UK homeowners saw the value of their homes rise for the third month in a row, by 0.4% or £1,000 from January to February according to analysis by online estate agent Purplebricks.
Local relationship bank Handelsbanken has appointed Kevin Hulse as its first Corporate Manager – Business Development for Edinburgh. Born and bred in the capital, the 43-year-old steps into the newly-created position after two years with the bank as a Corporate Manager based at its Edinburgh East branch at Waterloo Place. The strategic appointment sees Hulse take on responsibility for driving the bank’s growth right across the city, his remit also covering the Edinburgh West End branch at...
Microsoft has launched a UK AI startup accelerator in partnership with London-based private investing platform Seedrs. The Series AI programme aims to help participating startups build and integrate AI technology. The four-week accelerator, open to startups from Seed to Series A stage, will include mentorship, resource sharing and commercialisation support. “Over the last few years, […]
Romania-headquartered cybersecurity company Bitdefender is launching a venture division to invest in early-stage cyber and AI startups. Bitdefender Voyager Ventures (BVV) will back startups at the seed or Series A stage, acting as either a lead or co-investor. A representative for Bitdefender told UKTN that BVV will have a “global mandate but with an emphasis […]
The Managing Director\Chief Executive Officer, Transcorp Hotels Plc, Dupe Olusola, said that the company plans on diversifying its services, among other strategies, to increase its revenue growth in 2024 and beyond.
Chinese tech company Huawei unveiled on Wednesday a new software brand for intelligent driving, marking its latest push to become a major player in the electric vehicle industry. The new brand Qiankun, symbolising a combination of heaven and the Kunlun Mountains, plans to provide self-driving systems involving the driving chassis, audio and driver's seat, Jin Yuzhi, CEO of Huawei's Intelligent Automotive Solution (IAS) business unit, said during an event ahead of the Beijing auto show. 2024...
The “Praise God” rapper’s religious era appears to be over as he is reportedly thinking about launching a porn studio by summer.
The council's executive announced their plans to use £2m of government funding to improve local public transport
Veronica Matache, aged 45, is missing from her home in Tyrellstown
West Midlands startup support organisation TechWM has launched a special interest group that will “champion” women in tech amid a “horrifying” industry gender gap. The Women in Tech Special Interest Group is aiming to get more women into technology roles and leadership positions. It aims to do so by bringing together industry experts who can […]
The significant uptick in advertiser investment in the medium is evident across classic, transport and digital OOH formats and represents the best start to a year for the sector for some years.
Microsoft Surges As AI-Growth Drives Across-The-Board Beat Investors can exhale after META's meltdown as MSFT just reported better-than-expected revenues in Q3 of $61.86 billion (estimate $60.87 billion). All the business segments also beat expectations: Productivity and Business Processes revenue $19.57 billion, estimate $19.54 billion More Personal Computing revenue $15.58 billion, estimate $15.07 billion With the AI-exposed segments strong: Microsoft Cloud revenue...