Read time: 4 minutes London Tech week showcased the future of UK Tech industry Two weeks ago .  Firstly, the week commenced with the Global Leader’s Innovation Summit, which brought together policymakers, sector leaders, entrepreneurs and investors. They discussed the challenges facing tech and what the sector can do to tackle them together. Chancellor Rishi [...]

Several VPN providers, including SurfShark, NordVPN, and ExpressVPN, have removed their servers in India due to threats to user privacy. In India, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has given cloud service providers and virtual private network providers a three-month extension to comply with its newly drafted VPN guidelines.  VPN privacy information owned: CERT-In had [...]

Trowbridge-based Apetitio owns several hospitals as well as Wiltshire Farm Foods, which supplies food to thousands in the West. What has happened? The company said its computer systems have been affected, causing delivery problems at both firms, but that no credit card information has been stolen. The company offered apologies to customers and advised them [...]

 Read-time: 2 minutes UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled a package to support Ukraine’s science, tech  and research sectors during their war. The support package includes an additional £9.8m for the Researchers at Risk scheme. Which, launched in March to help more than 130 Ukrainian scientists, researchers and tech entrepreneurs to resume work in [...]

Readtime: 3 minutes Approximately 1.5 million UK SMEs (small and medium enterprises) owners anticipate a loss of business this year. This is  due to the rising cost of living and inflation. SMEs Surveys Surveys have found 42% of SMEs and micro businesses view rising inflation as the biggest threat.  Additionally, rising energy prices was the [...]

Readtime: 2 minutes   About the fund  HSBC  launched a £250m fund to invest in “high growth, loss-making” tech scaleups in the UK. The HSBC Growth Lending fund provides bank loans to scaleups that have already exchanged equity within the  company for funding from venture capital firms and angel investors. The fund will provide access [...]

Read time: 4 minutes Rising Inflation rates are all we can hear in our headlines, but how does this affect your small business?  Inflation measures how much prices for goods and services rise over time.  Inflation rates  in the UK are setting new record highs, currently at 9.1 as of May 2022, The ONS (Office [...]

Mombasa is ready to welcome the new submarine cable which will connect continents… A new submarine cable has successfully been landed in Mombasa by Telkom Kenya and PEACE Cable. PEACE Cable will improve connectivity between Africa, Europe, and Asia. With the rapid growth in Internet services, such as cloud computing, streaming, gaming, and connected devices, [...]

In partnership with Meiji University, Kirin Holdings has developed a wearable device that is connected to a chopstick... Researchers and the food and beverage company have created food tools that simulate salty foods using an electric current.  Taste-Adjusting Chopsticks is the name of this product. Benefits and components of Taste-Adjusting Chopsticks: Electric stimulation is provided [...]