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RealVNC pushes global expansion after acquisition
Cambridge technology innovator RealVNC, a global market leader, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Livingbridge – a mid-market private equity firm operating across the UK, US and Australia. Founded in Cambridge in 2002 by the original inventors of VNC remote access technology, and now led by CEO Adam Greenwood-Byrne, RealVNC is a highly-rated …
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RealVNC pushes global expansion after acquisition
Cambridge technology innovator RealVNC, a global market leader, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Livingbridge – a mid-market private equity firm operating across the UK, US and Australia. Founded in Cambridge in 2002 by the original inventors of VNC remote access technology, and now led by CEO Adam Greenwood-Byrne, RealVNC is a highly-rated …
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WeDo Invoice Finance acquires two Essex-based firms out of administration
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Llandudno hotel once owned by Gavin Woodhouse has been sold out of administration
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Virgin Money runs into row over closure of charitable arm
Virgin Money, one of Britain’s biggest retail banks, is to close its charitable giving arm in a cost-cutting move that risks a backlash from fundraisers across the country.Sky News has learnt that the company plans to announce next week that it has decided to close Virgin Money Giving, 12 years after it was set up …
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NHS urges doctors to halt some blood testing as UK is hit by vial shortage
The NHS has been forced to temporarily halt some blood testing after being hit by a shortage of vials.Becton Dickinson (BD), which makes test tubes for the NHS, warned that serious supply chain issues across the UK was delaying the production of vials. In a memo sent to staff, the NHS told doctors to slow …
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Batteries definitely included as Echion clinches £10m Series A
Echion Technologies, a Cambridge-based leading developer of next generation materials for Lithium-Ion batteries, has completed a £10 million Series A. Echion’s products deliver a unique combination of fast-charging capability, cost-effectiveness, and high energy density; vital for the world’s shift towards decarbonisation through pervasive electrification. The Series-A round has been led by CBMM – the world’s …
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Chip shortage and pingdemic see car production slump to lowest July level since 1956
UK car production fell to its lowest July level in 65 years last month thanks to the global chip shortage and the “pingdemic”, industry figures show.Just 53,438 vehicles rolled off production lines in Britain, down by 37.6% on last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It represented the worst July …
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Government picks Facebook-critic lawyer to head privacy watchdog
The government has announced its plans to reform the UK’s privacy laws alongside its pick for the next person to head the country’s privacy watchdog – a lawyer who has criticised Facebook as being “morally bankrupt pathological liars”.John Edwards, a New Zealand lawyer and the country’s current privacy commissioner, is known for railing against the …
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Greggs becomes latest food outlet hit by supply chain problems
Greggs has become the latest food outlet to be hit by supply chain problems with some products containing chicken missing from its shelves.The bakery chain said it was seeing “temporary interruptions” in the supply of some ingredients – though there is no problem with its chicken bake products. It comes a day after fast-food chain …
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Gatwick presses ahead with plan to use standby runway despite pandemic slump
Gatwick is pressing ahead with plans to bring its standby runway into routine use for departing flights despite the slump in demand caused by the pandemic.Britain’s second busiest airport is to launch a consultation on the plans, first mooted in 2018, which it says will cut delays and congestion and lift passenger capacity from 62 …
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OnlyFans scraps new policy banning ‘sexually explicit’ content
OnlyFans has scrapped a new policy that would have banned users from posting “sexually explicit” material.The online subscription platform known for adult content announced on Wednesday that it would not be implementing the planned change for 1 October. “We have secured assurances necessary to support our diverse creator community and have suspended the planned October …

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