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EU and Brazil to work together on 5G mobile technology

25/02/2016(0)
The EU and Brazil today signed an agreement to develop 5G, the next generation of communication networks. The Commission also started work on an action plan to deploy the ... Read More
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Operators of Bitcoin Mining Operation Butterfly Labs Agree to Settle FTC Charges

19/02/2016(0)
Butterfly Labs and two of its operators have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived thousands of consumers about the availability, profitability, and newness of machines ... Read More
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Amsterdam becoming “silicon valley” of fintech

18/02/2016(0)
The FinTech sector is on fire in the Netherlands, to such an extent that Amsterdam may well be on its way to becoming the “Silicon Valley” of FinTech companies, ... Read More
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EY has launched the 2016 EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs program

17/02/2016(0)
EY has launched the 2016 EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs program in Europe, which gives high-potential, fast-growth technology startups from across the continent access to support to help scale their businesses. The group ... Read More
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Can technology bring lawyers into the 21st Century?

17/02/2016(0)
The legal profession is perhaps more associated with bulging files of papers, odd clothing and arcane procedures than with technological innovation. But several start-ups are trying to give this ... Read More
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City grandee Rich Ricci joins fintech revolution at freemarketFX

11/02/2016(0)
Rich Ricci, formerly CEO of Barclays Corporate and Investment Banking, is the latest in a growing list of financial services grandees to lend their business heft to a disruptive ... Read More
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FTSE hits three-year low, business confidence slumps

08/02/2016(0)
FTSE 100 sheds more than 100 points, with technology and financial shares worst hit, as global growth fears reignite. The FTSE 100 has tumbled to a fresh three-year low, ... Read More
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PwC builds identity and access management capability with acquisition of Praxism UK

25/01/2016(0)
PwC is strengthening its fast-growing cyber security practice with the acquisition of Praxism, an Edinburgh-based consultancy specialising in identity and access management (IDaM). Praxism is renowned for solutions to ... Read More
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MasterCard on blockchain: ‘We don’t want to be blindsided’

22/01/2016(0)
Blockchain — the technology that underpins bitcoin — is one of the most exciting areas of technology at the moment. It has the potential to strip out huge amounts ... Read More
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New Bitcoin app will Pay You to Walk

07/01/2016(0)
Franky Imbesi and Nissan Bahar, social entrepreneurs working in Africa, have created a new app that will pay you to walk. Rather that use computing power to “mine” bitcoin, ... Read More
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