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The five most significant consequences of a cyber security breach

The five most significant consequences of a cyber security breach

Chris Butler, Lead Principal Consultant, Sungard Availability Services 2021 has seen a marked upturn in the volume, creati..

Post-pandemic techtrends: 2022 is no time for enterprises to rest on their laurels

Post-pandemic techtrends: 2022 is no time for enterprises to rest on their laurels

By: Andy Whitehurst, Chief Technology Officer UK, Sopra Steria From the adversity of almost two years of pedal-to-the-meta..

Company climate disclosures jump in 2021 as board pressure builds

Company climate disclosures jump in 2021 as board pressure builds

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – The number of companies sharing climate data with CDP, the world..

Cricket-England look to crash Australia’s pink ball party

Cricket-England look to crash Australia’s pink ball party

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – England are preparing to throw the kitchen sink at Australia in the day-night second Ashes t..

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis

By Michael Erman and Deena Beasley NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill..

Soccer: Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week

Soccer: Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week

(Reuters) – The Premier League found a record 42 cases of COVID-19 among players and staff at various clubs over the past week, ..

Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage

Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage

By Gayatri Suroyo and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on..

Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’

Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’

(Reuters) – Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021, a..

Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk but data on severity limited

Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk but data on severity limited

By Stephanie Nebehay and Ludwig Burger GENEVA (Reuters) – The Omicron coronavirus variant, reported in more than 60 countries, p..

Sopra Steria’s climate actions recognised by CDP with ‘A’ score for the fifth year in a row

Sopra Steria’s climate actions recognised by CDP with ‘A’ score for the fifth year in a row

Sopra Steria, a European leader in consulting, digital services and software development, has been recognised for the fifth consecutiv..

Leaders in global cyber security join forces to exchange intelligence on combating the rise in ransomware

Leaders in global cyber security join forces to exchange intelligence on combating the rise in ransomware

10 December 2021: Some of the biggest names in global cyber security came together at a recent event hosted by cyber security company ..

13 Companies Receive Funding as part of Second Batch of Zoom Apps Fund Investments

13 Companies Receive Funding as part of Second Batch of Zoom Apps Fund Investments

This batch brings the Zoom Apps Fund portfolio to more than 25 companies since launch.  By Will Detwiler As part of our continued comm..

Lancia to mimic Mercedes in pursuit of a future inside Stellantis

Lancia to mimic Mercedes in pursuit of a future inside Stellantis

By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Lancia will pursue profitability over volume to secure a long-term home in the 14 ..

Soccer-Manchester United suffer COVID-19 outbreak

Soccer-Manchester United suffer COVID-19 outbreak

LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United suffered an outbreak of COVID-19 among players and staff on Sunday, jeopardising their next..

Bitcoin rises 2.1% to reclaim $50,000

Bitcoin rises 2.1% to reclaim $50,000

(Reuters) – Bitcoin rose on Sunday to reclaim levels above $50,000. The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency gain..

Oil gains as investors see limited Omicron impact on demand

Oil gains as investors see limited Omicron impact on demand

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices extended their rally on Monday as investor appetite improved amid growing relief the Omic..

Plan C? UK PM Johnson not planning further COVID rules despite Omicron growth

Plan C? UK PM Johnson not planning further COVID rules despite Omicron growth

By Kylie MacLellan and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not planning further restrictio..

Plotting a roadmap to the cloud in banking

Plotting a roadmap to the cloud in banking

By Mark White, Senior Manager – Financial Markets and Fintech, Telehouse Mark White, Senior Manager – Financia..

Why financial compliance shouldn’t be a threat to start-ups

Why financial compliance shouldn’t be a threat to start-ups

By: Alex Mifsud, Co-founder and CEO at Weavr.io For many new business owners, financial crime is something that no one can afford to b..

Jumio Acquiring 4Stop, Redefining the End-to-End Identity Platform

Jumio Acquiring 4Stop, Redefining the End-to-End Identity Platform

Addition of 4Stop’s 650+ data sources will enable Jumio to orchestrate KYC, KYB and AML for complete customer lifecycle management  Pa..

