research figures, 98% of company leaders believe that Artificial Intelligence will play a transformative role in their organisation's strategies in the next three years. This vision becomes even more relevant after the irruption of Generative Artificial Intelligence, where the popular ChatGPT is framed. This technology has led to the democratisation of AI and is having an unprecedented impact on all segments of the industry, from the generation of content, such as videos, images, texts, presentations or audios, to the hyper-personalisation and automation of services, or the agility of processes.

UK organisations and consumers are ready to embrace a new era of digital identity according to a new report from Curity, an API-focussed identity and access management company. 

Employees who earn less than £30,000 are bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis, with their employers far less likely to offer meaningful financial wellbeing support, according to new research from Mintago.

VistaPrint, the design and marketing partner for small businesses, has revealed that despite the long hours, small business owners (SBOs) have a better work-life harmony working for themselves. The research found over half of small business owners (52%) started their own business to improve their work-life balance, this jumping to 58% for those aged 45-54.