A Dorset-based boating navigation company has agreed a deal to work with the world’s largest boat rental platform. Bournemouth’s savvy navvy is partnering with Zizoo, which offers more than 44,000 boats – from catamarans to sailboats to yachts – for rent across 500 destinations. The deal will see Zizoo, which has offices in Austria, Germany and Croatia, integrating savvy navvy’s technology into...
Touch sensor specialist Zytronic has warned that lingering global disruption is impacting its supply chains and order intake. The Blaydon firm, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, told investors the cost of raw materials and electronic components had been challenging in the second half of its 2022 financial year. In an update ahead of its full year results, Zytronic nevertheless said it...
A pair of programmes providing digital skills and business support in Somerset, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay have received a £2m cash injection from the Heart of the South West LEP. The Digital Skills Programme will be delivered through Devon County Council, while the Digital Skills Utilisation Programme will be delivered by the local authority and the Heart of the South West Growth Hub. Both...
These TVs are massive – some are almost two metres wide and would take up an entire wall of rooms. But as people are increasingly looking for a cinema experience at home, these goliath TVs are getting more popular. The size of these behemoths means they are still a relatively niche products though. Most of us just don’t have a big enough room to accommodate one. But as prices have come down in...
People are unknowingly doxxing themselves and leaking their own sensitive private information using a popular screenshot app that sends people’s grabs to the web. The URLs of scores of screenshots captured by the app are easily discoverable online, leaving them open to data scrapers and criminals. The Lightshot screen grabbing app, which is owned by software development firm Skillbrains, is used...
A Bristol-based fintech set up by the founder of UK lending platform Funding Circle has secured £22.5m in a pre-seed round. Payments start-up Super Payments was established by British entrepreneur Samir Desai in a bid to disrupt an industry dominated by Visa and Mastercard. Venture capital firm Accel – a Silicon Valley heavyweight and an early backer of Facebook – participated in the round along...
A Bristol-based tech start-up which has been used by global firms such as Asos and Unilever to drive word-of-mouth sales has raised £2.5m in funding. Duel has developed a platform for consumer brands to engage with and grow via communities of advocates – such as customer ambassadors, socially active followers, and industry professionals. Co-Founder and chief executive Paul Archer said content...
A Bristol company is hoping to help rehabilitate UK prisoners by teaching them about indoor farming methods as part of a new trial. Lettus Grow, which was founded by a trio of University of Bristol graduates in 2015, has developed a ‘vertical’ system to grow produce suspended in air using a mist to deliver nutrients. The company, which secured £2.3m in 2020 to develop its game-changing tech, will...
Even the cheapest models we’ve tested typically cost around £30, which makes Lidl’s new £24.99 offering a tempting proposition for those who like the idea of going wire-free without breaking the bank. We won’t pretend that our at-home tryout rivals the rigorous tests that headphones go through at our lab, where we scientifically test sound quality, battery life, build quality and ease of use. But...
Instagram is a massive money-maker. Parent company Facebook doesn’t release figures on how much money the division makes but reports claim it generated $20 billion in advertising revenue in 2019 alone – that’s a quarter of Facebook’s entire yearly revenue. Or, to put it another way, more money than YouTube makes for parent company Alphabet. At the heart of Instagram’s financial success is two...