Watchdog that could rein in the tech giants

Watchdog that could rein in the tech giants: New UK digital regulator might have power to suspend or reverse anti-competitive action Digital regulator could investigate Google’s algorithms, says Oliver Dowden Concerns they disproportionately direct enquiries to Left-leaning news sites  The Digital Markets Unit (DMU) has already begun work on a code of conduct By Paul … Read more

Goldman Sachs lines up a second tech float in Wise

Goldman Sachs, a key adviser on Deliveroo’s car crash market debut last week, is brushing aside a storm of protest and is already preparing to unleash its second giant tech listing this year.  Sources last night said Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were on track to sell shares in financial technology giant Wise next month … Read more

Female CEO of £100m business launches 12-week course to get more women into tech jobs

Few companies make promises to get people employed after they sign up to their courses, particularly during a pandemic.  But that’s exactly what Amy Golding, chief executive of Opus Talent Solutions and founder of _nology says she’ll do. The straight-talking businesswoman, who became CEO of tech recruitment company Opus Talent Solutions at just 31, says she’s … Read more

British tech start-ups had a record year for investment

The British technology industry had a solid 2020, despite the pandemic and fears over Brexit, an annual study shows.  Tech start-ups and scale-ups in the UK have more than doubled their collective value since 2017, according to Tech Nation.  Collectively, they are valued at $585billion (£422.55billion) which is more than double the next most valuable … Read more

Smart motorway safety tech not as effective as Highway England suggested

Technology being built into smart motorways to improve their controversial safety credentials might only detect around 85 per cent of stranded vehicles – and leave thousands of motorists a year vulnerable to potentially life-threatening collisions, a report has revealed. Stationary Vehicle Detection (SVD) systems are due to be rolled out across all smart motorways in … Read more

Pensionbee founder eyes £135m windfall amid tech float buzz 

Founder of retirement savings app Pensionbee eyes £135m windfall amid tech float buzz By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:35 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 23 March 2021 Windfall Pensionbee founder and chief exec Romi Savova A retirement savings app is the latest technology firm to unveil plans for a … Read more

Abu Dhabi agrees to pump £5bn into British tech and infrastructure 

Abu Dhabi agrees to pump £5bn into British technology and infrastructure By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:36 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 22:58 GMT, 23 March 2021 Abu Dhabi will invest up to £5bn in the UK through its state-run fund Mubadala Abu Dhabi has agreed to pump billions of pounds into … Read more

BioNTech scientist behind Pfizer vaccine plans to use same tech used for Covid jabs to combat cancer

The scientist behind the first widely used coronavirus vaccine says the technology behind it will soon be used to fight cancer.  Ozlem Tureci, who co-founded the German company BioNTech with her husband, was working on a way to harness the body’s immune system to tackle tumours when they learned last year of an unknown virus … Read more

BioNTech scientist behind Pfizer vaccine plans to use same tech used for Covid jabs to combat cancer

The scientist behind the first widely used coronavirus vaccine says the technology behind it will soon be used to fight cancer.  Ozlem Tureci, who co-founded the German company BioNTech with her husband, was working on a way to harness the body’s immune system to tackle tumours when they learned last year of an unknown virus … Read more