
Community trial of green tech startup’s recycling app proves a hit with residents
The trial of an Oxfordshire company’s recycling app has proved so popular it will be extended for another two months. The Reward4Waste mobile phone app, which provides financial or charitable rewards for returning single-use packaging, is being piloted across 2,000 households in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The trial started at the end of September and […]

Sensyne Health’s latest research deal with NHS Foundation Trust brings total patient dataset to more than five million
Clinical AI company Sensyne Health has signed a five-year strategic research agreement with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. The dataset covers just over one million unique patient records, with all data anonymised by Somerset beforehand. Sensyne already has arrangements in place with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea & Westminster Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, South […]

Government-backed 5G facility will be built in Oxfordshire
Harwell Campus is to be the site for a new national 5G and satellite technology testing facility. The engineering hub, backed by more than £3m of Government investment, is due for completion next year. Providing a base for UK researchers and businesses, it will provide a testing facility that can show the benefits of hybrid […]

BOOK REVIEW: Tim Hwang’s Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet
When was the last time you clicked on an online ad? Probably, it was an accident, a so-called ‘fat finger’ click, and you exited immediately without noticing what was being sold to you. This prompts the question: is online advertising actually effective? Tim Hwang’s recent book Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at […]

AI company Mind Foundry raises another £10m as it promises to ‘transform’ the insurance sector
Artificial Intelligence company Mind Foundry has raised an additional £10.3m in Series A funding. Led by Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance (ANDI) of the MS&AD insurance group, it includes funding from existing investors Parkwalk Advisors, Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), Oxford University and the Oxford Technology and Innovations EIS Fund. This new funding takes the total raised […]