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Outside of London, Oxford has attracted the highest venture capital funding in the UK

Outside of London, Oxford has attracted the highest venture capital funding in the UK

Bidwells Summer 2021 Oxfordshire report reveals that demand for office and laboratory space in Oxford has had an intense investor inte..

Matterport Announces Record Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Matterport Announces Record Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Matterport reports record revenue of $30 million, 10% sequential increase  Subscription revenue jumps 53% to $15 million from year-ago..

U.S. FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for the immunocompromised

U.S. FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for the immunocompromised

By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines by..

WHO seeks to take political heat out of virus origins debate

WHO seeks to take political heat out of virus origins debate

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Friday it was setting up a new group to trace the origins..

Frothy stock market valuations, a dash for cash and digital money – all on Bank of England’s risk radar

Frothy stock market valuations, a dash for cash and digital money – all on Bank of England’s risk radar

The economic outlook has improved, but risks to the recovery remain. Banks have the capital and liquidity to be able to support the e..

Cloud uptake boosted by the pandemic holds benefits for HR and FM teams

Cloud uptake boosted by the pandemic holds benefits for HR and FM teams

Morphean’s CEO, Rodrigue Zbinden, considers the recent increase in cloud adoption and how hosted security solutions can help to manage..

U.N. climate change report sounds ‘code red for humanity’

U.N. climate change report sounds ‘code red for humanity’

By Nina Chestney and Andrea Januta (Reuters) -Global warming is dangerously close to spiralling out of control, a U.N. climate panel s..

Canada PM Trudeau planning snap election, seeks approval for COVID response – sources

Canada PM Trudeau planning snap election, seeks approval for COVID response – sources

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a snap election for Sept. 20 to seek voter app..

Canada PM Trudeau planning snap election, seeks approval for COVID response – sources

Canada PM Trudeau planning snap election, seeks approval for COVID response – sources

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a snap election for Sept. 20 to seek voter app..

Zurich Insurance H1 operating profit leaps 60% as COVID impact wanes

Zurich Insurance H1 operating profit leaps 60% as COVID impact wanes

ZURICH (Reuters) – Zurich Insurance Group’s first-half business operating profit jumped 60% to $2.71 billion as strong und..

Former King Executive and Peakon CFO Simone Goodman joins Forecast

Former King Executive and Peakon CFO Simone Goodman joins Forecast

PRESS RELEASE — London, UK — 10 August 2021: Forecast, the leading AI-native platform for project and resource management,..

Greek villagers try to save homes as wildfires burn for eighth day

Greek villagers try to save homes as wildfires burn for eighth day

By Lefteris Papadimas and Leon Malherbe AVGARIA, Greece (Reuters) – Residents mounted a round the clock watch on Tuesday to try ..

Germany to end free COVID tests from Oct. 11 – sources

Germany to end free COVID tests from Oct. 11 – sources

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government will stop offering free coronavirus tests from Oct. 11 in a bid to encourage more peopl..

Oil rebounds on profit-taking as market shrugs off virus impact

Oil rebounds on profit-taking as market shrugs off virus impact

By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose 3% on Tuesday, largely driven by profit taking after more than a week̵..

Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future

Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future

By Jake Spring (Reuters) – Geoengineering science is advancing, but the question remains – should we use it? The U.N. clim..

First FinTech Super App for SMEs in UK & Ireland launches funding round

First FinTech Super App for SMEs in UK & Ireland launches funding round

Paysme launches £1 million funding round on Globacap platform ∙       Paysme is a single platform that delivers FinTech services such ..

The future looks bright for UK SMEs, reveals Azets inaugural SME Barometer

The future looks bright for UK SMEs, reveals Azets inaugural SME Barometer

87% of UK SMEs expect to be trading in a year’s time 73% of UK SMEs intend to bring back all staff from furlough Over half of UK SMEs ..

U.S. Senate Democrats unveil details of $3.5 trln follow-up bill

U.S. Senate Democrats unveil details of $3.5 trln follow-up bill

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Monday released some details of the $3.5 trillion bill addressi..

