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  • UK tech special: The rocky but unstoppable rise in startup valuations

    January 30, 2022

    The accelerated growth of startup valuations has sparked debate around the world, particularly in the markets where this has been reflected in the most significant raises and the speediest unicorns. Despite ongoing pandemic uncertainty, a quarter of the UK’s 116 unicorn tech companies became unicorns during 2021. Investment climbed significantly, up to £26bn in 2021 [...]

  • Sales and productivity have jumped since move to four-day work week, says London tech firm

    January 25, 2022

    A London-based tech company has seen a 30 per cent boost in sales since moving to a four-day work week, the agency told City A.M. Since the change to a four-day, 32 hour working week, implemented in October of last year, technology consultancy company THRYVE ahas also seen its productivity go up by 20 per [...]

  • Exclusive: MyTutor snaps up tech platform amid digital skills shortage

    January 17, 2022

    MyTutor has snapped up Fire Tech, a coding and technical training platform for children, in a merger aimed at improving digital skills.

  • Tech Special: The jobs, sectors and countries most at risk of automation and robotics in 2022

    January 5, 2022

    Digital change and automation are driving enormous productivity gains in the world of work. However, the rapid changes mean many individuals, businesses and even entire nations will be hugely impacted by automation and tech, with some roles and jobs to be replaced by robots altogether. Many of the industries that are most at risk of [...]

  • Capital raising in the City picks up despite ongoing Covid disruption as listed firms pull in close to £25bn this year

    December 29, 2021

    UK listed companies have raised more than £12bn in new capital from investors in the second half of the year, bringing the total so far for 2021 between January and November to £24.7bn, according to data shared with City A.M. This represents the second highest total since 2009, following on from 2020 when £34.4bn was [...]

  • 2021: Best year ever for UK tech sector with £26bn in VC, 116 unicorns, record London listings and more jobs

    December 28, 2021

    The UK tech sector looks back on its best year ever, raking in £26bn in venture capital, record London listings, more jobs and the number of British unicorns climbing to 116. Success feeds cities outside London as Cambridge has become the leading regional tech city in the UK thanks to its combination of high levels [...]

  • Exclusive: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ no longer applies as tech-daring UK companies are hungry for risk

    November 25, 2021

    Enthusiasm for experimenting with new technologies is growing fast across UK businesses, largely because many companies are increasingly prepared to take more risks. Given the increased risk appetite and firms embracing tech, organisations are pumping more cash in new technological applications and platforms. In fact, 77 per cent of businesses with headcounts over 250 said [...]

  • China hands out new fines to tech giants in anti-monopoly crackdown

    November 20, 2021

    Chinese tech giants including Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings have been fined for failing to report corporate acquisitions, adding to an anti-monopoly crackdown by the ruling Communist Party. The companies failed to report 43 acquisitions that occurred up to eight years ago under rules on “operating concentration”, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation. [...]

  • Founder of tech firm where David Cameron chaired advisory board steps down after sexual assault claims

    November 19, 2021

    The founder of a tech group at which former prime minister David Cameron was an adviser has stepped down amid allegations of sexual harassment. Zia Chishti, who founded Afiniti, was accused this week of pressuring a former employee into having sex with him on a business trip, when it was also alleged he beat her. [...]

  • Adapt or die: What can retail, health and other industries learn from banks? Turns out, a lot

    November 10, 2021

    What can retail, health and other industries learn from banks?  Turns out, a lot. A third of Brits rate their digital experiences in financial services a 9 or 10 out of 10 compared to other industries. In fact, whether it is making payments, getting a loan or even opening a new account, by far most [...]

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