UK gov announces ‘Future Fund’, pledging £250M match funding for startups impacted by coronavirus

After mounting pressure from the U.K. tech startup ecosystem, and much debate, the British government today unveiled plans for a new “Future Fund” designed to ensure high-growth companies — namely, startups — across the U.K. receive enough investment to remain viable during the coronavirus crisis. […]

Il governatore Fontana, i suoi annunci e i testacoda nei due mesi terribili della Lombardia colpita dal coronavirus

“Sono assolutamente convinto che questa situazione durerà poco. Non bisogna preoccuparsi. È spiacevole e sgradevole. Ma, lo dicono gli esperti, i rischi gravi sono limitatissimi”. Così parlava Attilio Fontana il 23 febbraio. Dal giorno zero, il 20 febbraio che ha cambiato il mondo – due […]

Alibaba Cloud will invest $28 billion more into its infrastructure over the next three years

Alibaba Cloud announced today that it will invest another RMB 200 billion (or about $28 billion) into its infrastructure over the next three years, prompted in part by increased demand for services like video conferencing and live streaming as businesses adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]