4 d. ago Land clearing begins at New London Business & Tech Center, impacting trails, parking in Bedford Co.

Land clearing begins at New London Business & Tech Center, impacting trails, parking in Bedford Co.  WSLS

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7 d. ago Collapsed Glastonbury Festival glamping firm Yurtel debts revealed and EDF buys EV charging firm amid weak vehicle sales

From fresh revelations over Glastonbury glamping firm Yurtel’s collapse and EDF’s takeover of Pod Point, to Octopus investing in African clean tech, Badenoch’s business plea, rising jobseeker numbers, and FuelHub’s funding push - here are today’s top UK business stories.

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7 d. ago Dublin is the only large European capital without a metro: what would Leopold Bloom make of that? | Dermot Hodson

In James Joyce’s Ulysses, the city’s most famous fictional resident was as frustrated by its transport links in 1904 as many of us are todayIreland’s planning body, An Bord Pleanála, will determine later this year the fate of an ambitious proposal to build the country’s first underground railway. Residents of the Irish capital won’t be holding their breath, however. Since it was first proposed 25 years ago, MetroLink has been cancelled, revived and rebranded. The latest version of the plan, which involves just 18.8km of track, has been subject to delays, costs that have spiralled to five times the original estimate, and fierce opposition from homeowners, heritage bodies and businesses.A wide-awake city of tech firms, theatres and tourist attractions, Dublin is one of the EU’s richest metropolitan areas; it is also the only large western European capital without a metro. No Dubliner would have been more frustrated with the situation’s absurdities, and MetroLink’s slow progress, than ...

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8 d. ago ‘I was turned away from a major work event because I had my baby with me’

London Tech Week said the flagship event had not ‘been designed to incorporate the particular needs, facilities and safeguards that under-16s require’

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9 d. ago Female entrepreneur ‘absolutely humiliated’ after London Tech Week refuses entry for bringing baby

London Tech Week said the flagship event had not ‘been designed to incorporate the particular needs, facilities and safeguards that under-16s require’

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9 d. ago E2E Tech 100: How Reward’s CEO is revolutionising customer loyalty with AI

As Reward continues its global expansion across EMEA and Asia, CEO Jamie Samaha explains how the company has grown revenues by 50% while staying true to its founding purpose – and why AI-powered personalisation is the future of customer engagement

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9 d. ago “We built what we couldn’t find”: How Feeld’s CEO is redefining modern relationships

Ana Kirova took an unconventional path from designer to leading one of the world’s most progressive dating apps. As E2E launches the International 100 list, Ana tells us why authentic connection matters more than algorithms, and how her platform is challenging everything we think we know about love

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9 d. ago E2E Tech 100 partner OakNorth: “Supporting these businesses is a privilege”

OakNorth’s corporate affairs director Valentina Kristensen explains the bank’s mission to empower global entrepreneurs.

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1 week ago Moody AI bots suffer ‘complete accuracy collapse’ when presented with tough tasks

Artificial Intelligence are becoming a bit too much like humans as when things go wrong, the systems down tools and stop trying - suggesting tech business is still feeling its way

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1 week ago London AI firm claims Getty copyright lawsuit is an ‘existential threat’ to generative tech industry

London AI firm claims Getty copyright lawsuit is an ‘existential threat’ to generative tech industry  Business Matters

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1 week ago UK Government, Google Launch AI to Accelerate Home Building at London Tech Week

UK Government, Google Launch AI to Accelerate Home Building at London Tech Week  AI Business

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1 week ago Nvidia chief says UK lacks digital infrastructure as Starmer pledges £1bn for AI

Jensen Huang seeks ‘sovereign’ artificial intelligence deals that diversify US chip giant’s business away from Big Tech groups

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1 week ago Rio Tinto seeks innovative collaborators at London Tech Week

Rio Tinto seeks innovative collaborators at London Tech Week  Business Wire

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1 week ago South Africa’s Deputy President spent R346,000 a night in London using taxpayer money

South Africa’s Deputy President spent R346,000 a night in London using taxpayer money  Business Tech

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1 week ago ‘No smartphones before 14; no social media until 16’: The Anxious Generation author on how to fight back against big tech

One year on, Jonathan Haidt talks about the way his book changed the global conversation around children and digital devices – and explains how he handles his own teenagersJonathan Haidt is a man with a mission. You’ll have to forgive the cliche, because it’s literally true. The author of The Anxious Generation, an urgent warning about the effect of digital tech on young minds, is based at New York University’s business school: “I’m around all these corporate types and we’re always talking about companies and their mission statements,” he tells me. So, he decided to make one for himself. “It was very simple: ‘My mission is to use my research in moral psychology and that of others to help people better understand each other, and to help important social institutions work well.’”This is characteristic of Haidt: there’s the risk that writing your own brand manifesto might seem a bit, well, pompous. What comes across instead is the nerd’s desire to be as effective as possible, combined ...

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2 w. ago Belfast tech company invests £1.8m in cybersecurity solution for factory floors

Economy minister Caoimhe Archibald attended the announcement by ANGOKA.

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3 w. ago South Africa denies trying to bend the rules to give Musk's Starlink preferential treatment

South Africa has denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was proposed to benefit the Starlink business of white South African-born billionaire Elon Musk

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4 w. ago Why you don’t need to be a tech business to benefit from Glasgow’s ecosystem

When people hear the word “tech,” they often assume it’s only relevant to businesses with Silicon Valley ambitions. But Glasgow is showing the world that technology - and the ecosystem that supports it - is far more inclusive and collaborative than that.

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