Lithuania has become the go-to destination for many British fintech businesses in search of greener post-Brexit pastures, according to the head of online banking service ConnectPay.
Concerns have been steadily growing over Nvidia s intentions with Arm s chip designs and its extensive client relationships. Some of Nvidia s competitors have reportedly lobbied the UK and EU governments to investigate the deal, people familiar with the story told
The Financial Times, though no companies have been spcifically named.
In the UK, the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) said it would consider the takeover and seek insight and opinions from third-parties up to 26 January. With the deadline gone, the CMA is set to review whether, following the takeover, Arm has an incentive to withdraw, raise prices or reduce the quality of its IP licensing services to Nvidia s rivals .
UKtech50 2021: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology
Our judges have picked a shortlist, and now we invite readers to tell us who should be chosen as the most influential person in the UK tech scene for 2021 – submit your vote now
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Computer Weekly has opened voting for the annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK technology – the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving forward the UK’s digital economy.
Whoever tops the list will be the person who, in the opinion of our judges and readers, holds the most influence over the future of the UK tech sector in 2021 – and hence the future of IT professionals across the country.
London received quarter of all European tech funding in 2020
Technology startups in London raised near-record levels of venture capital investment last year despite uncertainty related to Brexit and Covid-19
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London-based technology startups received $10.5bn of venture capital (VC) investment in 2020, accounting for a quarter of all European tech funding, new research has revealed.
The research, conducted by market intelligence firm Dealroom and investment agency London & Partners, shows that a significant chunk of the investment, $4.3bn, went to London’s financial technology (fintech) firms, while $1.9bn went to firms developing enterprise software technologies – an 82% increase on the previous year.