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New Northern Powerhouse minister appointed by Theresa May

Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed a new minister to lead the ongoing Northern Power...

Government ups tech spending amid skills gap concern

Government spending on science, engineering and technology is on the increase to combat th...

ARM Holdings to be bought by Japanese giant Softbank

Mammoth British technology firm ARM Holdings is set to be bought by Japanese giant Softban...

Immersive VR ‘heading to an aeroplane cabin near you’

Virtual reality will one day be used to entertain all air passengers and sell them duty-fr...

UKFast-owned Secarma acquires IT security firm Pentest

Cyber security business Secarma has acquired Altrincham-based application security special...

Ed Vaizey: Northern clusters must work together

Outgoing digital minister Ed Vaizey believes the cities of the North need to work together...

Robot Wars’ Noel Sharkey: Bots could pose danger to elderly

Former Robot Wars resident expert Professor Noel Sharkey is worried that robots will repla...

IoT skills in demand as smart devices increase

As Internet of Things adoption becomes more widespread, demand for employees with tech ski...

Tech boosts North East after demise of mines and shipyards

Sage CTO Stuart Lynn says the North East has a heritage of reinventing itself as the tech ...

Liverpool and Salford councils sign joint tech contract

In a bid to reduce costs and improve efficiencies Liverpool and Salford councils have sign...

Leeds tech sector acting ‘like a magnet’ for talent

The thriving Leeds tech sector has been backed to suck in more talent. Andy Williams, m...

Has Pokemon Go saved Nintendo’s bacon after 56% share rise?

The future of Nintendo has been bolstered after the Japanese gaming company’s shares ros...