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Oscar Hornstein

London

Senior Reporter at UK Tech News (UKTN)

Journalist and writer. Reporter at @UKTNofficial, also written for @live_coventry and @GameRant Email: [email protected]

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  • 6 days ago | uktech.news | Oscar Hornstein

    Venture capital investments in the UK surged in 2024 according to a new report from the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA). The total amount invested in UK businesses by venture capital funds, co-investors and financial institutions in 2024 was £9bn, a 12.5% rise according to the BVCA.

  • 6 days ago | uktech.news | Oscar Hornstein

    Cecily Motley is the co-founder and chief executive of Harriet, an AI-powered self-service agent for HR and ops teams. Launched in 2023, Harriet raised £1.2m in a funding round in December that year. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Motley discusses operating in uncertainty, the success of Shopify and the failure of NFTs.Which company’s growth story are you most impressed with? (can’t be your own)I think Shopify is just a great product that solves an obvious and real problem.

  • 6 days ago | uktech.news | Oscar Hornstein

    Bitcoin mining group Argo Blockchain has requested a return of its London listing following the delayed release of its 2024 results despite the company warning of “significant doubt” over its continued operations. Shares in the company were suspended from the London Stock Exchange last week as it was unable to release its audited results before the deadline.

  • 6 days ago | uktech.news | Oscar Hornstein

    The government is turning to regional spinouts to accelerate UK tech growth with a £30m support package for four research hubs across the country. Universities in Merseyside, East Anglia, the Midlands and the North East will receive new funds to encourage more spinouts, or tech companies founded from students and staff based on an institutions’ research.

  • 6 days ago | uktech.news | Oscar Hornstein

    Automated regulatory intelligence firm CUBE has opened its new global headquarters in the City of London. The Tower 42 building on Old Broad Street will house the company’s new “AI Centre of Excellence”, an artificial intelligence lab, in which the CUBE team will research the evolving role of the technology in regulation and compliance in finance and other regulated industries.

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Oscar Hornstein
Oscar Hornstein @oscar_hornstein
8 May 25

NEW: OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely is launching a new rival subscription creator platform called Subs. Though it will share many features with the company he ran until 2021, he claims he is not simply "building on what’s been done before" https://t.co/r1ejpy45kV

Oscar Hornstein
Oscar Hornstein @oscar_hornstein
6 May 25

Last week the chancellor unveiled draft legislation for crypto regulation. What can companies expect from the upcoming crypto bill? The legislation is still subject to change, but I took a look at the policies featured in the draft. https://t.co/vM5v9o2dw2

Oscar Hornstein
Oscar Hornstein @oscar_hornstein
15 Apr 25

Tech Secretary @peterkyle this morning in UKTN: Fraud is an enormous problem. But by harnessing the power of new technologies like quantum computing we can take the fight to the criminals https://t.co/cyA85g2ZvC