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BNP Paribas appoints new head of technology

International banking group BNP Paribas has appointed Mike Quinn as its new head of techno...

Andy Burnham backs Tech Manchester mentoring programme

Andy Burnham has backed Tech Manchester’s mentoring initiative to provide a “bridge”...

Flexibility key to indie mobile game success

The key to success for indie developers is to stay small and nimble, according to a mobile...

Government pledges £20m to electric car ‘grid’ technology

The Government has pledged £20m to help develop electric cars that will be capable of re...

Meet nine heroes of Greater Manchester’s tech sector

On Thursday I hosted a digital and tech summit organised by Greater Manchester’s new may...

Andy Burnham outlines digital vision for Greater Manchester

Andy Burnham outlined his ambitious plans to make Manchester the UK’s tech capital at a...

Oldham ideally placed to become Shoreditch of the North

A key figure in UK tech is hoping to create a Shoreditch-style community in the Greater Ma...

Lessons from the next generation

I was still a teenager when I first felt the pang of career jealousy toward someone younge...

Codemasters developing top secret ‘video gaming world-first’

The game developer behind Micro Machines, Colin McRae Rally and Formula One titles claims ...

‘We’ll put a mental health gym on the high street’

The founder of a start-up that offers mental health coaching to businesses wants to put a...

This month’s biggest tech events (Jul 10 to Aug 4)

Tech North will be sharing ‘big plans’ for the coming year at a Summer Showcase event ...

Making tax digital has been delayed – but the future hasn’t

So far, 2017 has been quite a ride for us at Silverfin – and everyone else. Negotia...