MusicMagpie reported its earnings rebounded after a post-February rally helped the tech retailer shake off the impact of postal strikes and low consumer confidence. Underlying earnings shot up 42 per cent to £2m in the second quarter, with the Stockport headquartered firm seeing pre-tax earnings rise 7.7 per cent over the entire period, dented by […]
Event platform Hire Space has predicted that businesses will make thousands of hours’ worth of savings annually on meetings and events, by accessing new technology that allows venues across the world to be booked in a few clicks online. The technology start-up, backed by the founder of restaurant booking app TopTable.com, has introduced instant booking technology, which enables businesses […]
Daily monitoring can lead to remote workers feeling that their managers have less trust in them, research from NEOMA Business School reveals. Birgit Schyns, Distinguished Professor of People and Organisations at NEOMA, co-authored a study analysing survey data on 450 employees at UK-based firms. According to the researchers, when working from home, employees can feel […]
Elon Musk is the CEO the world is most curious about; a new study has found. The new research analysed Google Keyword Planner data to determine which entrepreneurs’ people from around the world are most interested in. After devising a list of more than 300 of the world’s most prominent CEO’s, the study combined five […]
Tech industry experts have given their support to calls for a new global AI watchdog. The call to action comes as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave his backing to a proposal by leading artificial intelligence executives for the creation of an international AI watchdog body like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Generative AI technology […]
Double Dutch, the producers of award-winning premium mixers and tonics, has announced the completion of its latest funding round, securing £4m investment. The news comes after the female-founded brand grew distribution by 63% in the last year alone. As the market player with the fastest volume growth in category, the premium drinks brand has completed […]
Tech diversity champions Code First Girls have teamed up with Tech Talent Charter (TTC), a government-supported group of over 775 leading UK businesses and organisations, to identify and provide recommendations to address the UK’s tech talent shortage and diversity crisis. The recommendations come as it is revealed that half of women in tech drop out […]
The Timpson family paid themselves a £12.8m dividend last year as dry cleaning, key cutting, watch repairs and photo processing bounced back at the high street stalwart after pandemic lockdowns. The family-owned Timpson Group includes Snappy Snaps, Johnsons dry cleaners and a small group of pubs alongside its namesake shoe-repair and key-cutting business. It doubled […]
The UK’s entrepreneurial ambitions are stronger than ever, as new analysis shows that the number of micro businesses set up in the UK has grown every year in the last decade Small businesses are bucking a trend where the UK’s medium and large business population has plateaued in recent years. Overall, the number of medium […]
Industry-first study from Evident shows leading European banks are doubling down on AI recruitment, but UK banks are struggling to compete with US rivals JPMorgan Chase & Co. is looking to assert its AI dominance within the global banking industry, according to a new study of AI talent and hiring trends from AI benchmarking & […]