A robotics firm that builds products for the construction industry has secured £1.6m in a funding round. North Shields-based Q-Bot says the funding – which has come primarily from existing investors and was led by EMV Capital – will allow it to ramp up rollout of its robot which remotely applies underfloor insulation beneath suspended floors. The firm, which employs about 38 people at its Orion...
Fast-growing e-commerce firm OnBuy has appointed experienced telecommunications and electronics executive Julian Browne as its new chief technology officer. The Dorset company – the UK’s fourth-largest online marketplace – said Mr Browne would drive new technological plans it is set to reveal, and will be “full of significant improvements and new integrations”. Mr Browne joins the Bournemouth...
The programme, delivered by trade body Tech South West alongside global finance firm RSM and Department for International Trade will offer insight to on how to break into the US market. A new business support programme has launched to support South West tech companies to scale overseas. The free GO Global programme is being delivered by Exeter-based trade body Tech South West, in partnership with...
The Centre for Modelling and Simulation (CFMS) is to explore whether Britain’s national gas pipeline could be used to supply sustainable fuel to homes and businesses. The Bristol-based digital engineering research company has joined National Grid for a project, which will investigate whether the National Transmission System is able to transport hydrogen. Scientists and industry experts have said...
A Manchester company owned by Uber and aiming to create 200 jobs by 2025 has made a top hire. Mike Russell has joined Autocab, which has its headquarters at No.2 Circle Square in the city centre, as its chief operating officer. Autocab provides taxi dispatch software and relocated from its Cheadle Royal Business Park base earlier this year. READ MORE: Former DFS, Morrisons and Holland &...
Bristol tech firm Huboo has appointed a former Royal Air Force (RAF) commander as its new chief of staff. The company – whose technology enables online retailers to access and complete end-to-end fulfilment – said Gordon Bruce’s responsibilities would include helping the firm to expand its international operations. The fast-growing firm said it had identified “further key territories for 2022”...
Luxury car maker Bentley is to release its first ever non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and promised they will all be carbon neutral. The Crewe-headquartered company will drop the NFTs in September with the run limited to 208. That number has been chosen because it is the top speed of its fastest Grand Tourer (the Continental GT Speed) and the total production run of the iconic R-Type Continental of...
Netflix will reportedly launch a cheaper ad-supported tier for its streaming platform at the start of November as the company tries to stem the loss of more than 1 million subscribers in 2022. The company was initially planning to start offering the service in 2023, but Variety reported last week it had been bumped to 1 November in order to get ahead of Disney+’s planned launch of an ad-supported...
Samsung’s cutting-edge Galaxy Z Fold 4 Android phone-tablet hybrid is back and here to prove that folding devices are the future. By putting both a powerful smartphone and 7.6in tablet in your pocket, Samsung has created the device of choice for gadget lovers. But the price means it is not ready yet for most consumers. Its folding form, five cameras and two screens should tell you this isn’t a...
Twitter is trialing an editing feature that allows users to change tweets up to 30 minutes after they are published – but lets people view prior versions. The social media company said tweets can be edited “a few times” in the half hour. The tweets will appear with an icon, timestamp and label to make clear that the original post has been modified. Tapping the label will take viewers to an edit...