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Why Europe is Becoming a Hotbed of Ad Tech Innovation (Digiday)

The European ad tech sector has often been perceived as being in the shadow of its U.S. counterpart. The addressable consumer market is smaller and there has been less supply of ve... More

IBM Will Use AI to Pipe in Simulated Crowd Noise During the U.S. Open (VentureBeat)

IBM says it leveraged its AI Highlights platform to digest video from last year’s U.S. Open and rank the “excitement level” of various clips, which it compiled into a reel an... More

These are the Best European Countries for Startups in 2020 (Silicon Canals)

Ever since COVID-19, companies as well as individuals need to take multiple factors into account to keep their business going steadily. The current market environment can also be a... More

The Tech Verticals Leading the UK Tech Sector’s Pandemic Response (Verdict)

According to a new report, the UK tech sector has truly cemented itself as one of the world’s leading centres of innovation, employing over 2.9m people and attracting £10.1 bn i... More

Keywords Studios Acquires Maverick Media (Proactive)

Keywords Studios has acquired Maverick Media, a video games creative marketing agency, in a deal worth up to £3.6mln. The video game development services group said London-based M... More

Microsoft Helping to Transform the Fan Experience (The Record)

As new technologies allow greater insights into the interactions sports fans have with their teams and favourite players, sports organisations are personalising their offerings for... More

Why Investing in Emerging Europe-Based Companies is a Good Bet (Emerging Europe)

Apart from being huge geographically, the emerging Europe region appears to be a great launching ground for entrepreneurial businesses. According to Dealroom, 12 unicorns were laun... More

How the Chancellor’s Plan for Jobs Could Benefit the UK Tech Sector (CW)

Rishi Sunak’s Plan for Jobs has underlined once again that the chancellor is not afraid of pumping money into the economy to support businesses and maintain employment. The centr... More

Over Half of European Tech Firms See M&A as Key Growth Opportunity (IA)

The European Technology Index from DLA Piper surveyed the financial outlook of European tech firms, and found that the main benefits of M&A cited by respondents included access to ... More

COVID-19 is Paving the Way for a Digital Renaissance (Verdict)

Interwoven within the narrative of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a growing reliance on technology by both businesses and consumers.... More

The Most In Demand Jobs, Skills as a Result of COVID-19 (Tech Republic)

Technologists have become critical employees during the coronavirus pandemic, as businesses were forced to quickly shift to a remote workstyle, a new report found. Not only were te... More

AI From Darktrace Transforms Cybersecurity in Las Vegas (Intelligent CIO)

Las Vegas’s search for an adaptive security solution led it to deploy Darktrace AI across its enterprise, cloud and industrial networks. Powered by world-leading AI, Darktrace an... More

Amazon Announces 1,000 Jobs in Ireland, New Dublin Campus (Bloomberg)

Amazon.com announced that it will create 1,000 jobs in Ireland and open a new Dublin campus, following an increase in demand for cloud services. The new roles include a range of en... More

The Impact of COVID-19 on Europe’s Startups (Sifted)

European startups have turned to government-backed loans and freezing hiring to combat the effects of the coronavirus crisis, but it's not all bad news.... More

UK IT Hiring Trends to Watch 2020 (CIO)

We round up some of the key trends shaping the UK's IT hiring market, including key skills, salary expectations and the ongoing impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the job ma... More

What Next for the UK Tech Sector? (Business Leader)

Unlike many sectors of the UK economy that have been hit hard by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the tech sector – whilst not completely immune – has been less impacted... More

London Boroughs: COVID-19 Shows Digital, Innovation ‘More Important Than Ever’ (CW)

An association of councils in the greater London area notes that local government’s capacity to adopt technology and innovate is essential in coping with the post-pandemic world.... More

Romania is on the Way to Blockchain, Crypto Regulation (CoinTelegraph)

The European Union’s 5AMLD has been adopted as the first regulation in Romania of virtual currencies, crypto-wallets and fiat-crypto exchange platforms.... More

The New Business Technology Priorities of 2020 (CIO Dive)

Previously-robust technology budgets are hampered by pandemic-motivated cost-saving measures. Cost control is a must, not a nice to have.... More

UK Workers are Having to Foot the Bill for Remote Working Tech (TechRadar)

UK workers are being left severely out of pocket after being forced to pay for new hardware and software in order to work from home during the global lockdown, new research has cla... More

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