Virgin Atlantic, places bets on Bristol’s ‘Flying Taxis’ Start-up
Bristol-based flying car company, Vertical Aerospace, has successfully secured one of the largest pre-orders, by American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic, in this new sector of ‘Air Taxi’s’ in the automotive industry. Britain’s first flying taxi is officially called the VA-X4
Apple hires former BMW executive for future Apple car
Ulrich Kranz, a well-respected former senior executive at BMW AG’s electric car division has been hired by the tech giant Apple to help with the development of the company’s newest venture, An apple car! Kranz, who is also co-founder of the
Depop acquired by Etsy for $1.6bn
The handmade goods marketplace is set to grow beyond its means in the e-commerce world, targeting millennial and Gen Z consumers with a new take on social shopping. The $1.6bn deal for the acquisition of Depop is described by Etsy
Meet TechNET Group’s freshest marketing recruit Mahdiyyah Wadud
Excited is an understatement when it comes to kick-starting my week by joining a forward-thinking talent partner across the IT / Digital / Immersive and Executive search sector as part of the marketing team. Specializing in all things public relations from
Microsoft to Buy AI & Speech Technology Company Nuance for $16 billion
Microsoft Corp. is in advanced talks to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications Inc., according to several sources. Microsoft first approached Nuance in December and is reportedly willing to pay about $56 per share for Nuance. Nuance derives revenue
UK’s top female entrepreneurs backed by government to help boost economy post-COVID
The UK government is to back top female entrepreneurs across the country as part of the recovery path to rebuilding the economy post COVID. Forty leading female innovators are set to receive funds through Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation scheme to
Gemini Report Reveal 2 in 5 Crypto Investors are Women
Conducted in early Q4 2020, Gemini’s research represented “a nationally representative survey of 2,000 U.K. respondents,” per the report and some of the findings were surprising. The report by Gemini has revealed that 2 in 5 crypto investors are women,
Tesla & Waymo: Same goals, different approaches
Recently Tesla and Waymo have been passing jabs over who has the best approach when it comes to autonomous driving. Waymo CEO John Kraficik, head of Alphabet’s autonomous car subsidiary, has claimed that Tesla will never be able to reach
Personio has Reached €103.5M Series D funding and 1.4 Billion Valuation
Personio, a Munich based company that digitises and simplifies time-consuming HR processes and improves workflow, has reached €103.5 million Series D funding. This brings the total investment to over €206 million - giving the company a valuation at around €1.4
Stockholm’s vegan razor startup Estrid raises $18m
The Stockholm based startup company, Estrid, whose aim is to build a DCT operation, announced that it has successfully raised a funding round of $18m. The money was raised from a range of local Swedish investors, including Camsten, Mattias Miksche, Josefin