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In Crypto: eBay swoops for Manchester NFT art platform

Technology giant eBay has swooped to acquire Manchester-based NFT marketplace KnownOrigin. Launch...

‘COVID was horrible – but accelerated us by 5 years’

It’s a refrain we’ve heard before at BusinessCloud: ‘Our technology was years too early.’ ...

Freepik snaps up Oxford tech firm Videvo

Spain’s Freepik Company has swooped to acquire Oxford-based Videvo. The parent company behind f...

Double deal for Smart Metering Systems plc

Energy infrastructure firm Smart Metering Systems has revealed strategic investment into two startup...

Global challenges may force tech CEOs to ‘throttle back on growth’

GP Bullhound’s managing partner Hugh Campbell has warned that the tech sector can’t ignore what�...

PE-backed marketing agency goes on the acquisition trail

The CEO of a Manchester-based digital marketing agency has revealed they’re looking at snapping up...

HOST pilots NCSC’s CyberFirst Schools in North West

Innovation hub HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology in MediaCity, Salford, has been appointed a...

In Crypto: Circle to launch Euro Coin, $39m TinyTap deal

The company behind stablecoin USD Coin is to launch Euro Coin, a euro-backed stablecoin, this month....

Potential THG buyers abandon £2.1bn takeover bids

Two potential acquirers of eCommerce giant THG have ended their £2.1bn chase of the Manchester-hea...

Spotify swoops for AI firm behind Val Kilmer’s voice

Music streaming giant Spotify has swooped to acquire AI voice platform Sonantic. The London compa...

Fixter motoring with Renault Group deal

Renault Group has acquired London startup Fixter, a digital platform which connects retail and profe...

Siemens swoops for Southampton’s Senseye

Southampton-based predictive maintenance tech firm Senseye has been acquired by Siemens. Senseye ...