The city is home to the fastest-growing digital economy in Europe.
- Professor of AI and Public Policy, University of Salford
The value of many tech firms has soared – but some observers are now worried.
US tech firms have promised billions of pounds of investment into the UK.
A beginner’s guide to why this Chinese AI firm matters.
It could become as easy to drop out as it was to sign up.
Using social media platforms to invest has become so popular that it can have a big impact on markets.
Labour’s decision to cancel the UK’s next-generation supercomputer is just the tip of the iceberg.
Why it’s so much easier to sign up to a service than it is to leave.
Cryptocurrencies may be down, but they’re not out.
Contactless payments may be convenient – but they also make it easier to overspend.
With limits on family time this Christmas, are we going to supplement Christmas spirit with presents?
Bitcoin is up over 40% in 2020, but the likes of ethereum, bitcoin cash and bitcoin SV have all achieved triple-digit rises.
Will 2020 be the year that the new threat to fiat currencies reaches maturity?
With Wall Street slowly taking charge of crypto, the days of radical outsiders launching successful altcoins may be numbered.
Libra has lost seven of its 28 founding members – but don’t expect that to hold it back.
Ridiculed and ignored in 2016, what can the ‘dismal science’ offer us now?
The UK government is considering taking a stake in a dying asset when it could have helped build a balanced economy much earlier.
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