Developers of an electric wheelchair designed to enable social distancing and built with COVID-19 resistant materials have been awarded a UK government grant of £175,000.

Technology company, Emitwise has raised $3.4m from former Uber CEO, Ryan Graves and other Silicon Valley investors to roll out unique technology that helps companies meet their emissions targets faster and support the transition to a net zero carbon world.

It was 2am on a cold December morning when I attempted to get a ride home after a rather disappointing Christmas party. I pulled out my phone and opened up Bolt. At that time of night drivers were few and far between. I was matched with a driver on the other side of the Thames to myself with an estimated arrival time of 27 minutes.

London’s highest-rated IT support provider, Totality Services has launches WFH IT Support to service the millions of workers displaced by the new lockdown regulations. The new offering affords teams of all sizes the level of IT security and support previously reserved for large office-based operations, servicing the needs of the nation’s work-from-home employees.

A 24 year-old first-time entrepreneur who built a mobile app company from his bedroom has had the business acquired by UCAS, the UK’s university admissions service.

Somerset based communications agency, ADPR, is offering completely free careers advice and support for anyone considering a role in PR & Marketing and has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The invitation-only network for founders and CEOs of the most successful tech businesses, Fast Growth Icons, has announced the online return of its annual event, taking place on 10th December 2020, hosted by Utterly Events. Founded in 2016, Fast Growth Icons delivers high quality insights, allowing founders and CEOs to connect with peers that are building high growth, established businesses.

$6tn in the next five years, this is how much the world will spend through contactless payments, according to analyst firm Juniper Research. For many of us who have discovered and since relied heavily on contactless payments since its introduction in 2007, either through card, phone, or watch, or those of us who have taken a stroll down a COVID-era high-street to see shop windows adorned with 'card payment only' signs, this is hardly a surprise.

Multi-nationals Hewlett Packard Enterprise NASA and Ernst & Young are among the finalists for this year’s Diversity in Tech Awards (DITA) which takes place virtually on Tuesday the 10th November 2020 at 5pm GMT. The ceremony, which acknowledges and celebrates Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I) advocates and organisations that have made impactful strides in diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community has moved to an online format due to COVID-19.

2020 was a year of survival for many industries as COVID-19 impacted organisations of all sizes. To help businesses prepare for 2021, global technology company SafetyCulture, is bringing together some of the sharpest and innovative minds for a free virtual event: SafetyCulture Summit 2020: From Surviving to Thriving.

COVID-19 has driven a period of rapid adoption for digital technologies amid a climate of business contraction and job losses, but I encourage you to try to look behind the headlines for something more positive. I believe that this can be found in the statement: "The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated changes already occurring in society.” 

Cambridge continues to be one of the UK’s leading tech clusters with one of the highest counts of tech vacancies in the UK and some of the highest average salaries in the country.

Juggle, an online skills market for flexible work, has announced it has raised  $2.1m to date from both sides of the Atlantic, a further boost in its mission to close the women’s leadership gap. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup connects forward-thinking businesses with flexible professionals.

A British technology startup focused on helping the elderly live more independently in their own home has received financial backing from the Government.

Koa Health, a digital mental healthcare provider redefining care by offering a range of personalised mental health solutions backed by science and designed to improve user wellbeing, has announced its successful spin out from Alpha, Telefónica’s moonshot factory.

HumanForest has launched a £1m crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube to meet growing levels of demand for its shared e-bikes.

A Rapid Antigen Test has been launched to provide business owners with a fast, reliable and cost effective solution to help detect and curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus amongst their workforce.

We’ve all heard of the importance and growing demand for authentic branded content over the years, but what does it actually mean and how can you set to achieve this within your business?

With a second lockdown looming, 42% of UK working adults are working in fear, scared of making a mistake at work.  The nationwide poll, commissioned by Feel Good Contacts, of 2,000 employees revealed some of the many concerns faced by UK workers.

One in five (21%) business decision-makers say they do not trust any of their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks to be automated, despite this year’s lockdown preventing most physical checks.