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City startups

A global exploration of how technology startups are shaping the very fabric of the cities that host them – and vice versa
  • Nils Pratley

    Why Boris Johnson's tech vision lacks the support of investors

    Nils Pratley
    The PM’s ambition seems to be central to trade talks with the EU – but if there is a strategy behind it, he’s not letting on
  • A man looks at the Skyscanner website

    Skyscanner sold to China's Ctrip in £1.4bn deal

    Travel price checking website will continue to be managed separately from biggest Chinese online travel company, say buyers
  • Old street roundabout junction of Old Street & City Road area also known as Silicon Roundabout

    UK races against Germany to create Europe’s leading startup workforce

    Both governments and private sectors are addressing the digital skills gap as they try to take the initiative in European tech, writes Aaron O’Hearn
  • The futuristic new Terminal 3 at Shenzhen Airport reflects the city’s ambition to be regarded as a hi-tech hub for international business.

    Inside Shenzhen: China's Silicon Valley

    Just 30 years ago this Pearl River Delta megacity was a mere fishing village. Now home to up to 15 million people it hopes to become a tech nirvana for the world's hardware startups
  • Old Street

    Why we left Silicon Roundabout

    Hannah Donovan of Last.fm and This Is My Jam reports from the frontline of London's tech scene – and explains what's gone wrong

  • Old Street

    The slow death of Silicon Roundabout

    Scattering Shoreditch's startups to the winds may not kill them all – but the creative energy that inspired them has gone

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