Hartlepool Council has initiated a new trial aimed at boosting the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) throughout the town. They are implementing Kerbo Charge through-pavement channels, enabling residents with street parking to charge their cars at home safely and benefit from low-cost off-peak tariffs.

Fy!, the AI-enabled marketplace specialising in home and living, has announced its acquisition of Trouva, the platform for exploring and purchasing from independent boutiques and brands.

HiBob, the company behind Bob, the contemporary HR platform transforming the world of work, recently unveiled Bob Hiring, a fully integrated Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that seamlessly connects candidate, employee, and business data for enhanced decision-making.

As the largest competition of its kind in the Nordics and Baltics, Latitude59 Pitch Competition has once again broken records – a total of 526 applications from 53 countries were submitted, which is almost a hundred more than the previous year.

Zoom has announced the general availability of Zoom Workplace, its AI-powered collaboration platform.

Same-day delivery service Gophr and Diamond Logistics Birmingham have teamed up with Charging Angels, provider of urgent laptop power chargers.

Alibaba.com has announced the launch of its Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Europe, aiming to promote gender equality in business and support female entrepreneurship.

Docusign has announced a major expansion of its business strategy by introducing a new SaaS category – Intelligent Agreement Management. Alongside this, it has launched Docusign IAM, a comprehensive intelligent agreement management platform with a suite of applications designed to lead in this new category.

Research conducted by communications consultancy Stand has highlighted that as companies grow, business leaders increasingly worry about losing touch with their customers, employees, and public perception.

Koba, the flexible workspace company known for creating premium, evidence-based sustainable workplaces, is launching its first UK venture at 100 Barbirolli Square in Manchester.

Integrated Graphene has announced the appointment of Andrew Lacey to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer.

Hundreds of UK chief executives fear that AI could usurp their positions, highlighting widespread concerns over the technology’s ability to disrupt traditional working models.

Mobility startup Voi, producing e-scooters and bikes, has unveiled  it’s new scooter model, the Voiager 7.

Gut health test startup ZOE has announced it is cutting its costs by 20%, which means employee numbers will also be cut.

The AI skills gap is impeding public sector projects, with 60% identifying the shortage as their primary challenge to implementation, according to research by Salesforce.

In the 2023/24 financial year, Blackfinch Ventures invested over £12 million across a variety of early and growth stage companies, strengthening its commitment to the UK's burgeoning tech economy.

New research conducted by IDEE has uncovered that managing cyber security poses a greater challenge for large businesses compared to their smaller counterparts.

IBM and Microsoft have been first to confirm their participation as partners in a revamped London Tech Week 2024, which will see the event double in size and attendance versus the 2023 edition.

Experts from TelephoneSystems.Cloud have raised concerns that the reluctance to embrace new technologies is constraining small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK.

The full power of next-generation quantum computing may soon be accessible to millions of individuals and companies, following a breakthrough by scientists at Oxford University Physics that guarantees security and privacy.