Incode Secures $220M for its Series B, Earning Unicorn Status Less Than Seven Months Following Its Series A Round

Incode Secures $220M for its Series B, Earning Unicorn Status Less Than Seven Months Following Its Series A Round

Silicon Valley Company Provides Identity Solution to Increase Trust Between Customers and Businesses With AI-Based Digital Identity Pl..

Anapaya partners with Extreme Networks to deliver the first SCiON-enabled switches for the Swiss Finance Industry

Anapaya partners with Extreme Networks to deliver the first SCiON-enabled switches for the Swiss Finance Industry

7th DECEMBER 2021 – Anapaya Systems AG has announced its collaboration with Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR), Inc., a cloud-drive..

NSC Global launches world’s only Field Engineering App designed specifically for customers

NSC Global launches world’s only Field Engineering App designed specifically for customers

Bespoke SmartTeam™ App designed for better customer experience with real time insights  7 December 2021: London – NSC Global, th..

UK economy almost flat-lined in October, adding to rate hike doubts

UK economy almost flat-lined in October, adding to rate hike doubts

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy barely grew in October, before the emergence of the new Omicron variant of the corona..

AB Foods says Primark trading ahead of expectations

AB Foods says Primark trading ahead of expectations

LONDON (Reuters) -Associated British Foods said on Friday trading to date at its Primark fashion business had been ahead of expectatio..

AstraZeneca to supply COVID-19 antibody cocktail to Singapore

AstraZeneca to supply COVID-19 antibody cocktail to Singapore

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – AstraZeneca said on Friday it will supply Singapore with its COVID-19 antibody cocktail, Evusheld, by the ..

Renewing democracy is ‘defining challenge of our time,’ Biden tells summit

Renewing democracy is ‘defining challenge of our time,’ Biden tells summit

By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden gathered over 100 world leaders at a summit on ..

Soccer-Second-string Man United held by Young Boys

Soccer-Second-string Man United held by Young Boys

By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -A second-string Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw with Switzerland’s Young..

Japan’s COVID-19 cases defy Asia rebound, yet fears remain for winter wave

Japan’s COVID-19 cases defy Asia rebound, yet fears remain for winter wave

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s COVID-19 infections are falling in contrast with rebounds in other parts of Asia,..

Jefferies COVID case outbreak casts pall over Wall St’s office return

Jefferies COVID case outbreak casts pall over Wall St’s office return

By Aaron Saldanha, Noor Zainab Hussain and Matt Scuffham (Reuters) – Investment bank Jefferies Financial Group on Wednesday aske..

Nestle sale of L’Oreal shares pleases investors on both sides

Nestle sale of L’Oreal shares pleases investors on both sides

By Gwénaëlle Barzic and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in Nestle and L’Oreal rose on Wednesday after the Swiss food grou..

An opportune time for IT employees to look for their dream job and focus on the long term

An opportune time for IT employees to look for their dream job and focus on the long term

By: Rishi Agrawal, Global Delivery Head & SVP – Application, Automation and Analytics Services, 3i Infotech  Recently, I got a pan..

Cricket-England skittled for 147 as Australia captain Cummins shines

Cricket-England skittled for 147 as Australia captain Cummins shines

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Pat Cummins took a five-wicket haul in a dream start to his Australia captaincy as England were ski..

Visa launches crypto advisory service for financial institutions, merchants

Visa launches crypto advisory service for financial institutions, merchants

By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) – Visa Inc, the world’s largest payment processor, on Wednesday launched a global crypto ..

The World’s Top 10 Space Entrepreneurs – Sir Richard Branson beats Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to the Number 1 spot

The World’s Top 10 Space Entrepreneurs – Sir Richard Branson beats Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to the Number 1 spot

Entrepreneurial and technology news platform TechRound polled readers for the World’s Top 10 Space Entrepreneurs LONDON, UNITED KINGDO..

CoasterStone Soaks Up the Benefits of Brightpearl’s Retail Operating Solution

CoasterStone Soaks Up the Benefits of Brightpearl’s Retail Operating Solution

AUSTIN, Texas and BRISTOL, UK – 3rd December 2021- Popular coaster brand, CoasterStone is the latest e-commerce retailer to reti..

Genesys Completes Acquisitions of Pointillist and Exceed.ai

Genesys Completes Acquisitions of Pointillist and Exceed.ai

Company extends its market leadership with journey analytics and conversational AI for marketing and sales, transforming customer and ..