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US Regulator Seeks Elon Musk Removal At Tesla
One tweet too far? SEC accuses Musk of securities fraud and seeks his removal as the head of Telsa
Government Launches Third Phase Of Local Fibre Broadband Challenge
The challenge aims to link key public sector buildings to full-fibre networks as a way of stimulating ultra-high-speed connectivity across the country
Government, Tech Firms Invest £1bn Into British AI Industry
Deal worth £1 billion from private sector and government to put UK at forefront of artificial intelligence industry
Amber Rudd To Earmark £9m For Dark Web Crackdown
Experts question whether additional funding will help in the fight against criminals who exploit dark web
Innovate UK To Invest £6m Into Digital Health Projects
The UK's public innovation agency is to fund trials of digital technologies with the potential to 'significantly' improve healthcare
Dell ‘Mulls’ IPO For Pivotal Cloud Unit
Tech giant Dell is said to be exploring its options as it seeks to grow either via acquisition or an initial public offering
UK Plots Post-Brexit Tech Investment Fund
UK will provide funding for startups to boost British tech firms seeking to expand to the world stage following Brexit
Funding For UK Fintech Surges Despite Brexit Vote
Weathering Brexit...funding skyrockets for British fintech start-ups, as UK ranked third for investment
Government Ploughs £246m Into UK Battery Tech Development
The Faraday Challenge will look to support the research, development and deployment of cutting-edge battery technology
Tech Firms Handed $258m To Develop Exascale Supercomputer
Large chunk of money handed to tech firms from US government to develop 1,000 petaflop supercomputer
Apple Deepens Environmental Push With New Green Fund
As President Trump signals withdraw from Paris agreement, Apple pledges $1 billion for renewable engery
Microsoft Invests In Two More Artificial Intelligence Startups
It's never been a better time to be an AI startup looking for funding
Apple Pledges $1bn Fund For US ‘Advanced Manufacturing’ Jobs
Trump will be happy. US job creation move by Apple after it plans to create $1bn fund for US firms
UK Government Sets Sights On £650bn AI Sector With Funding
New government plans set to include a major industry review and a £17.3m funding boost for universities
Digital Catapult Gets £1.1m Government Funding To Drive Cyber 101 Scheme
The fund will aim to help mentor cyber security startups to grow into larger companies
Snapchat Is Coming To London With New International HQ
Snapchat goes off-trend and picks London as European base ahead of expected $25 billion IPO
Government Commits £2bn To Cutting-Edge Tech And Research Funding
Prime Minister Theresa May has outlined plans to pour an additional £2 billion per year in to Britain’s research and development sector
Sigfox Lands Mammoth Funding For IoT Network Expansion
French start-up gains £130m funding from Salesforce and others to expand its IoT global network
US Military Looks To Blockchain To Secure Weapon Data And Nukes
Is Blockchain a possible solution for securing weapons data for the US military, including its nuclear capabilities?
Darktrace Raises £50m Funding For Cyber Defence Push
Another round of funding for cyber-security firm backed by former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch
Mozilla Awards £260,000 To Tor, Tails And Caddy Open Source Projects
Mozilla kicks off MOSS awards program with funding to accessibility, security and privacy upstarts
Why VCs Have Invested More Than $200M in Container Tech
ANALYSIS: Last week alone, investors—aiming to profit from the new approach to building, deploying and managing apps—poured $63M into container vendors.
CoreOS Lands £19m Container Funds From Google Ventures
GV leads Series B funding to help push CoreOS Kubernetes containers into businesses
Internet Optimiser Dyn Raises £35m In New Funding
Internet performance management vendor Dyn cashes in on healthy 2016 outlook
DuckDuckGo Stumps Up Cash For Open Source Projects
Anonymous Internet search engine DuckDuckGo announces funding awards for worthy open source projects
Pivotal Secures £175m In Funding From Ford, Microsoft And EMC
Pivotal now touting valuation of $2.8 billion
Andreessen Horowitz Exec Explains How The VC Firm Works
Peter Levine, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, explains how his business works and what types of tech companies his firm is looking to back
UNICEF Seeks World-Changing Open Source Technologies
United Nations to fund startups to develop open source tech to improve the lives of vulnerable children and civilians
Driverless Cars Get New £20m Government Investment
Britain’s ‘cars of the future’ come a step closer with new development fund announced today