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Londoners Can Register To Try Out Driverless Cars In Greenwich

Greenwich residents can now sign up for trials of new GATEway autonomous vehicles

8 years ago

What Does Sadiq Khan’s Mayor Of London Victory Mean For Tech?

INDUSTRY VIEW: London technology figures and firms say what they hope to see from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan

8 years ago

Mayor Of London 2016: IT Glitch Leaves Many Unable To Vote

Barnet constituents turned away from polling stations this morning following electoral register errors

8 years ago

Mayor Of London 2016: UKIP – London Tech Would Benefit From EU Brexit

UKIP's Peter Whittle says he is committed to London's tech scene, and thinks it would be better off if the…

8 years ago

Mayor Of London 2016: Sadiq Khan Wants London Tech To Overtake Silicon Valley

Labour candidate promises to be most 'pro business' mayor ever and has grand ambitions of over taking New York and…

8 years ago

Mayor Of London 2016: Zac Goldsmith Urges Tech Not To Jeopardise Status Quo

Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith promises to continue Boris Johnson's legacy with pro-tech policies, green tech hub, and broadband in tube…

8 years ago

Mayor Of London 2016: Green Party’s Sian Berry Knows Tech Issues ‘First Hand’

Green Party candidate Sian Berry explains to TechWeekEurope how she would promote the tech sector, diversity within IT and use…

8 years ago

Volvo Is Bringing Self-Driving Cars To London’s Streets In 2017

“Most ambitious” trial to date will see Volvo XC-90 vehicles drive themselves around the capital

8 years ago

Conservative MP Tells Tech Firms To ‘Speak Up’ Against EU Brexit

Matt Warman says if technology firms are so in favour of staying in the EU, they should use their influence…

8 years ago

Attention, Londoners! Facebook Wants You To Vote

Newsfeed campaign looks to encourage Facebook users to register to vote in upcoming May 6 mayoral elections

8 years ago

London Is ‘Most Desirable’ City In Europe For Tech Workers

Capital scores highly on work conditions and creativity, but New York and San Francisco take global top spots according to…

8 years ago

London Tech Firms Signal Opposition To Brexit

Better in together? London tech firms overwhelmingly opposes Britain's exit of the EU, new survey suggests

8 years ago

London Is Bringing Smart Technology To The Streets

‘Intelligent’ West End street and noise pollution cuts on list of latest London smart projects

8 years ago

Mayor Of London Candidates Voice Support For Tech Industry In Debate

Mayor of London hopefuls say they want to maintain capital's tech success story, but immigration and skills is the biggest…

8 years ago

Google’s Driverless Cars Could Be Coming To London

Talks with government follow confirmed trials of driverless cars in Greenwich later this year

8 years ago

London’s Black Cabs Are Going Contactless

Card payments will be installed in all black cabs by October, TfL confirms

8 years ago

Microsoft Snaps Up UK Startup SwiftKey For £174m

Microsoft gains yet another productivity app and AI technology in SwiftKey

8 years ago

Greenwich Will Host UK’s First Driverless Cars In July

Testing of fully autonomous cars on public roads in Southeast London will commence in July

8 years ago

Government Offers Support To Cybersecurity Startups

Government hopes advice and cybersecurity support will help startups flourish, gain investment and protect the UK from an attack

8 years ago

TechUK Wants ‘Truly Digital’ Mayor Of London To Promote Capital Tech

Mayor of London should promote tech industry innovation, investment and employment according to TechUK manifesto

8 years ago

London Signs Up To Smart City Scheme

'Sharing Cities' Lighthouse programme will see Greenwich test technologies such as smart parking and electric bikes

8 years ago

London’s Contactless TfL Journeys Top 1m A Day For The First Time

Contactless also now makes up a quarter of all pay-as-you-go transactions across the TFL network, Visa study finds

8 years ago

Got A MasterCard And Apple Pay? You Can Travel For Free In London Today

Payments firm opens up TfL network to promote its contactless services

8 years ago

All London Black Cabs Will Accept Cards From 2016

However minimum fares will rise by 20p in order to support new technology

8 years ago

UK Start-Up Deliveroo Raises £66m For Overseas Expansion

Investment will see Deliveroo launch in five new cities across the globe

8 years ago

Equinix Lays Down London-Based AWS Direct Connect Service

Announcement comes as new Equinix acquisition Telecity fails Direct Connect customers with two-day data centre outage

8 years ago

Silicon Roundabout Now ‘Too Pricey’ For Start-Ups

Number of businesses setting up in Old Street area falls by a third as London's firms look elsewhere

8 years ago

Boris Johnson Launches £5m Digital Skills Programme For Young Londoners

Mayor of London hopes that investment will keep London at the forefront of the world’s technology

8 years ago

London Is A True World Centre Of Fintech, Says Boris

Mayor of London announces closer tie-up between the capital and Tokyo to promote fintech growth

9 years ago

London’s Tech Sector Nets £1bn Investment Over 2015

Data from London & Partners shows that investors are backing the capital's tech firms more than ever

9 years ago