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Published on Thursday, the Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100 highlighted companies such as luxury yacht builder Princess Yachts and travel website Loveholidays.
Coming in second place was Gymshark, the fitness and gymwear brand with more than 20 million social media followers. Their annual profits have grown by an average of 152% over the past three years, with its latest profits hitting £18m on sales of £103.2m.
End., the online menswear destination, ranked 49th with an annual profit growth of 71% over the past three years. Backed by private equity firm Index Ventures, it saw profits rise to £23m in 2018 from £16m a year earlier.
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It’s official: Bitcoin has finally crossed the $10,000 mark. The price of the popular cryptocurrency currently stands at $10,032, according to stats from Coin Market Cap.
This milestone comes only days after the biggest cryptocurrency by market share hit $9,000 for the first time ever on November 26. It only took two more days to surge past $10,000.
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Europe is on track to end 2017 with a record $19 billion worth of tech investments, according to a report from VC firm Atomico, meanwhile the European tech industry is in the midst of a ‘Battle Royale’ for talent that is showing no signs of slowing down.
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Apple has confirmed its rumoured acquisition of London-based tech company Shazam.
The tech giant hasn’t disclosed the terms of the acquisition, but reports have previously pegged the price at £300m ($395m).
Shazam, set up 18 years ago, was once valued at $1bn. The firm raised $143.5m to date and backers include Kleiner Perkins and DN Capital.
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Our Experience Design team discuss the new gesture interfaces and replacements and how they will impact UX and brand experiences.
The most noticeable change for everyday users of the iPhone X won’t be the headline features such as ARKit and CoreML, but the new gesture interfaces and replacements for what has by now become ingrained behaviour, namely Face ID replacing Touch ID.
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A global technology company headquartered in Reading has secured £11.6 million funding from BGF.
Founded in 2006, Invenio provides consulting services and technology solutions for organisations in the media, manufacturing & logistics and public sector verticals.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Berlin-based online travel booking firm GetYourGuide has raised $75 million to expand its offering that helps tourists book activities at their destinations ranging from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to shark diving in Cape Town.
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