Downing Street, the residence of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, teemed with tech luminaries on Wednesday night, as the UK leader urged companies to provide resources to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. The…
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UK Outlines $1bn “Blue Skies” Tech Fund to Rival US and China
The British government has announced plans for a $1 billion (£800m) moonshot tech-funding agency, that it hopes will help the country compete with China and the United States beyond Brexit. Chancellor Rishi…