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Researchers have developed technology which could halve the time it takes to identify Covid-19 variants, amid growing fears over strains spreading in Europe. The technology, which has been described as “groundbreaking”, is currently being trialled by the NHS and could help quickly spot mutations of Covid-19 – something which takes around four to five days at …

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If you see someone behaving strangely in a supermarket, staring at the ceiling or peering underneath the freezer cabinets, there is an increasing chance that they are not a thief but a start-up founder hunting for a business opportunity. Executives have taken to sneaking into local branches of Sainsbury’s and Tesco in recent months to …

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It sounds like something straight out of Q’s laboratory in a 1960s James Bond film. When boffins from Oxford start-up Adaptix first met with officials from the Ministry of Defence two years ago, it didn’t take long for them to spot the potential of a cutting edge British technology. Adaptix, based on the Begbroke Science Park in …

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Whether it is in retail, entertainment, hospitality or banking, technology companies have been the disruptive force of the 21st century.  Instead of shopping in stores, people are buying online. Instead of going to the cinema and eating in restaurants, they’re choosing to stay in with Netflix and a takeaway from Deliveroo. But, now, for many …

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For South Koreans worried about the spread of coronavirus, a new wave of unofficial websites has emerged to help them keep track of neighbours who have been infected. If you’re a resident of the coastal city of Pohang, for instance, firing up coronamap.live and zooming in on your city presents you with a sea of …

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Just days after the result of the EU referendum was announced, a German political party hired a van for an unusual publicity stunt. It drove around some of London’s most fashionable neighbourhoods for 12 hours with a bold message for British technology start-ups: “Keep calm and move to Berlin”. It was the opening salvo of …

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What could a man with millions in the bank, a private jet and high-flying friends possibly want from life? If you’re Jim Mellon, everlasting youth would be a good start. The billionaire Isle of Man investor, who made his money in property and mining, is talking animatedly about using science and technology to advance human …

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British payments technology start-up GoCardless has launched its online direct debit service in the US and will open a new office in San Francisco. The financial technology start-up said the decision to expand its service, which allows businesses to receive direct debit payments online, to America has taken several years of planning and negotiations with …

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Gatwick Airport has confirmed plans to become the first British airport to permanently use facial recognition technology, in a move that will allow passengers to travel without being checked by humans. The airport, which conducted several trials in a joint venture with EasyJet, will use the face-scanning technology on eight further departure gates after the runway extension in 2022, the …

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SoftBank has announced its second Vision Fund which it said will have a record $108bn (£86bn) to invest in start-ups around the world. The company said that Microsoft, Apple, Standard Chartered Bank and iPhone manufacturer Foxconn have all agreed to invest in the fund. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which pumped $45bn into its original …