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Uber is teaming up with car rental tech company CarTrawler to expand its car rental service around the world. ‘Uber Rent’ is already available in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and France.
29/4/2021

CleanTech company Airly has hired two new execs as the company expands operations across the UK and Europe.
29/4/2021

Global electric vehicle (EV) sales jumped by 41 per cent in 2020, despite the wider automobile industry facing a tough year due to Covid-19. A report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) found that the market is on track for a decade of strong expansion.
29/4/2021

Alongside ethical concerns, unclear governance has driven a backlash against the use of second-generation biometrics by police. Alexandra Leonards finds out where the tech fits into current legislation and looks at one of the technology’s biggest flaws: racial bias
29/4/2021

Lisbon-based Sensei, a computer vision start-up providing autonomous store tech for check-out-free purchasing, has announced that it has raised $6.5 million in funding. The company’s technology rivals that of Amazon, which has also developed in-store “Just Walk Out Shopping.”
28/4/2021

Brits lost around £625 million to fraud and cyber-crime in the first three months of the year, according to new research. A report from Money.co.uk found that there were 137,695 fraud and cyber-crime related police reports issued between January and March this year.
28/4/2021

Toyota Motor Corp is planning to buy Lyft’s self-driving tech division ‘Level 5’ for $550 million. The buyout will be carried out by Woven Planet Holdings, a subsidiary of Toyota.
27/4/2021

UK-based OneWeb has announced the successful launch of 36 broadband satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.
27/4/2021

Tesla has reported total gross profit increase of 79 per cent to $2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2021. The electric vehicle company’s revenue increased to $10.4 billion in the same period, compared to $6 billion in 2020.
27/4/2021

Google and Microsoft have both pledged financial support to India as it struggles with record coronavirus case numbers. Google today announced it would contribute $18 million in funding. This includes two grants from Google.org, the company’s philanthropic arm, totally $2.6 million.
26/4/2021

Tech giants Google and Facebook are failing to take action to get rid of online scam adverts, even after fraud victims report them, according to research from Which?. The findings have raised concerns that the reactive approach to fraudulent content taken by online platforms is “not fit for purpose.”
26/4/2021

Panasonic has announced plans to purchase software company Blue Yonder for $7.1 billion. The manufacturer already owns 20 per cent of the supply chain software company and will buy the remaining shares for $5.5 billion.
26/4/2021

Ally Tech has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to explore how quantum computing can transform the financial services market.
23/4/2021

The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce of LawtechUK has published rules designed to enable faster and more cost-effective resolutions to legal disputes around blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and smart contracts.
23/4/2021

London’s High Court has allowed a copyright infringement lawsuit against bitcoin.org by an Australian computer scientist who claims he invented the cryptocurrency. Craig Wright, who alleges he created bitcoin, will serve the lawsuit against the operator and publisher of the website, which calls itself Cobra.
24/3/2021

The future-ready CFO: Driving strategic growth and innovation
This National Technology News webinar sponsored by Sage will explore how CFOs can leverage their unique blend of financial acumen, technological savvy, and strategic mindset to foster cross-functional collaboration and shape overall company direction. Attendees will gain insights into breaking down operational silos, aligning goals across departments like IT, operations, HR, and marketing, and utilising technology to enable real-time data sharing and visibility.

The corporate roadmap to payment excellence: Keeping pace with emerging trends to maximise growth opportunities
In today's rapidly evolving finance and accounting landscape, one of the biggest challenges organisations face is attracting and retaining top talent. As automation and AI revolutionise the profession, finance teams require new skillsets centred on analysis, collaboration, and strategic thinking to drive sustainable competitive advantage.