Despite their rich engineering talent, Blockchain entrepreneurs in the EU often struggle to find backing due to the dearth of large funds and investment expertise in the space. But a big move takes place at an EU level today, as the European Investment Fund makes a significant investment into a blockchain and digital assets venture […]
Coralogix logs $55M for its new take on production analytics, now valued at $300-$400M
Data may be the new oil, but it’s only valuable if you make good use of it. Today, a startup that has built a new kind of production analytics platform for developers, security engineers and data scientists to track and better understand how data is moving around their networks is announcing a round of funding […]
Connected car insurance startup Flock raises $17M Series A led by Chamath Palihapitiya
Cast your mind back to that scene in Minority Report where all those autonomous cars are whizzing through the city. The more practically-minded of you may well have gone: “Yeah, but what about the insurance…?”. Among the startups building the on-demand, connected insurance world for the vehicles of tomorrow right now are UK-based Zego which […]
Personalized menopause platform Vira Health raises £1.5M from LocalGlobe, MMC Ventures
A new trend is emerging in the world of startups and, to many, it couldn’t have come too soon. Why are there so few women in senior roles? Women going through menopause are commonly known to drop out of leadership roles, for instance. In the UK, menopause is responsible for about 14 million lost working […]
Covid: what is changing for fully vaccinated travellers to England?
We examine the new regulations regarding quarantine, testing and proving inoculation after 2 AugustCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of people living outside the UK will be allowed quarantine-free entry following the …
Emmanuel Macron takes legal action over Hitler poster comparison
Police speak with wealthy billboard operator who depicted French president as Nazi leaderEmmanuel Macron is taking legal action against a wealthy billboard operator who displayed posters depicting him as Adolf Hitler.Lawyers for the French president ar…
‘I’m excited to see my parents’: Guardian readers on travel-rule easing
EU and US travellers no longer have to self-isolate for 10 days in England but costs of tests remain highCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have announced that fully vaccinated travellers living in the EU and the US w…
Video of crime reporter Peter R de Vries after he was shot linked to killers
Two men were standing by to film murder of Dutch journalist as part of plan to post footage online, say policeFootage of the Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries taken shortly after he had been shot in the head in central Amsterdam is thought to have …
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World review – devastating exposé of showbiz abuse
Luchino Visconti emerges badly from this desperately sad documentary about the exploitation of his Death in Venice child star Björn AndrésenThis documentary tells us how the most beautiful boy in the world became its saddest man, his life damaged by th…
Abramovich was not ‘directed’ to buy Chelsea FC by Putin, court hears
Author accused of repeating ‘lazy inaccuracies’ about businessman’s role in Russian politics and societyRoman Abramovich’s lawyer said it was defamatory to describe the businessman as having “a corrupt relationship” with the Russian president, Vladimir…