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Social network for women and non-binary folk backed

Diem, a new social universe designed for women and non-binary folks, has raised £650,000 in a pre-s...

Sony swoops for Liverpool videogame studio Firesprite

Liverpool videogame studio Firesprite has been acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The tr...

Ultraleap CEO to retire as successor named

The CEO of virtual touch technology company Ultraleap is to retire to spend more time with his famil...

Mental health concerns spark tech firm’s return to office

The bosses of a North West animation firm say protecting their staff’s mental health was one of th...

UK regulator calls for unwinding of $400m Giphy deal

A UK regulator has provisionally found that Facebook’s $400 million merger with Giphy last year co...

Family photo-sharing platform to launch

Digital Converters – which converts old videos and tapes into digital format - has secured a £250...

Former Codemasters CEO joins VR games firm

The former CEO of Codemasters has been appointed chair of virtual reality games developer nDreams.�...

£1.5m hits right note for music-based dating app

A music-based intelligent dating app has secured £1.5 million angel investment pre-launch.  The...

Shutterstock snaps up UK AI company

Image database giant Shutterstock has acquired London artificial intelligence company Datasine and l...

ITV backs ‘rock, paper, scissors’ startup with £2.5m

A mobile games firm launched during COVID-19 has been backed with £2.5 million funding from ITV....

BBC’s £700m pledge to North after decade in Salford

The BBC is marking 10 years of MediaCityUK by doubling down on its commitment to the North of Englan...

Online trivia firm to expand worldwide

Yorkshire-based interactive trivia firm KwizzBit has announced a fundraise of £250,000 from busi...