In a bid to boost international expansion, children’s video learning app Hopster has made two senior technical appointments – including the addition of a Made.com executive – and plans to grow its presence on Apple TV.
Symantec and Frost Data Capital have joined forces to create an incubator that will support small early-stage businesses that are working on cyber security to protect against threats targeting the Internet of Things and big data.
Independent hotel chain Travelodge experienced a 17.9 per cent year-on-year revenue growth in H1, which has prompted the company’s owners to consider packing its bags with a £1bn sale.
A new study by Citrix and YouGov, highlighting the growth of the SME sector, has found that some 426,000 businesses have grown by 50 per cent or more since 2013.
Next is at the bottom of the FTSE 100 retailers’ pay league, with the average worker earning £5,000 less than Sports Direct staff members – even though the sports retailer uses zero-hours contracts.
Innovate UK programme IC Tomorrow has introduced a £210,000 contest to find the UK’s top virtual reality and augmented reality companies, and John Lewis, Crossrail and King’s College London are among the big name partners backing the search.
Real Business has joined forces with technology partner O2 Business to provide one lucky reader with two tickets to see the England rugby team take on rivals France in the QBE International Series at Twickenham.
If the UK’s retailers embed mobile strategies like Apple Pay into tangible locations, it could be the key to injecting £7.8bn into Britain’s high street in 2015, according to RetailMeNot.
A £10m Internet of Things (IoT) competition has been launched by the British government, which plans to use the fund as a hook for UK businesses and cities to “revolutionise” the way the tech can be of benefit to the public.
The surge in popularity of cycling in the UK has had a positive impact on sales figures at automotive and leisure products and services business Halfords, the company’s most recent financial figures show.
