Lucy Ingham
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28 May
Poplar nets $2.1m funding as AR demand climbs amid lockdown
Augmented reality (AR) startup Poplar has closed a $2.1m seed funding round for its AR creative platform for brands, amid significant growth in consumer interest in the technology during lockdown.
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27 May
Contact tracing app will be exploited for cyberattacks, half of UK citizens fear
Just under half of UK citizens believe the contact tracing app under development by NHSX to track the spread of the coronavirus will be used by hackers to launch cyberattacks.
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27 May
NASA, SpaceX make history with Launch America / Amazon, Facebook hold AGMs / Boris Johnson to be questioned over coronavirus handling
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Wednesday morning briefing.
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26 May
Public 5G launched in Sweden despite spectrum auction delay
The first widespread public 5G networks launched in Sweden over the weekend, with telecoms giants Tele2, Telia and 3 Sweden all making announcements.
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26 May
Bolt raises €100m funding, boosting value to €1.7bn amid diversification push
Uber rival Bolt has seen its value climb to €1.7bn ($1.9m) in a funding round that is designed to help it diversify its offerings beyond ride-hailing.
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21 May
A century-defining event: Surviving the future normal in Verdict Magazine Issue 3
Verdict Magazine Issue 3 is now out, and with the coronavirus redefining the world around us, it couldn’t be at a stranger time.
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20 May
Coronavirus case studies: How Food Drop is helping charities access unsold food
While the coronavirus has hit the bottom lines of many companies, it has also had an impact on some of those in the tech for good space, including London-based Food Drop.
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18 May
$18m in cryptocurrency exposed to theft in “dangerously unsafe” marketplaces
At least $18m in cryptocurrency has been exposed to theft in exchanges with extremely poor cybersecurity, making it possible with anyone with only modest technical skills to steal or change balances, according to a report published today by CyberNews.
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18 May
Fly Now Pay Later nets £35m to disrupt post-coronavirus travel industry
Fintech startup Fly Now Pay Later has announced that it has raised £35m in Series A equity and debt funding, as investors look for disruptive solutions to the ailing travel industry.
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15 May
NHS digital transformation before coronavirus slammed in government report
The digital transformation efforts by the NHS prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus have been heavily criticised in a report published today by the National Audit Office (NAO), the independent Parliamentary body responsible for auditing government departments.
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14 May
SonarSource acquires RIPS Technologies to elevate code security market
SonarSource, a key player in the code quality and security industry, has acquired German startup RIPS Technologies, a developer of code security analysers, for an undisclosed amount.
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13 May
Coronavirus case studies: How ARTIQ is supporting artists during lockdown
Art is one of the many industries that has been particularly badly hit by the coronavirus, and for art consultancy and rental agency ARTIQ, the impact this has had on artists has been particularly concerning.
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13 May
US considers total cybersecurity strategy overhaul / Tencent announces Q1 results / UK explores technology’s role in disease outbreak
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Wednesday morning briefing.
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12 May
Celebrity law firm hit by “surgical” cyberattack, threatening A-list personal data
A high-profile cyberattack has hit celebrity law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, which represents A-listers including Robert De Niro and Lady Gaga, with hackers threatening to expose a 746GB data cache, including personal data and contracts.
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12 May
Telepresence robots make lockdown graduation a reality for students
For students, the lockdowns the coronavirus has forced have upended normal staples of the education experience, but when it comes to graduation, telepresence robots are providing a solution.
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12 May
Bitcoin rewards startup Lolli nets $3m in star-studded funding round
Lolli, a startup that rewards people with bitcoin when they shop online, has raised $3m in a second seed funding round.
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12 May
Edge computing convergence explored in key event / Vodafone announces full-year results / US Senate considers return to work amid Covid-19
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Tuesday morning briefing.
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11 May
Bitcoin halving, coronavirus and recession: Is an adoption surge ahead?
Today is a significant day in the history of cryptocurrency: the bitcoin halving.
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11 May
UK police adopting facial recognition, predictive policing without public consultation
A freedom of information (FOI) request has found that UK police forces are largely adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, in particular facial recognition and predictive policing, without any public consultation despite previous assurances that this would take place.
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7 May
Zoom acquires Keybase to add end-to-end encryption to videoconferencing
Videoconferencing giant Zoom has today announced that it is acquiring secure messaging and file-sharing service Keybase for an undisclosed amount.
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7 May
“Outrageous” ransomware attack on European hospital network a reminder not to pay
Europe’s largest private hospital network, Fresenius, has been hit by a severe ransomware attack, after reportedly opting to pay during a previous attack.
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6 May
Alpian nets $12.4m in Series A funding for “ground-breaking” digital bank
Swiss digital financial services startup Alpian has today announced that it has raised CHF 12.2m ($12.4m) in Series A funding to launch a digital bank targeting the country’s high net-worth population.
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5 May
Social distancing wearable to help construction, manufacturing resume
A wearable with built-in social distancing technology has been launched to help construction, manufacturing, infrastructure and logistics companies get back up and running amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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5 May
Omilia raises $20m to bring conversational AI to customer care as call centres struggle amid coronavirus
Artificial intelligence (AI) company Omilia has announced that it has raised $20m for its automated voice-based customer care virtual assistant, as investors see the potential of conversational AI as an alternative to call centres amid the coronavirus.
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4 May
Coronavirus-killing laundry startup nets £1.4m for “space-age” services
A startup that is bringing medical-grade laundry technology capable of killing the Covid-19 coronavirus on clothes to mass use has received £1.4m in seed funding.
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4 May
Coronavirus case studies: How Perlego and Barclays are bringing free digital textbooks to students
Even in normal times, textbooks can be an eye-watering expense for students, but under lockdown, when libraries are closed, it is an even greater challenge.
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4 May
UK Parliament considers contact-tracing app privacy / EU mulls digital transformation’s role in coronavirus recovery / Tesla, Ford resume production
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Monday morning briefing.
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1 May
Urban air mobility: How “a whole new form of flight” will shape the cities of the future
Flying cars have long been the stuff of science fiction, but a real-world version of them known as urban air mobility (UAM) is becoming an increasingly certain part of our future.
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1 May
Amazon results see $4bn coronavirus outlay as tech giant sures-up long-term success
To the surprise of no-one, Amazon’s first-quarter results, announced yesterday, saw the ecommerce colossus post greatly enhanced revenues, but the company has also revealed unprecedented spending plans to support its operation amid the pandemic.
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30 Apr
5G vital to post-coronavirus recovery, experts tell G20
Business and science leaders from the G20 member states have written to the G20 calling on the organisation to urgently improve digital infrastructure in response to the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting that 5G is key to future economic recovery.