Tech Conferences Are Plentiful, But WordPress Conferences Are Perfectly Placed
With more than 53,000 meetups and conferences in Europe every year, attendees are spoilt for choice. For the WordPress community, however, events right now are perfectly formed.
View ArticleREFUNITE Is Using The Cellphone To Connect Displaced People Across The Word
'Everyone has the right to know where their family is'.... That is the belief of REFUNITE, a non-profit tech organization whose mission is to reconnect displaced families across the globe by empowering...
View ArticleThe Insurance Industry Is Dead... Long Live the Insurance Industry
LIke banking and accountancy, the centuries-old insurance industry is being disrupted far and wide. However in the UK, maybe disruption should be replaced by co-operation with medium-sized existing...
View ArticleMediacom Survey Places Mobsta Closest To Geolocation Accuracy
A lot of the location-based data available to advertisers is patently wrong. However, as the location-based industry grows and regulation finally matures, a welcome survey from the MediaCom agency is...
View ArticleMenorca Millennials Is The First Rise Of Tech Decelerators Putting Brakes On...
The number of tech accelerators around the world is at an all-time high, but maybe instead of increasing time to market, slowing things may be more sensible. A conference on the Spanish island of...
View ArticleFirst Cybersecurity Startups Graduate from the UK Intelligence's GCHQ...
At the end of last month, the first seven start-ups became the first cohort to graduate from the GCHQ Cyber Accelerator, powered by Wayra UK. GCHQ is the UK's intelligence and security organisation...
View ArticleDarkMatter's Katim Handset Brings Mobile Security To Smartphones
While cybersecurity is finally being taken seriously by the world's enterprises and everyday users, most of defence is focused on laptops and desktops. For those who have everything, the Katim handset...
View ArticleAnti-Virus Still Has An Important Role to Play In Cybersecurity
2017 has seen a blaze of publicity about how vulnerable the IoT is when it comes to badly connected and interoperable products. While such exposure is welcome, consumer security products such as...
View ArticlemSurvey And Safaricom Continue Kenya's Mobile Money Revolution
mSurvey’s intuitive interface targets select local audiences and diverse populations, so users can design structured conversations, similar to customized bots,push questions as chats to the mobile...
View ArticleA New Joint Angel Fund Between Armenia and Turkey Builds Bridges Through Capital
Since the Armenian genocide 102 years ago when up to 1.5 million people died at the end of the Ottoman empire, relations between Armenia and Turkey have been poisonous. Now a new angel fund hopes...
View ArticleSkyscanner Exit Shines Light On Emerging Edinburgh Tech Scene
The sale at the end of 2016 of Edinburgh-based Skyscanner to Chinese travel giant Ctrip for $1.8 billion has brought great attention to the city as it shows signs of rivalling Dublin and London as the...
View ArticleGoogle And Trip Advisor Partner With International Rescue Committee To Help...
As the Syrian crisis continues, the International Rescue Committee, with the help of Google, Microsoft and Trip Advisor, has developed refugee.info, a product that helps refugees stranded in Greece or...
View ArticleThese Are The Best European Tech Conferences For The Busy Two Weeks Of June
There is a logjam of European tech events to attend in June. From Sofia to London to Vienna, these five conferences are (probably) the best one for startups and investors to attend.
View ArticleSmart Home Cybersecurity Companies Deliver On CES Promises
The battle to defend the so-called Smart Home is heating up. After product announcements in January at the annual CES show in Las Vegas, these home cybersecurity products are coming to market.
View ArticleTrondheim Rises As Norway's Sleeping Tech Giant Awakens (Part One)
Norway's oil and gas industry has poached young talent for decades. However, as Trondheim's reputation as a tech hub emerges, this talent is being offered an alternative route as entrepreneurs.
View ArticleHealth Apps And Robots Bring Relief To IBS And The Gut
The intricacies of the human gut are intriguing doctors and scientists alike. With the use of health apps and tiny robots, the days of wrong diagnoses and the painful colonoscopy may finally be over.
View ArticleBetter Clouds For Amido And Ometria As Old IT Infrastructure Models Die
The days of decade-long mega IT outsourcing deals are finally coming to an end. This model was always questionable and now IT startups such as London-based Amido and Ometria are offering updated niche...
View ArticleTrondheim Rises As Norway's Sleeping Tech Giant Awakens (Part Two)
In Norway, the city of Trondheim is becoming Scandinavia's most interesting tech hub. Municipal and entrepreneurial energy are stoking this growth and the future looks bright indeed.
View ArticleThe UN and Philips Bring Hope And Health To Africa's Most Challenging Region
A new health centre on the Kenyan/Somalian border emphasises Philip's commitment to Africa and its transformation from an electronics manufacturer into a health technology company.
View ArticleRedundancies At Microsoft Are Silver Lining For Widespread Cloud Adoption
More than 18,000 people have lost their jobs at Microsoft as the company focuses its business on the cloud, another important step on mass adoption of cloud products.
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