FinTech

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