The rise and fall of The DAO, the first code-based company
Without any employees, managers or even a product, a company that runs on code became the world’s most lucrative crowdfunding project. But within w…
Donald Trump invested in Facebook. Guess whose campaign it’s given cash to
It was slightly jarring to see Silicon Valley’s least favourite Libertarian Peter Thiel take to the stage at the Republican National Conventi…
Rubbish technology isn’t the only reason you can’t keep great young staff
“A lot of banks are having trouble recruiting on Wall Street,” so claimed Marcos Salazar, executive director of New York social impact …
#FTW16: “We’re losing the battle on cyber crime – can startups save us?”
Kirsten Connell is MD of cyber security accelerator Cyber London and HutZero, a cyber security bootcamp that helps potential entrepreneurs turn the…
#FTW16: “In finance? Not partnered with tech firms? You’re in trouble.”
Adizah is the head of ecosystem development at Canary Wharf’s fintech accelerator Level39 Over the last few months there have been many repor…
Tesla’s connected, driverless bus will transform the image of public transport
Grimy spaces packed full of strangers, chewing gum stuck under the hand rail, sticky stain dribbled down the aisle… Bus and train travel in B…
While your BT broadband is down… We need to talk about Openreach
The only time anyone ever really notices the internet is when it’s not working. BT suffered a major outage today, which obviously has custome…
#FTW16: “5 lessons I learned from doing tech in Africa”
Jess Williamson is Global Program Director for Barclays Accelerator Powered by Techstars, which now runs fintech programmes across London, New York…
“This is the internet, from the girls who have to put up with it”
The Girlguiding Advocate Panel is made up of 18 young women aged 14 to 25 who help direct the organisation’s research, advocacy and campaigni…
No, the UK is not the most digital economy in the world. Here’s why.
It’s easy to get a rather polarised view of the UK’s digital economy if you’re looking across areas like Tech City, the Investiga…
8 big changes the tech industry needs to know since Brexit set the government on fire
All you need to know about what the new-look government means for the tech industry, compiled by James Chater, Danson Intern at the New Statesman M…
#FTW16: London’s City Hall commits to getting its first Chief Technology Officer (sort of, again)
London’s Deputy Mayor for Business Rajesh Agrawal used his speech at the opening of London Fintech Week to confirm a new CTO position for Cit…
#FTW16: “Fintech is waiting for its Gmail, not its Uber, moment”
Jon Bradford co-founded startup info network F6S and leading news site Tech.eu. He’s now on the board of co-working provider Central Working …
Stealth UK tech giant ARM sells out to Japan’s Softbank for £24bn
UK chipset designer ARM is to be bought by Japan’s Softbank for £24 billion, the companies have confirmed today. Processors designed by Cambr…
“3 sexy ideas you should hear ahead of London Fintech Week 2016”
Anna Laycock is lead strategist at The Finance Lab and a trustee of the New Economy Organisers Network. She will be speaking at London Fintech Week…
“We’ve never had more tech, so why aren’t staff getting more productive?”
Tim Oldman is CEO of workplace effectiveness measurement firm Leesman Despite the somewhat underwhelming increase of 0.5 per cent highlighted in Ju…
This is a call to arms for anyone who thinks they might get old one day
We all know we’ll be old one day, but it can feel incredibly far away as you skim over Twitter headlines that regularly point out the crises …
Hackers are coming for Europe’s energy system – and they’re getting smarter
Security firm SentinelOne says it’s found the smartest malware it’s ever seen targeted at energy infrastructure, so sophisticated it be…
Google quietly wins again with roaring success of Pokémon GO
Pokémon Go is only officially live in three countries, but app analytics monitor App Annie reckons games studio Niantic has already bagged $1 milli…
Now May’s in, what’ll UKIP’s new £10m-backed, digitally driven political party be called?
The man behind the man behind UKIP, i.e., the guy who’s been bankrolling Nigel Farage’s party reasonably unnoticed, is “insurance…
10 tech solutions to brighten even the worst day in Brexit Britain
Nesta and the Observer have for the third time since 2012 curated 50 New Radicals celebrated for doing awesome things to help others around the wor…
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