Technology sector

Scottish Mortgage chair quits after governance row
Fiona McBain’s independence was questioned by Amar Bhidé, who has also left board of FTSE 100 trust
Julia Kollewe
21, Mar, 2023 @4:38 PM

Amazon to cut another 9,000 jobs in new round of layoffs
Redundancies to take place mostly in cloud services, advertising and Twitch livestreaming units
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
20, Mar, 2023 @6:27 PM

Silicon Valley Bank said it was too small to need regulation. Now it’s ‘too big to fail’ | Rebecca Burns and Julia Rock
Student debts and underwater mortgages are private burdens, but corporate losses are matters of urgent public interest
Rebecca Burns and Julia Rock
17, Mar, 2023 @10:15 AM

Watchdog fears healthcare tech merger could push up NHS costs
CMA gives UnitedHealth and EMIS five working days to tackle concerns over £1.2bn deal
Alex Lawson
17, Mar, 2023 @9:45 AM

Jeremy Hunt aims to spur business investment with ‘full expensing’ tax break
Measure over next three years will allow firms to write off costs of IT equipment and machinery against tax on profits
Anna Isaac and Julia Kollewe
15, Mar, 2023 @6:35 PM

What is GPT-4 and how does it differ from ChatGPT?
The most powerful AI model yet from OpenAI, can tell jokes and write bar exams – but can it also cause harm?
Alex Hern
15, Mar, 2023 @5:23 PM

Co-op hires delivery droids to drop groceries in Greater Manchester
Fridge-sized self-drive robots from logistics firm Starship Technologies will ‘walk’ to customer homes in Sale and wait outside for drop-off
Alex Hern
15, Mar, 2023 @11:46 AM

Be serious, conservatives. ‘Wokeness’ didn’t cause Silicon Valley Bank’s demise | Tayo Bero
The right is claiming that political correctness – not capitalism – caused this financial catastrophe. Really?
Tayo Bero
15, Mar, 2023 @10:05 AM

Silicon Valley Bank: inquiries launched into bank’s collapse and UK arm
Probes announced in the UK and US over failure of California lender as financial markets recovered from Monday’s turmoil
Joanna Partridge and Graeme Wearden
14, Mar, 2023 @6:35 PM

TechScape: How Silicon Valley Bank UK was saved
In this week’s newsletter: While its quick slip into financial hardship has left American bankers reeling, its UK division is surprisingly fine. But the tech sector isn’t out of trouble yet
Alex Hern
14, Mar, 2023 @11:45 AM

Silicon Valley Bank: global banking shares slide as fallout spreads
Stock markets fail to be reassured by Joe Biden’s intervention, as SVB failure is followed by Signature
Richard Partington, Kalyeena Makortoff and Edward Helmore
14, Mar, 2023 @3:36 AM

Tech hubs near England’s universities to benefit from almost £1bn in extra funding
Chancellor will pledge in budget to create 12 investment zones in eight areas ‘to drive business investment’
Phillip Inman
13, Mar, 2023 @10:30 PM
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