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UK Spring Budget: Government trumpets improved tax relief scheme for ‘R&D-intensive SMEs’

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’s Spring Budget, where Hunt revealed a number of investments into the technology sector, including plans for a £1 million annual AI prize, quantum investments, and a new £900 million ‘exascale’ computer. But he stopped short of the u-turn some had hoped for following the Government’s Autumn Statement last November.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

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“It’s a win-win when you can get the long-term vision and growth of a company tied to individual career and professional development,” says Mark Yunger, vice president, head of IT at Servier Pharmaceuticals. From an individual’s perspective, it keeps careers interesting and helps people grow with the organization.

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Chief AI officer: What it takes to land the C-suite’s hottest new job

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Taha Kass-Hout, and is part of the central Science & Technology Organization that works in partnership with the company’s business segments such as Imaging, Ultrasound, Patient Care Monitoring, and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics. Some will state that they go by the CEO/CFO-set budget, and still seek sign-off at the board level.

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Lufthansa’s digital future takes flight with ‘Digital Hangar’

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And speaking about flying in an era of no-frills budget airlines and finding new digital means to win over customers and remain competitive, he adds that the flight is not a commodity experience. “We Experience is not only the cherry on the cake.”

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Ghanaian fintech Float raises $17M seed to power cash flow for commerce in Africa

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Other features on the platform include invoice advance, opening a business account, payment links, managing budgets and spend cards. The company aims to serve as the “financial operating system” for Africa’s small and medium businesses. The company has also introduced some more features recently: revenue advances and instant payouts.

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Cultured meat startup Prolific Machines unveils its ‘Henry Ford approach’ to cell growth

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The technology works on pharmaceutical products that have big budgets, but not so good when you are trying to make a high-volume, low-margin product like meat, he added. Kent, who has expertise in stem cell biology, explained that these proteins have been used for decades, mainly in the biopharmaceutical industry.

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AARP Innovation Labs takes a holistic approach to age-tech at CES

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The program included fintech startups because of the pandemic’s economic impact, focusing on three companies that “are helping aging populations better manage finances and budgets, and effectively plan for the future.” For individuals, the clinic section included two startups.