This week’s UK tech funding deals include flying taxi company Skyports, Scottish rocket manufacturer Orbex, generative AI legal assistant Lawhive and more. UKTN tracked £176.6m worth of tech funding deals this week (15 April to 19 April), a whopping 316.5% week-on-week increase. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding. Skyports – £88m Sector: Mobility […]
Startup funding in the penultimate week of April 2024 declined by nearly 27.9% from the same period a year ago, totalling $74 million across 14 deals. However, deal density in the latest week improved to $5.3 million per deal, as per Tracxn data. From April 6 to April 12, 2023, startups had raised about $2.4 million per deal. Funding was down sequentially as well, from $103 million across 15 funding rounds in the previous week. Of the total corpus raised this week, fundraises of...
The first UK Tech Week is just around the corner, with more than 30 confirmed events set to take place across the nations and regions. The inaugural event, running from 23 April to 25 April, aims to showcase the tech innovation and entrepreneurism taking place across the UK. UK Tech Week will see separate events […]
The rise of artificial intelligence is often met with mixed emotions. While many fear that this powerful technology will replace their jobs, some see it as an opportunity to reskill and embark on an exciting new career path. It seems that the people of Wales are in the latter camp. New research from the Robert […]
Before you head into the weekend to hike, pull weeds, play games or go to work, you may feel a hankering to snap up a few tech gadgets. If that's the case, here's a roundup of all the deals we found this week on gear we've tested, reviewed and just generally recommend. To get cleaner floors without much work, check out the discount codes below from Wellbots on three different iRobot robot vacs. We found discounts on streaming dongles including Google's Chromecast HD and Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K...
Another week is coming to a close, which means it's time for another roundup of good tech deals. This week's highlights include a new low on Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is $200 off and down to $1,100 for an unlocked model. That's not exactly cheap, no, but any savings should be welcome for what we consider the best premium Android phone. Elsewhere, a trio of recommendations from our wireless earbuds buying guide are on sale, including Bose's QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds for $249, Google's...
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The Innovate UK Fund has announced six winners to be awarded grant funding from the government totalling £1 million to jumpstart ‘AI in the music industry.’ Competition assessors agreed that AudioStrip would benefit and strengthen the UK music industry by saying “this is well planned, resourced, and researched innovation that can impact the business, market, […]
Weekly Wrap brings you the latest from the TikTok US ban, NHTSA, and China's new lasers. Tech Times Weekly Wrap offers the top news from last week, starting with the TikTok US Ban, passed and signed earlier and marked a significant threat to its operations in the country.
Hallo, Netherlands! Welcome to TNW's first weekly round-up of tech news from our glorious home country. As we count down to TNW conference in Amsterdam on June 20 and 21, we’re ramping up our coverage of the Dutch IT sector. We'd also love to hear your thoughts on the local ecosystem. Drop us a line if you want to showcase your startup, share a digital tip, or just tell us your deepest, darkest secrets. In the meantime, let’s get to the news. What we're writing Chip giant ASML...
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Paid partnership with KPMG UK With the power to unlock huge benefits for the wider economy, UK tech innovators are our hope for the future. As KPMG opens applications for the firm’s annual Tech Innovator in the UK competition, Nicole Lowe, head of KPMG’s Emerging Giants practice talks to Dr Elliot Street, CEO of Inovus […]