This 'moonshot' hype only illustrates No 10's obsession with tech hyperbole
Gemma Milne
This narrative serves only as a distraction, says science and technology writer Gemma Milne
October 2019
Hidden gems from the world of research
How successful was Britain’s plan for its own Silicon Valley?
Torsten Bell
Policymakers might learn from London’s Silicon Roundabout experience
March 2019
UK satellite operator Inmarsat agrees $3.4bn takeover
London-based Apax, Warburg of New York and two Canadian pension funds to buy company
June 2018
Tech leaders say visa cap removal may not solve UK skills shortage
Easing of immigration rules may not be enough to keep UK ahead of rivals, say experts
October 2017
Michael Acton Smith: ‘We want to show meditation is common sense’
Stress led the creator of Moshi Monsters to meditation and to create new app Calm, which he aims to make the biggest brand in mental fitness
August 2017
Silicon Roundabout gets Brexit jitters
Computing needs to welcome women back into the industry
May 2017
Improbable that virtual-world startup is worth $1bn price tag? Don't bet against it
Shocked that UK developer Improbable has been subject to a $502m investment? In the long-game of tech predictions, it could turn out to be a smart move
July 2016
Adrian Searle encounters
Silicon nightmare: it's lonely work in Yuri Pattison's ghost office
Brexit vote has already hurt tech but the next step could be worse
February 2016
Digital tech employees are offered 36% higher wage than UK average
Report finds average advertised pay for digital roles is about £50,000, as industry’s combined annual turnover hits £161bn
January 2016
Davos braces for an influx of digital disruptors
Taavet Hinrikus hopes to shake-up the money transfer market much as Skype disrupted the phone industry
December 2015
Government wants to see growth of tech sector outside London
Deliveroo and Crowdcube join Tech City UK’s rising stars
Eileen Burbidge: ‘I thought I’d return in a year. Now I see Silicon Valley as too insular’
In search of a European Google
November 2015
Shoreditch spies: why does GCHQ want to hire hipsters?
The spy agency’s use of stencil graffiti recruitment adverts in trendy east London reveals their struggle against not just bad guys, but cooler employers
August 2015
How does it feel to be a ‘grey entrepreneur’?
Louise Chunn
Tech startups are usually seen as a young person’s game, so founding a website in my late 50s has been something of an adventure…
July 2015
The innovators: Nimber delivers latest development in the sharing economy
Already established in Norway, digital firm Nimber is shaking up the world of delivering items utilising empty space in cars, trains, vans, even people’s pockets
June 2015
London’s diversity is one of the strongest attributes of its tech ecosystem
Christian Hernandez Gallardo
The ethnic diversity the capital offers is a key differentiator to almost any other global tech hub – we must embrace it
