Forget AI, Britain can win the quantum era Opinion Britain might not have the deepest pockets anymore, but in quantum theory, small is powerful, writes Tom Adeyoola.
TikTok to create over 500 UK jobs as major plans revealed Tech TikTok is to create more than 500 UK jobs and open a second office in London, it has been revealed. The Chinese-owned social media firm has confirmed its UK workforce will expand to 3,000 by the end of 2025 and it will open a new 135,000 sq ft office in London’s Barbican. The group already [...]
Plans worth £200m revealed by Imperial College London and Bruntwood SciTech Property Imperial College London is to build a life sciences and deep tech development worth over £200m in the west of the capital after partnering with Bruntwood SciTech. The university has earmarked land at its White City Deep Tech Campus after signing an agreement with the joint venture between property group Bruntwood, Legal & General and [...]
Huawei: Chinese firm reduced to a shadow of former size as UK restrictions bite September 25, 2024 Turnover at the UK arm of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has been slashed by more than £1bn since 2019 as the impact of UK and US restrictions bite. The London-headquartered business has reported a turnover of £229.56m for 2023, down from the £359m it posted in 2022. The latest figure comes after Huawei’s turnover totalled [...]
Raspberry Pi shows London’s public markets are still sweet September 24, 2024 Investors woke up to a sweet surprise from Raspberry Pi on Tuesday, as the computer maker’s first post-IPO report topped expectations. The British tech darling posted a 47 per cent rise in gross profit and a 56 per cent growth in adjusted earnings (EBITDA) for the first half of the year, driven by the sale [...]
Shares in Apple supplier IQE plunge as guidance disappoints and debt pile grows September 10, 2024 Shares in semiconductor supplier IQE plummeted 14 per cent in early trading on Tuesday after it disappointed investors with weak guidance and as it racked up debt. The Cardiff-based manufacturer of compound wafers used to make semiconductors said its full-year guidance lies at the lower end of consensus forecasts of revenue between £130m and 154m. [...]