Undelivered packages. Lost parcels. Delays. Everyone has been a victim of a flawed last-mile delivery at least once, and failed deliveries significantly affect customer experience. Today's article will help you improve your last-mile delivery and avoid unsatisfied customers.

Historically, larger institutions have held the keys to the investment kingdom. Banks, hedge funds and other financial heavyweights have long used exclusive access and knowledge to peer under the hoods of public companies, using their findings to inform their investment decisions. Meanwhile individual investors have been left with little power in the stock market, deprived of the access and insight required to compete and find an edge.

The creator of the Blue Economy concept, experts in genetic rejuvenation, or leaders in ecosystem development such as Jerome S. Engel or  Cristina Dolan, from MIT, some of the featured speakers of DES2022

Knowledge is power. This well-known phrase is often underplayed in the business arena, with the adage ‘cash is king’ taking primacy. While cash is, of course, fundamental to business, knowledge can often elevate a business to the next level – something I’ve come across at Connectd with a number of startups. 

Social mobility affects us all. It covers all strata in society and does not just affect those typically seen as underprivileged. The family you were born into, where you come from, or the people you know shouldn’t be what shapes your life and prospects – but the reality is these things can still impact an individual’s progression in life and in the workplace as much as talent and skill.

Following a Freedom of Information request, HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be working alongside leading cryptocurrency exchange platforms in an attempt to gather personal information of users.

MyMynd, the mental health platform for employees, has received £650,000 in pre-seed funding from investors including Triple Point Ventures and several angel investors including Andrew Nadin, Southeastern Grocer’s Chief Customer and Digital Officer; Maurice Abboudi, serial hospitality entrepreneur and investor on BBC 2’s ‘My Million Pound Menu’; and Will Jones, founder of online bookshop Wordery.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK authority upholding information rights and data privacy, has revealed a slashing of their IT budget following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to official figures.

Machine learning is like software that is updated with data instead of code. Tech startup Lightly has taken on the mission to drive quality data into machine learning models to generate better outcomes.

Wellbees, the new generation employee wellbeing platform that is used by more than 100,000 employees in over 40 companies in 17 countries and recently launched into the UK, has now received $2.2m seed investment.

A study from global technology platform, Intuit QuickBooks, has found that 83% of small-and medium sized businesses (SMBs) feel confident about their business performance over the next year, despite the cost of living crisis.

Outfund has committed to invest £500m of lending to ecommerce and subscription-based businesses in the next 12 months

One in four adults feel lonely. Loneliness can put adults at a greater risk of suffering from mental health problems down the line. This year, the focus for Mental Health Awareness Week is raising awareness of the impact of loneliness on mental health and how it can be addressed practically.

As the hazy past of overworked individuals who barely got a well done from their Employer is slowly but surely fading out, people now want to feel recognised as individuals with personal needs within a professional setting.

Shell (brand value up 13% to £36.5bn) remains the United Kingdom’s most valuable brand, according to a new report from brand valuation consultancy, Brand Finance.

The Digital Business World Congress will analyse the change of role that CIOs are experiencing associated with the irruption of 4.0 technologies. Experts such as Alma Miller, with a long experience in the US market. And Cesar Camargo, advisor in computer modernisation, will discuss the success of the "Málaga Valley" as an epicenter of talent and digital development

It comes as no surprise that startups have been among the hardest hit since COVID hit the world in 2019. According to new data from Muse Finance, the number of startups has decreased significantly from two million to just over one million due to business failures and fewer new corporations.

Techstars London has unveiled its 2022 cohort, with a major focus on supporting underrepresented founders. The latest cohort from the global accelerator is the most diverse in its London history. 

The notion that the pandemic shifted the needle when it comes to applying technology to learning is overblown. Yes, we adapted, but did we really innovate? In many cases, we took the static, traditional learning process and shoehorned it into an online format. Technological advances progress at breakneck speed, and yet learning is an area that is not even close to making the most of what technology has to offer. Why is it, when we have the world’s most powerful knowledge resource (the internet) at our fingertips, that we continue to apply 200-year old ideas to how we learn?

SME insurer Superscript has found that complacent attitudes among employees towards cybersecurity is putting UK businesses more at risk. In a survey of 1,500 UK employees, 40% feel that upholding cybersecurity best practice is not their responsibility.