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When you think of blockchain, the first thing you think of is probably cryptocurrency where blockchain is the enabling technology. But, aside from financial services, blockchain has the potential to revolutionise many other industries due to its ability to securely record transactions around an incorruptible digital ledger.

Successful tech companies have emerged in France in the past, such as Deezer and Dailymotion. Now, founders in France want to recreate these successes on a larger scale, boosted by a government-backed body called La French Tech. The centre of this movement is Paris’ Station F, the world’s biggest startup incubator. With uncertainty surrounding Brexit, could the City of Lights overtake London as Europe’s start-up capital?

Many consumers are concerned that smart speakers are the next highly intrusive step in the surveillance society – that tech giants are listening to us 24/7, recording and storing everything they hear. Are these worries legitimate?

Today, big data and machine learning are taking this skill to a higher level. Investment houses are now making decisions about where to put their money using AI-powered apps and terabytes of data. As more and more data is produced and the technology advances even further, could machine learning end up replacing the human investor?

The latest Fintech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, Hampleton Partners, reveals that 2018 witnessed the highest level of investment in fintech start-ups on record, with a total disclosed transaction value of $30.8 billion.

The latest Healthtech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, Hampleton Partners, revealed a final count of almost 100 deals in the healthtech sector in the second half of 2018.

Computer Vision is the term given to machines that can see and all the associated science and technology that helps make that a reality. In business, it’s manifested mostly in Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) applications. The fintech sector is using computer vision to boost growth, transforming financial services by using appealing visuals and helping accentuate the difference between fintech and the traditional finance industry .

The latest Automotive Technology M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, Hampleton Partners, reveals that disclosed Venture Capital funding to automotive start-ups totalled $8 billion in 2018. In parallel, almost 100 M&A deals were inked, including Renault, Ford and Volkswagen’s autotech acquisitions in the second half of 2018; however, total disclosed M&A transaction value reached $3.9 billion in the time period, the lowest in over five years.

The latest E-Commerce and Digital Marketing M&A Market Reports from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, Hampleton Partners, reveal that 2018 recorded a $20 billion increase in disclosed e-commerce M&A value compared to 2017, boosted by mega-deals such as Walmart’s ambitious $16 billion purchase of Flipkart and Adobe’s acquisition of Marketo for $4.75 billion.

In the UK, 18.2% of the population is currently aged 65 years or over, compared to 15.9% in 2017 and a predicted 20.7% by 2027. This significant demographic shift is affecting developed and developing countries alike. While this is in many ways something to celebrate, as people are living longer due to improved healthcare, it brings associated problems which are likely to worsen over time.