U.N. sounds ‘deafening’ warning on climate change

U.N. sounds ‘deafening’ warning on climate change

By Nina Chestney and Andrea Januta (Reuters) -The United Nations panel on climate change told the world on Monday that global warming ..

UK’s Morrisons agrees to raised $9.3 billion offer from Fortress-led group

UK’s Morrisons agrees to raised $9.3 billion offer from Fortress-led group

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket Morrisons has agreed an improved takeover offer worth 6.7 billion pounds ($9.3 bi..

UK’s Vectura takeover battle heats up as Carlyle outbids Philip Morris

UK’s Vectura takeover battle heats up as Carlyle outbids Philip Morris

By Pushkala Aripaka and Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -Private equity firm Carlyle Group on Friday outbid tobacco company Philip Morris i..

Olympics-Hockey-Netherlands claim gold with 3-1 victory over Argentina

Olympics-Hockey-Netherlands claim gold with 3-1 victory over Argentina

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -The Netherlands won their fourth Olympic women’s hockey title by beating Argentina 3-1 in th..

Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says

Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says

LONDON (Reuters) -There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to transmit the Delta varian..

Macron’s COVID-19 health pass rules approved by top court

Macron’s COVID-19 health pass rules approved by top court

By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) -France’s highest court upheld a new law requiring the public to hold a health pass to access b..

Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans

Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans

By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Caroline Copley PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany, France and Israel will go ahead with plans to administer COVID..

Moderna says its COVID-19 shot 93% effective six months after second dose

Moderna says its COVID-19 shot 93% effective six months after second dose

By Michael Erman (Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Thursday its COVID-19 shot was about 93% effective through six months after the second..

U.S. Senate Democrats target Big Oil for carbon polluters fund

U.S. Senate Democrats target Big Oil for carbon polluters fund

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation establishing a $50..

Key Fed official sees rates liftoff in 2023 as policy debate heats up

Key Fed official sees rates liftoff in 2023 as policy debate heats up

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida, a key architect of the U.S..

Star-Studded Virtual Table Read of Hit STXfilms Comedy ‘Second Act’ To Benefit Thinking Huts

Star-Studded Virtual Table Read of Hit STXfilms Comedy ‘Second Act’ To Benefit Thinking Huts

Filmmaker Peter Segal will be returning to direct along with original cast members Charlyne Yi and Dierdre Friel Thinking Huts, a nonp..

Geological analysis explains durability of Stonehenge megaliths

Geological analysis explains durability of Stonehenge megaliths

By Will Dunham (Reuters) – The first comprehensive scientific analysis of Stonehenge’s imposing megaliths has revealed som..

Oil prices fall as Delta variant spread weighs

Oil prices fall as Delta variant spread weighs

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell sharply to a two-week low on Wednesday as the spread of the coronavirus Delta varia..

Spain’s top soccer clubs to get cash boost from $3.2 billion La Liga deal

Spain’s top soccer clubs to get cash boost from $3.2 billion La Liga deal

By Nathan Allen and Aishwarya Nair MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s top soccer clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona would get lucr..

Factbox: Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory

Factbox: Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory

(Reuters) – A sharp upturn in new coronavirus infections due to the highly contagious Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccinatio..

How to pay off your mortgage

How to pay off your mortgage

By: Jinesh Vohra, Sprive Oh to have a mortgage-free life. It’s certainly something that lots of homeowners dream of, yet many people ..

Olympics-Belarus sprinter leaves Tokyo for Vienna after refusing to go home

Olympics-Belarus sprinter leaves Tokyo for Vienna after refusing to go home

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) -Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Tokyo aboard a fl..

ServiceNow announces multimillion euro investment in EU services, providing customers even greater trust, choice, and control over their data

ServiceNow announces multimillion euro investment in EU services, providing customers even greater trust, choice, and control over their data

ServiceNow’s EU-centric service delivery offering will provide customers more flexibility to meet compliance obligations through its f..

European shares climb higher; oil hit by China demand concerns

European shares climb higher; oil hit by China demand concerns

LONDON (Reuters) – European shares picked up in early trading on Monday after a recovery in Asian equities overnight, with risk ..