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A 'Next Gen Skills Academy' May Help UK's Vital Creative Industries Sector

UK Commission for Employment and Skills is collaborating with the likes of Sony and Ubisoft on the project - which has is kicking off with a £6.5m government grant, too.

Alibaba Invests £640m In Cloud Computing

Alibaba is stepping up its cloud computing game with a $1 billion (£640m) investment in the technology.

Banks: Massive IT Investment To Address Digital Growth Not Needed

While it’s clear that a number of banks are lumbered with outdated IT, there are technologies available that could revitalise legacy systems without the need for massive investment.

British Tech Sector Set For £650m Investment From Cisco

American tech giants Cisco vowed to invest $1 billion (£650 million) in the British technology sector in the next five years, boosting the country’s innovation field and creating many new jobs.

China Invests Billions To Improve Internet Speeds

China is set to invest $182 billion (£117 billion) to improve the country’s Internet speeds by 2017, as the national government looks to bolster its service industry.

Could Robots Actually Be Good For UK Employment?

Investing in robotic technology will lead to job creation in the manufacturing industry rather than job cuts, according to interesting research by Barclays.

Councils Optimistic About Transformative Power Of Technology

UK local government is warming to the idea that technology has the capability to deliver the “transformation” it has failed to in the past.

Dell-EMC: Nothing To Fear Here, Says CEO

For all those who stressed over whether Dell will sell EMC off or not, you can sleep peacefully – Dell has no such intentions, we are confidently told.

Dyson Invest in Imperial to Create New UK Robotics Laboratory

Imperial College London is receiving a £5m investment from the world-beating British engineering company best known for its vacuum cleaners, Dyson.

Dyson Sets Out To Double Battery Life With £10m Tech Investment

British vacuum company Dyson has invested $15 million (£10.14 million) in a new kind of smartphone battery which is said to be able to last twice as long as batteries today.

Dyson To Punt £1BN Into Battery Development In Next Five Years

Dyson, the British company most known for its innovative vacuum cleaner designs, is planning to re-invest higher than expected profits into new longer-lasting batteries.

Edinburgh Start-Up Scene Said To Be Booming

Scottish capital nurtures record number of start-ups, many spawned by the University.

IBM Ups Exposure Of Watson Super AI System

Big Blue is investing a billion dollars into what is now its 'Watson Group' of resources around its top-end compute offering.

London Councillors Call For Tech City Investment

Councillors in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Islington have been left in the dark after plans to regenerate Tech City were quietly scrapped.

London's Tech Start-Ups Get £35m Government Investment

The UK government has announced the launch of the London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF) in order to address the funding gap faced by the capital’s tech startups.

Microsoft To Invest $3m In YouthSpark Programme

Microsoft today announced that it will invest US$3 million (£2m) in Vietnam over the next three years as part of the company’s global YouthSpark programme.

NHS Invests £78m In Healthcare Technology

NHS England has announced that it will be investing £78m this year in technology for health and social care providers across the country.

Now Chip Giant Intel Joins China Investment Trend

And possibly up to $5.5 billion (£3.5bn) worth, too.

Reddit Users Can Claim Shares After $50m Investment

Following a successful round of series B funding, the social news site has announced it is planning on giving 10 per cent equity back to the online community itself.

Sky Accuses BT Openreach Of Not Spending Enough On Broadband

The attack on BT and the way it handles Openreach continues, and this time Sky’s Chief Strategy Officer, Mai Fyfield wrote a piece about it, which ended up being published on The Telegraph.