New Watchdog For Governments Climate Action Progress Established
Following the publication of the Climate Action Plan last month, the Government has now established the Climate Action ... Read more
UK Data Watchdog To Fine Hotel Giant Marriott Almost £100m
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today, 9 July, confirmed its intent to mete out a hefty fine in ex... Read more
London Start-up Unmortgage Enters £500m Deal With AllianzGI
Today (9 July), Unmortgage announced a partnership with Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) to create a new fund to pu... Read more
Virgin Galactic Will Be First Publicly Traded Human Spaceflight Company
Richard Branson’s space tourism venture Virgin Galactic is gearing up to go public. This development will make Virgin... Read more
Vulnerability In Zoom Could Allow Websites To Hijack Mac Webcams
On Monday (8 July), software engineer and cybersecurity researcher Jonathan Leitschuh published a blogpost in which he ... Read more
High-res Image Of Snipped CRISPR Enzyme Offers New Hope For Gene Editing
As a technology, CRISPR remains a big unknown for geneticists who are only now just scratching the surface of what it c... Read more
Patients With Empathetic Doctors Are At Reduced Risk Of Early Death
A new study from the University of Cambridge has revealed that having an empathetic doctor could reduce your risk of ea... Read more
EPA Warns Which Dublin City Streets Pose A Health Risk Due To Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Ireland has published a report warning that some parts of Dublin city may ... Read more
Would You Be A Good UX Designer?
Colman Walsh is the founder and CEO of the UX Design Institute (UXDI). In 2013 Walsh founded UXTraining.com, a special... Read more
Employee Communication Platform Staffbase Raises $23m In Series C
Mobile-first platform Staffbase has raised $23m (€20.5m) in Series C funding, bringing the total raised by the compan... Read more
Buymie Raises €1.6m In New Venture Funding Round
Same-day delivery grocery start-up Buymie has announced the closure of €1.6m in new venture funding and the appointme... Read more
Spotify Has Shut Down Its Beta Music Uploading Programme For Unsigned Artists
In September 2018, Swedish music streaming giant Spotify unveiled a new beta feature that allowed artists to upload the... Read more
Facebook Announces Crackdowns On White Supremacy And Ad Discrimination
Facebook has announced a series of new policies surrounding enforcement against harmful content, discrimination in ads,... Read more
Forbidden Light Wave Tool Could Lead To Crazy-fast Quantum Computers
A breakthrough in the murky and little-understood field of quantum matter and energy at terahertz and nanometre scales ... Read more
NUI Galway Awarded €3.9m From EU To Develop Multiple Sclerosis Treatments
Yesterday (1 July) Dr Una Fitzgerald, principal investigator of the Multiple Sclerosis Research Lab and director of the... Read more