YouGov shares soar as market researcher snaps up Yabble in £4.5m deal and raises guidance August 6, 2024 Polling and market research company YouGov has acquired New Zealand-based generative AI company Yabble in a £4.5m cash deal as it slightly notches up its full-year guidance.
‘Uncomfortable reading’: UK tech growth drags as number of new companies falls by 11 per cent August 5, 2024 The capital registered 6,170 new tech companies in the second quarter of 2024, down from 7,253 in the first quarter and a slight one per cent decline from the same period last year.
Vodafone-Three £15bn merger delayed further as CMA extends probe August 2, 2024 Vodafone and Three will have to wait longer before finding out if a £15bn planned merger has the seal of approval from the UK’s competition regulator.
Apple pins hopes on AI for iPhone upgrades as China sales falter August 2, 2024 Apple said its third-quarter iPhone sales were better than expected and forecast more gains on Thursday as it bets on artificial intelligence to attract buyers, even as its overall China business disappointed.
Founder Favourites: Why AI is NOT the death of creativity August 1, 2024 In this episode of Founder Favourites, Ajaz Ahmed, founder and chief executive of digital design agency AKQA, sat down with the hosts and told them that entrepreneurs' best bet might just be found in AI, healthcare or climate tech.
Mike Lynch feared he would die in prison if convicted July 28, 2024 British tech mogul Mike Lynch thought he would die in jail if he had not been cleared of defrauding Hewlett-Packard (HP) in a multi-billion-dollar deal.
Relx: Data firm reports £1.5bn profit thanks to AI boost July 25, 2024 Data and analytics group Relx continued to push up revenue as profit reached over £1.5bn thanks to demand for analytics underpinned by AI.
Hewlett-Packard: Cost cutting boosts HP profit but UK sales slip further away from £1bn mark July 24, 2024 Revenue at the UK arm of Hewlett-Packard (HP) slipped further away from the £1bn mark during its latest financial year while a range of cost reduction measures boosted its profit.
IBM: AI demand boosts UK profit by more than £100m July 23, 2024 Demand for IBM's AI and hybrid cloud services helped profit at its UK arm surge by more than £100m in 2023, it has been revealed.
IQE: ‘Growth ahead’ says boss of Cardiff semiconductor firm as sales expected to jump July 23, 2024 The Cardiff-headquartered company said it expects revenue to be at least £65m in the first six months of the year.