508 place 0

927 University Challenge: Edtech Tribal attempts to weather storm of budget crisis in academia

UK Tech News
Oscar Hornstein @ UK Tech News · 03/27/2025 07:02 EDT

University Challenge: Edtech Tribal attempts to weather storm of budget crisis in academia

Universities are in trouble. Budgets are tight, a quarter of leading UK higher education institutions are cutting staff and student recruitment for almost every kind of degree fell in 2024.  The cause? Perhaps it’s tuition fee caps and rising costs, but ultimately, there is a real concern that they are unable to bring in enough ...

To see detailed statistics for the news please log in »

Read the original

Add your comment
You must be logged in with Facebook to read and write comments.

A newsletter a day!

You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.

or register

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

News from the same source
UK Tech News UK Tech News
Wired
Leah Feiger, Makena Kelly, Kate Knibbs @ Wired 1 place · today 11:15 EDT

The CDC Has Been Gutted

Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die. Read more

10,343 fresh

🔮
01.04.2025 ♑︎ Today will be quite an eventful day for representatives of the Capricorn sign. In love,... Read more ›
Business Insider
Thibault Spirlet @ Business Insider 1 place · today 08:53 EDT

Pam Bondi says the DOJ is seeking 20 years in prison for a man accused of throwing a firebomb at a Tesla dealership

The man was arrested after an 'incendiary device was ignited and thrown,' at a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colorado, per police. Read more

4,779 fresh

Business Insider
Ayelet Sheffey @ Business Insider 2 place · today 12:10 EDT

The pain Trump said Americans will feel is already here

Trump said the nation would feel some financial pain due to tariffs. We're already in the thick of it. Read more

3,836 fresh

Wired
Brian Barrett @ Wired 2 place · 03/31/2025 20:06 EDT

DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show

The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost. Read more

2,168

Gizmodo
Lucas Ropek @ Gizmodo 1 place · today 12:08 EDT

Pam Bondi Recommends Death Penalty for Accused CEO Killer Luigi Mangione

The government will seek the harshest punishment in its prosecution of the accused executive killer. Read more

1,974 fresh

Tom's Hardware
Tom's Hardware 1 place · today 13:12 EDT

Intel announces 18A process node has entered risk production — crucial milestone comes as company ramps to Panther Lake chips

At its Vision 2025 conference, Intel announced that its 18A process node has entered risk production, a crucial milestone. This comes as the company gets ready to ramp up production of the upcoming Panther Lake chips and signifies the final steps of the 'five nodes in four years' plan started by former CEO Pat Gelsinger. Read more

1,831 fresh

Business Insider
Jacob Shamsian @ Business Insider 3 place · today 11:44 EDT

Attorney General Pam Bondi wants the death penalty for Luigi Mangione over alleged 'cold-blooded assassination' of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Justice Department Attorney General Pam Bondi says she wants Luigi Mangione to die if he's convicted of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Read more

1,534 fresh

Engadget
Devindra Hardawar @ Engadget 1 place · today 13:03 EDT

Lazarus review: Wildly stylish, but it’s no Cowboy Bebop

You could call Shinichiro Watanabe's Lazarus a retread of his masterpiece, Cowboy Bebop. That’s not to say the show is bad — based on the five episodes I’ve seen so far, Lazarus is still an entertaining and stylish ride. But I’ve just come to expect more from a legendary creator like Watanabe. It’s set in the year 2052, a near-future when a renowned neuroscientist released Hapna, a drug that can... Read more

1,265 fresh

The Verge
Mia Sato @ The Verge 1 place · today 09:21 EDT

Elon Musk’s $1 million handout winners are connected to Republican causes

On Sunday, a few thousand people in Green Bay, Wisconsin, gathered to hear Elon Musk speak — and give away two giant cardboard checks for $1 million. Attendance at the event was limited to people who had added their names to a petition against “activist judges,” created by Musk’s America PAC. He has promised money […] Read more

1,187 fresh

Gizmodo
Cheryl Eddy @ Gizmodo 2 place · today 13:00 EDT

65 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books to Check Out in April

Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to add more titles to your reading list... and maybe a new bookshelf to hold them all. Read more

859 fresh

Wired
David Gilbert @ Wired 3 place · 03/31/2025 14:38 EDT

The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense

After weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests, extremist groups are showing up to back Elon Musk’s beleaguered car company. Read more

809

Business Insider
Eugene Kim @ Business Insider · today 13:01 EDT

Adobe's HR chief tells staff: We're done with DEI hiring goals

Adobe shifts away from DEI hiring targets, joining Google and Meta in scaling back diversity efforts. Read more

715 fresh

Business Insider
Ana Altchek @ Business Insider · today 12:22 EDT

All about Nvidia GTC and how it evolved into the 'Super Bowl' of the tech industry

Nvidia GTC is an annual conference where the chipmaker shares updates on its computing architecture and hosts panels about AI transformations. Read more

707 fresh

Vox
Swati Sharma @ Vox 1 place · today 11:57 EDT

Making sense of it all

Our world has too much information and not enough context.  We’ve been hearing this a lot lately from those of you in our audience – understandably so, these are chaotic times. There is simply too much news, too many push alerts, too much confusion about what’s happening. It’s leaving many people feeling overwhelmed and at […] Read more

636 fresh

The Verge
Lauren Feiner @ The Verge 2 place · today 12:25 EDT

A shady, shuttered tech bootcamp may be sneaking back online

A year and a half ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) worked with state attorneys general to shut down Prehired, a shady tech sales bootcamp program that a court said deceptively saddled students with millions of dollars in loans. Now, as the federal watchdog is being dismantled by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency […] Read more

