UK business leaders are ahead of the global pack when it comes to integrating technology expertise at the highest levels, according to research from Accenture. A new study from the consultancy, which analysed the professional background of every CEO and board member across the largest 2,500 companies globally, found more than 23% of UK business...
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Best foldable phones 2024: Top folding and flip models
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UK to receive earlier flood and drought warnings using high-tech sensors and real time monitoring
Researchers across the UK to use latest tech and major data bank to better predict where devastating floods and droughts will strike innovators will also pioneer new ways of tackling the worst of extreme weather to halt damage and cut eye-watering cost to the economy sensors in UK rivers and real time monitoring will gather...
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AI hallucinations, accuracy still top concerns for UK tech leaders as adoption continues
Business leaders are wary of generative AI, according to new research from KPMG, with many citing major concerns about its impact on business performance. Six-in-ten tech leaders told KPMG that the accuracy of results and the potential for hallucinations are their biggest concern when adopting generative AI tools. Boards are also worried about errors in...
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Immigrants play ‘critical’ role in UK startup economy
Immigrants play a “critical” role in the UK startup economy and must be protected, according to a new think tank report. Over a third (39%) of the UK’s top 100 fastest-growing companies have a founder born outside of Britain, according to research from the Entrepreneurs Network. This is despite immigrants making up less than 15%...
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Mike Lynch: Tributes paid to ‘UK’s greatest tech entrepreneur’
Getty Images Friends and colleagues of Mike Lynch have paid tribute to him, with the death of the tech tycoon in a luxury yacht sinking off the coast of Sicily being described as an “irreplaceable loss”. The British businessman, 59, was among those killed when the Bayesian yacht foundered in stormy weather early on Monday....
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Supermoon set to rise: Top tips for amateur photographers
A supermoon will rise over the horizon on Monday night. Supermoons occur when a full moon rises during its closest point in its orbit to the Earth. They look huge, bright… and very photogenic. So where do you start if you want to begin snapping the night sky? Image: The moon seen in Surrey on...
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Monzo tops banking league table fourth time in a row
Monzo has once again been named the number one bank for customer satisfaction in the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) league table. The latest rankings, based on a survey conducted by the UK regulator, have put the challenger as the top personal and business bank account provider, beating out legacy competition. Monzo has been ranked...
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Today’s top tech news: Microsoft blames Delta Air Lines; Elon Musk criticised by UK government; India’s e-rupee progress
Today’s Cache | Microsoft blames Delta Air Lines | Photo Credit: REUTERS Microsoft blames Delta Air Lines for post-IT outage recovery Microsoft joined the fray to defend itself and criticise Delta after the airline company blamed both it and cybersecurity company CrowdStrike for the IT outage that caused it to cancel thousands of flights. Delta...
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Location Live secures Follow-on investment from IW Capital
28 November 2023 – London UK: IW Capital, a leading investment house specialising in providing growth capital for life-changing companies, has announced further investment into its portfolio company, Location Live, a UK-based Live Media business with the first on-line marketplace for brands to source activation space globally. Location Live will use the follow-on investment to fuel...
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Top 3 British Army programmes for new UK Government – Army Technology
The UK’s revamp of its Challenger 2 tanks offers diminishing returns as the platforms ages. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright The British Army is in the midst of a wide-ranging restructure and reduction in numbers of personnel and equipment, struggling with out-of-date platforms and a huge drawdown in capabilities as systems and munitions are donated to...
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How England can win Euro 2024 final with top sports psychologist …Podcast
One of the UK’s top sports psychologists tells Tech & Science Daily how England can win the Euro 2024 final. Dr Misia Gervis from Brunel University London and Wycombe Wanderers football club, has previously worked with the Lionesses, Olympians and many other elite athletes. Watching England throughout the Euros, Dr Gervis has been impressed with...