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15^th Jul 2026

Profits soar at Audioboom after it rejected 3 takeover offers

Global podcast company Audioboom has posted a huge leap in profits after rejecting several takeover offers. For the six months ended 30th June 2026, adjusted EBITDA profit was $3.2 million, up 80% on H1 2025. ...

16^th Mar 2026

Blippar Acquires Plattar to Expand Global AR Commerce Platform

March 12, 2026 – Blippar, a provider of augmented reality (AR) and spatial computing solutions, has this week announced the acquisition of Plattar, a 3D product configuration and AR commerce platform with a presence in Australia and New Zealand....

16^th May 2025

Intima Bioscience: Data from first-in-human trial targeting CISH in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Administered CRISPR genetically engineered CISH-knockout Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes as a Model System to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of this Classically Undruggable Intracellular Target...

14^th Apr 2025

Reform UK treasurer Candy sweet on merger of payments firms

VibePay, in which Nick Candy's investment vehicle is the largest shareholder, has agreed to sell itself to Banked amid a fast-changing payments industry landscape, Sky News learns....

12^th Dec 2024

Audioboom ups profit guidance for third time in two months

Audioboom has upgraded profit guidance for the third time in less than two months, as the podcast platform's advertising sales continue to surpass expectations....

5^th Dec 2024

Gold Miner Backed by Property Tycoon Nick Candy Snaps up Rival in £90m Deal

A gold miner backed by property magnate Nick Candy has bought a rival in a £90million deal. Metals Exploration swooped on Condor Gold with a bid of £67.5million up front in cash and shares....

28^th Nov 2024

London’s Most Famous Luxury Property Developer Invests in Non-alcoholic Wine

Luxury property tycoon Nick Candy whose track record includes the pricey, celebrity-filled One Hyde Park, has announced that he’s the founder of the two-year-old sparkling non-alcoholic wine label Wild Idol....

11^th Sep 2024

This Tony Fadell-backed startup uses AI to separate trash from recyclable treasure

Greyparrot’s technology can identify different types of garbage in sorting plants, guiding humans and robots to find more recyclable material....

2^nd May 2024

Blippar’s new ‘Blippbuilder Mobile’ platform brings AR content creation to mobile devices

Blippar, a technology and content platform specializing in augmented reality (AR), has recently announced the launch of Blippbuilder Mobile (web) – a no-code augmented reality platform that empowers creators to create and share experiences on the go by bringing AR design and sharing capabilities to any mobile device....

12^th Feb 2024

London’s Greyparrot snaps $12.8M for AI-powered waste analytics

By 2050, the world is expected to generate 3.4 billion tonnes of waste annually. With only around 5,500 facilities handling municipal solid waste operating worldwide, there is a critical need to build more next-generation plants and retrofit older ones with new technologies....

15^th Jan 2024

Audioboom returns to revenue growth as advertising outlook improves

Audioboom returned to revenue growth in the last quarter of 2023, with the firm targeting 'record' sales this year thanks to an improving outlook for the advertising market....

12^th Jan 2024

Greyparrot makes Global Cleantech 100 list

London-based waste analytics specialist Greyparrot has been named on the Cleantech Group’s list of companies making significant contributions to sustainable innovation....