UK startup buzz drives Techspace London expansion
The technology co-working space provider Techspace is to expand its presence in the Tech City area of London by 25 per cent, the company has announced.
View ArticleWeekend Roundup: Microsoft crowns Satya Nadella new CEO, Facebook turns 10,...
It was a momentous week in the world of technology, headlined by Microsoft's confirmation of Satya Nadella as its new CEO and Facebook's tenth birthday.
View ArticleSupport Tech City: Kickstarter making Burger Bear's "disco diner" with...
Popular London street food slinger Burger Bear has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help build a high-tech "diner-style disco paradise" in the heart of Silicon Roundabout.
View ArticleBrighton’s “Silicon Beach” promised £170m investment to trigger tech growth
It comes as part of the Greater Brighton City Deal that looks to drive investment in Brighton and the surrounding areas, and it’s estimated that 8,500 new jobs could come to the city.
View ArticleBag Yourself a Billboard competition aims to find UK's best pitch
Sage has announced the opening of the Bag Yourself a Billboard competition. The winning entry will get premium advertising in the heart of London's Tech City and a million online ad impressions.
View ArticleTech jobs power 48% growth in North West vacancies
Jobs in the region’s tech sector are helping to fuel a trend that has seen vacancy levels rise by 48 per cent with IT professionals in particular demand.
View ArticleTech City’s got nothing on Silicon Valley, says Cisco CEO
John Chambers has praised government investment in tech, but says achieving London's own Silicon Valley is a long way off, despite Cisco's growth in UK technical staff of late.
View ArticleLondon tech scene set to bring £12bn to wider economy by 2024
New rules on migrant workers will see technology growth hit 5.1 per cent every year between now and 2024 as companies are able to pick and choose from the best talent.
View ArticleGoogle Ventures to get Tech City HQ
The search engine giant's venture capital investment arm is set to launch a central hub for the next generation of European entrepreneurs in London's Clerkenwell area.
View ArticleGovernment pulls £50m grant for Tech City regeneration
Regeneration plans, including the construction of a civic centre with a 400-seater auditorium, have been put on hold after the government withdrew the money set aside for the scheme.
View ArticleThink you can make it as a successful entrepreneur? Here's what you need to know
ITProPortal got together with Poojan Kumar, the co-founder and CEO of PernixData to find out what it takes to make it as a successful entrepreneur.
View ArticleUK government injects £25 million into London tech startup fund
The UK government has announced the launch of the London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF) in order to address the funding gap faced by the capital’s tech startups.
View ArticleVirgin Media pushing new deals for small businesses in Tech City
Virgin Media Business has announced new plans to create fibre optic speeds in a new start-up hotspot in East London named 'Tech City', where several small technology business are set-up.
View ArticleRunning a successful tech business in the UK
CEO of Intercede, Richard Parris, which specialises in identity and credential management, offers his thoughts on running a technology business in the UK:
View ArticleHow hacking is improving the world
It is easy to think about hacking in an entirely negative way. When the major film studios Sony Pictures was brought to a standstill over the release of “The Interview,” it was hacking that was to...
View ArticleUK’s start-ups thriving outside of London
UK’s digital ecosystem is thriving and, more importantly, it’s breaking away from its ‘London-centric’ mindset, a recent study suggests.
View ArticleBanks need to be more agile to compete with London’s Tech City startups
Closer collaboration between Silicon Roundabout’s technology startups and the banking sector is set to occur, according to a new report by Accenture.
View Article5 reasons we all need to calm down about startups
Startups are a crucial part of any industry and none more so than the technology sector. A thriving culture of entrepreneurialism can do wonders for a country’s economy, as places like Silicon Valley...
View ArticleFresh calls from London Councillors for Tech City investment
Councillors in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Islington have been left in the dark after plans to regenerate Tech City were quietly scrapped.
View ArticleGithub seeks $2 billion valuation, as it expands to Europe
Social coding platform GitHub is planning its largest investor round to date, asking for $200 million (£127 million) on a $2 billion (£1.27 billion) valuation.
View ArticleTech City vs Silicon Valley: An insiders view
We all know about the power of Silicon Valley and it may still hold the upper hand over London's Tech City, but the capital's technology hub is slowly but surely catching up.
View ArticleWikipedia founder Jimmy Wales "London is a better place to live than Silicon...
Silicon Valley is still the undisputed king when it comes to technology bubbles, but London, Shenzhen, Paris and a few other cities are starting to crop up as Tech Cities.
View ArticleFirst UK retailer offering Apple Pay is revealed
The first UK shop to offer Apple Pay to its customers has been revealed and it’s not a huge multinational chain.
View ArticleUK visa rules for IT experts to be eased amid worker shortage
If you are an IT specialist living outside of the European Union, and had trouble reaching London's Tech City for a promising job position, I have some good news for you.
View ArticleThree forces encouraging the growth of digital Britain
Across the UK, technology is booming, and this is not just in London. According to the latest Tech Nation report from Tech City UK, three quarters of digital organisations in Britain are based outside...
View ArticleTech Cities gain ground in battle with London for IT talent
Several of UK’s Tech Cities outside of London have offered more jobs and higher pay in the IT sector, thus narrowing the gap they have on the country’s capital in the third quarter.
View ArticleLondon’s digital sector is crying out for tech talent
Tech in London is booming. The digital economy has seen growth from around 250 tech firms in 2010 at the launch of the Tech City initiative, to more than 5000 today. Rohan Silva, David Cameron’s former...
View Article7 Productivity tips big business can learn from startups
We are told that boosting productivity is the way to increase salaries for hard working Brits. In my book, that means that technology needs to start doing more of the heavy-lifting for us, helping...
View ArticleGovernment wants your help with UK's digital revolution
Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey has called on public and industry to share their ideas on how the UK’s digital revolution can be taken to the next stage.
View ArticleLondon is almost the tech capital of the world
London has overtaken the likes of New York and Shanghai in a global ranking of the top tech cities, second only to San Francisco as the city most likely to create the next big technology powerhouse.
View Article
