Working visa fix spells better hiring opportunities for UK tech companies
Google UK faced hiring roadblock after Home Office ran out of hiring visas this year
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Joanna Shields tackles naughty UK music videos on YouTube and Vevo
UK-produced music videos will now have to display an age certification
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Coadec launches Save Skilled Migration campaign
Campaign launched after Techworld revealed the government refused 1,300 visa applications to skilled workers outside the EU
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Exclusive: Leaked Tech North business plan slammed by Northern startup guru
Tech North is a government initiative being funded with £2 million of taxpayer's money
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Tech North delay questioned by Chuka Umunna
The initiative was announced last October by former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg but it's yet to start delivering
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British Gas, E.ON and SSE unhappy with smart meter testing method
Interface testing methods proposed by UK government could put scheme "at risk".
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£20m in driverless car research funding up for grabs from UK goverment
Google has already put a fleet of driverless Lexus cars on the road
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Tech City UK supports Cardiff startups as it extends focus beyond Shoreditch
The government quango is funded with approximately £4.5 million a year
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UK citizens believe policing drones will do more good than harm
The UK has ramped up its use of drones for surveillance both in police force, anti terrorism operations and airport security
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Cisco to spend $1bn in UK after successful Westminster talks
$150 million has been set aside for investment in UK tech startups
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UK biotech funding at 10-year-high
Over £2.4 billion funded in the past decade
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Landmark BBC micro:bit unveiled
It's been 34 years since the BBC Micro entered the classroom
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UK firms increase dependence on non-EU tech talent
Yet government is considering new legislation that will limit the number of skilled workers entering the UK
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Drones could become a core part of BT's network repair service
'Drones can do incredible things, but they’re just not allowed to' says BT exec
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Google targets healthcare not fitness fashion with new wearable
Wristband could give medical staff a constant stream of patient data
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UK startup Q-Bot bags award for its insulation-fitting robot
The robotics company has been founded by serial entrepreneur Tom Lipinski
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The best-armed Government on earth can’t defend itself
Will hack of 4M US government personnel records undermine the digital economy?
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UK startups Shazam and TransferWise clean up at Digital Masters Awards
The event brought together around 800 of Europe’s most senior digital executives, board members and investors.
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Stanford dropout continues to draw in funding for Gojimo
The app aims to support students’ exam preparation, providing the resources needed to prepare for exams at any time or place
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McLaren's tech arm developing surgery optimisation tools for the NHS
McLaren Applied Technologies is working with Oxford Uni's med school for big data tools