621 fresh

Business Insider
Sarah Perkel @ Business Insider · today 11:52 EDT

Elon Musk and Silicon Valley shouldn't treat sci-fi books as a blueprint for the future, author says

China Miéville, known for his "new weird" fiction, said sci-fi is a reflection of the present rather than a road map to be followed. Read more

506 fresh

The most popular news from the same source for the last week
UK Tech News UK Tech News
UK Tech News
Simon Hunt @ UK Tech News 1 place · 03/28/2025 05:00 EDT

Cyprus looks to lure back tech talent in London with ‘brain gain’ initiative

Cypriot tech experts living in London are to get a visit from their President wanting to lure them home to take up jobs in the booming STEM sector. The strategy  – dubbed the ‘Brain Gain’ – is backed up with lucrative incentives including tax breaks, free health care and housing subsidies. It comes as a ... Read more

50

UK Tech News
Simon Hunt @ UK Tech News 1 place · 03/31/2025 06:12 EDT

MP launches ‘Y Combinator for Wales’ with 1,000 job mission

A Labour MP has launched a ‘Y Combinator for Wales’ in a bid to support budding tech talent in the country. MP for the Vale of Glamorgan, Kanishka Narayan, has unveiled the Vale Startup Accelerator – a first-of-its-kind programme to support early-stage businesses and unlock the region’s entrepreneurial potential. Backed by local and national partners, ... Read more

3

UK Tech News
UKTN @ UK Tech News · 03/26/2025 02:00 EDT

AI powering the future of health tech

It has become an accepted reality that artificial intelligence (AI) across its various forms will fundamentally shape the future of countless sectors. Whether you’re in law, finance, construction or logistics, if there isn’t already an AI tool for you, someone is building it. As AI is incorporated into more and more industries, it’s important to ... Read more

0

UK Tech News
Oscar Hornstein @ UK Tech News · 03/26/2025 05:51 EDT

Embargo receives £350k government grant to build AI hospitality CRM

The UK government has awarded a £350,000 grant to hospitality tech firm Embargo to develop an AI model for its CRM platform as businesses are encouraged to embrace automation to achieve growth.  The UK Smart Grant will support the construction of what Embargo has called the first fully automated, AI driven CRM platform for hospitality ... Read more

0

UK Tech News
Oscar Hornstein @ UK Tech News · 03/26/2025 06:18 EDT

University spinout equity stakes reach decade-low  

The average stake held by British universities in their spinouts fell sharply in 2024 after encouragement from a government-sponsored review.  Figures from the Royal Academy of Engineering and Beauhurst revealed that in 2024, the average university equity stake was 16%, down from 22% the previous year.  Universities have been encouraged to take smaller ownership shares ... Read more

0

UK Tech News
Oscar Hornstein @ UK Tech News · 03/26/2025 07:10 EDT

Returns on AI funds last year were just 2.5%, research finds 

AI-focused investment funds have delivered an average return of just 2.5% in the past year, having been outperformed by other sectors and generalist funds, according to new figures.  Though artificial intelligence has attracted huge investment in 2024 – an estimated $110bn globally – AI funds offered a fairly modest rate of return, according to research ... Read more

0

UK Tech News
UKTN @ UK Tech News · 03/26/2025 08:15 EDT

Spring Statement 2025 LIVE: The policies UK tech needs to know

Labour’s second budget statement is taking place today, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves expected to announce a slew of fiscal policies including cuts to welfare spending, a boost in the defence budget and further measures to support the government’s plan for growth. The Office for Budget Responsibility is expected to present a blow to these ambitions ... Read more

0

UK Tech News
Simon Hunt @ UK Tech News · 03/26/2025 13:02 EDT

This Spring Statement has only created more uncertainty

We live in an uncertain world. Or, as Rachel Reeves put it in the House of Commons this afternoon: “Mr speaker the world is changing. We can see it and we can feel it.” It was a platitude that the chancellor returned to over and over during her 30 minute Spring Statement before Parliament. Faced ... Read more

0

UK Tech News
Simon Hunt @ UK Tech News · 03/27/2025 05:41 EDT

EnSilica shares lift on new $18m tie-up

EnSilica shares rose as much as 6% in early London trade after the semiconductor business unveiled a new contract worth $18m. The Oxford-based business did not name its new customer but said it was a “leading European based supplier of electromechanical products” and a deal using an Arm-based mixed signal sensor interface ASIC (application-specific integrated ... Read more

0

UK Tech News
Simon Hunt @ UK Tech News · 03/27/2025 05:58 EDT

London fintech Abound lands £250m financing from Deutsche Bank

London fintech Abound has ramped up its lending capacity with a new £250m financing deal with Deutsche Bank. The latest funding, which allows the firm to offer more consumer loans and takes its total lending capacity to £1.6bn, provides additional firepower to scale Abound’s operations, enhance financial inclusion, and modernise the lending sector. The financing ... Read more

0

Most popular sources

  • You see 882 news out of 882.
  • Sources 61 out of 61.
Wired 47% 43
Business Insider 24% 16
Gizmodo 7% 16
MacRumors 3% 1
Ars Technica 3% 5
View sources »

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

01.04.2025 14:12
Last update: 14:06 EDT.
News rating updated: 21:02.

What is Times42?

Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.


Times42 © 2025