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TimeOut takes over event booking platform YPlan for £1.6m

London-based events startup Yplan has been acquired by magazine publisher Time Out for…

Startupbootcamp partners with Eos Venture Partners to invest upto £1Mn in InsurTech startups

Startupbootcamp InsurTech, an accelerator for early-stage insurance startups, has announced an agreement…

BBC’s student-friendly programmable computer Micro:bit all set to go global

Since its inception, the BBC Micro:Bit has been a huge success. The…

Fraud detection firm Ravelin mints fresh £3m in series A from Playfair Capital and others

Ravelin, a firm that uses machine-learning to detect and fight fraud, has…

Insurtech startup Neos rakes in over £1 million in seed funding from a clutch of investors

Neos, a connected home insurance service, has raised over £1 million in…

UK Government appoints Matthew Gould as its first-ever Director General for Digital and Media

The UK Government has today taken an extremely important step towards further…

Cybersecurity fines of up to £122bn could be levied on UK firms in 2018

Businesses across the UK could face up to £122bn in cybersecurity fines…

Softbank’s $100 billion tech investment fund to be located in London

Venture capital investors in London are thrilled at the arrival of the…

easyJet partners with Founders Factory to invest in Travel-tech startups

Owing to a multi-million pound partnership with Founders Factory, easyJet (a British…

PragmatIC scores £18m in series A to accelerate deployment of intelligent packaging solutions

PragmatIC, an intelligent electronics packaging company, raked in £18m in a Series A funding…

Funeralbooker receives $975,000 in seed round from White Cloud Capital

Funeralbooker, a curated marketplace for independent funeral directors, has raked in $975,000…

Market operator ICAP acquires fintech firm Abide Financial for an undisclosed sum

ICAP, a provider of post trade risk mitigation services, has taken over…

London-based machine learning startup ComplyAdvantage raises $8.2 Mn in Series A round

ComplyAdvantage, a new London-based startup, raked in $8.2 million in a Series…

Investigatory Powers Bill approved by UK government

The UK government has passed an amendment to the Investigatory Powers Bill,…

Edinburgh-based HealthTech firm Snap40 mints £2m in seed round

Snap40 today announced it has raked in £2 million in Seed funding…

EdTech startup MEL Science receives $2.5M in Series A round from Sistema Venture Capital

MEL Science, a subscription EdTech service, has raised a $2.5m Series A funding…

AI accountability: ramp it up, say UK MPs

A UK parliamentary committee has recommended that the government act immediately and proactively to…

Recruitment tech startup Sonovate rakes in £9m

Sonovate, a finance and technology provider for contract recruitment, received £9 million…
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Autonomous vehicle tested for the first time in UK in Milton Keynes

A public testing of the driverless car occurred for the first ever…
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IMAX is opening up its first VR Centre for Europe by year-end, in Manchester

IMAX, the movie mega-giant, is branching out smaller screens, yet still managing…
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Europe Commission reportedly won’t investigate Google’s tax arrangements

Google has been facing the wrath of the European Commission for the…