Airbnb users have many options when they visit London, but they and their hosts are probably unaware that these short-term lets are…
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TransferWise raises $58M in Andreessen Horowitz-led Series C
London-based online currency transfer outfit TransferWise has raised a $58 million Series C round that was led by Andreessen Horowitz. This follows…
Read MoreCan ordinary people get fired up over internet governance? Web We Want festival says yes
The Web We Want festival runs from this weekend in London. With education at the festival's core, the organizers -- including web inventor Tim Berners-Lee -- want to create a movement that's as broad-based as environmentalism.…
Read MoreWikileaks founder Assange says he will leave Ecuadorian embassy “soon”
Julian Assange will “soon” leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been taking refuge since breaking bail terms two years…
Read MoreUber flouts Berlin ban, despite the fact that its drivers face massive fines for non-compliance
The company says it will challenge the ban, which came into force on Wednesday evening. In the meantime, Uber's drivers are taking a heck of a chance by keeping the business running.…
Read MoreGoogle Ventures comes to Europe with $100M in its pocket
The web giant's investment arm is setting up a London office. Details are pretty sketchy when it comes to the type of investments it will make, and it certainly isn't the biggest pot in town, but Google says European startups have "enormous potential".…
Read MoreDefending dinosaurs: In Uber fight, London’s traditional cabbies have real complaint
It's easy to assume that traditional players protesting against their nimble new competitors are just sore losers -- easy, but not always fair nor accurate.…
Read MoreBranson and Thiel join in $25M Series B round for forex upstart TransferWise
We’ve covered TransferWise quite a few times – along with one or two rivals such as CurrencyFair, the London-based financial technology startup…
Read MoreLondon cab drivers’ Uber tussle heads for the High Court
The city's transport authority says it reckons the services of companies like Uber don't qualify for regulation in the same way as traditional taxi services do, but it realizes the law is unclear on this point and wants senior judges to step in.…
Read MoreGoogle boosts ad integrity by buying British fraud fighters spider.io
Google(s goog) has bought London security startup spider.io, which deals in detecting ad fraud. Founder Douglas de Jager and his small team…
Read More.london calling — UK capital secures its own top-level domain
Organizations and individuals will be able to sign up from Spring 2014, through a subsidiary of London's promotional agency.…
Read MoreBitcoin regulation? New London-based exchange Coinfloor will worry about that later
Backed by Passion Capital and TransferWise chief Taavet Hinrikus, Coinfloor is the first serious Bitcoin trading operation to open in London's fintech hub. U.S. customers aren't allowed in just yet, though.…
Read MoreCity of London firms retreat as tech firms take over
http://techcitynews.com/2013/08/29/tech-firms-lead-3rd-year-as-largest-source-of-office-space/ For the third year in a row, tech is the sector that’s been demanding the most office space in London, reports…
Read MoreUK gets 4G competition as Vodafone and O2’s networks go live
Three carriers now offer super-fast mobile broadband services in the UK, although EE has had a valuable headstart on its rollout. Underdog Three will join the party in December -- and unlike the others, it won't charge a premium for 4G.…
Read MoreO2 blankets London’s Canary Wharf in free Wi-Fi
The free Wi-Fi project could be a prelude to large-scale small cell rollout in one of Europe's busiest financial and commercial centers.…
Read MoreWhy the world’s governments are interested in creating hubs for open data
The Open Data Institute, a non-profit in London that's working to create demand for open data through research, storytelling, consulting and startup incubation, is starting to get some velocity.…
Read MoreCome hang out with GigaOM in London next week
GigaOM is launching our ramp up of the London tech scene with a pub summit next Monday, July 8. Come say hi and have a pint with us!…
Read MoreLondon’s tech startup scene is hot — just don’t compare it to Silicon Valley
London's tech scene has been growing for years -- is it finally on the cusp of breaking out and delivering billion-dollar startups?…
Read MoreCFOs get bill shock too: Wandera lands $7M to optimize mobile data for enterprises
Just a few months old, Wandera has attracted a sizable Series A round with Bessemer Venture Partners as the sole investor. Wandera's technology, mobile data optimization, is nothing new, but its enterprise focus is.…
Read MoreEE harnesses London cabs to tout its 4G prowess
The operator, which is still the only one in the U.K. to offer LTE, has launched a three-month promotion where passengers of some black cabs will get to surf through a 4G connection for free.…
Read MoreChelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich invests £70M in Truphone
Truphone just got a £75M boost led by Abramovich's investment arm Minden. The VoIP provider-turned-MVNO said it will use those funds to staff up and expand to continental Europe and Asia.…
Read MoreCan the French civilize Twitter? Should they try?
A string of offensive hashtag memes in France has spurred the government to announce a consultation on hate speech with Twitter. It could mark a watershed for the country's approach to social media — but it's not just Paris that has a problem. We all do.…
Read MoreLast.fm revels in its scrobbles as radio bar is raised farther
Five years after its $280 million acquisition, the music service is still struggling to turn a profit for CBS, if latest efforts to tactically abandon and charge for royalty-incurring personalised radio are anything to go by.…
Read MoreHow London’s Silicon Roundabout really got started
Four years ago developer Matt Biddulph jokingly coined 'Silicon Roundabout' as a description of East London's small but growing startup scene — now it's become the de facto term for the area around Old Street. Here he recounts how a moment of mirth turned into a meme.…
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