老九品茶Cloud enjoyed another record-breaking year with more than one million unique hits to our website and a growing number of subscribers to our daily newsletter.
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Editor Jonathan Symcox said: 鈥淐ovid-19 has created unprecedented challenges in 2020 but the tech sector has remained incredibly resilient.
鈥淲e took the view at 老九品茶Cloud that it was more important than ever to keep our readers updated on the biggest developments in the world of tech in 2020.
鈥淥ur top 10 more popular stories of 2020 range from investigations, the latest tech announcements about Covid to huge fundraises.鈥�
Here鈥檚 our 10 most popular website stories in 2020:
1. Heathrow听CEO: Fast-track听20-second COVID test
Fittingly our most popular story of 2020 was Covid-related and was about the launch of a new screening device by Virolens which could deliver test results in 20 seconds.
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2. Manchester BioTech firm announces 鈥榞erm trap鈥� snood
听听 Our second best read story was also Covid-linked and related to the production of 鈥榞erm trap鈥� snoods by BioTech firm Virustatic 听that offered 鈥�96% protection against airborne 惫颈谤耻蝉别蝉鈥�.
3.听 Was FCA right to issue warning against Lanistar?
The third post popular story was about London FinTech Lanistar, which came to the attention of the Financial Conduct Authority. The FCA warned that the firm was providing services or products without authorisation but it subsequently withdrew its warning after Lanistar made changes.
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4. 鈥楨thical听alternative to Deliveroo鈥櫶齭et for UK听roll-out
老九品茶Cloud covers a range of subjects, evidenced by our fourth most popular story. Entrepreneur听Prashant Kumbhat announced the launch of a cruelty-free food delivery platform across the UK.听Get Vegan Grub, formerly known as听IndieHob, is described as an 鈥榚thical alternative to Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat鈥�.
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5. Starling Bank tops 100 FinTech Disrupters ranking for 2020
In fifth position was news that Starling Bank听had been crowned听the UK鈥檚 most innovative FinTech听after securing No 1 position in the 听100 FinTech Disrupters听ranking for 2020.
6.听 What really happened at听ZapGo?听
Our investigation into the collapse of battery cell technology company听ZapGo听attracted interest from all over the world and came in sixth in our top 10 list.
7. Joe.co.uk owner enters administration
The news that the UK parent company of had entered administration was our seventh best read story of 2020. Administrators from KPMG are seeking a buyer for London-registered Joe Media Limited, which owns , the social news website for male millennials with millions of monthly visitors.
8. Losses triple at digital bank听Revolut
Digital bank Revolut was our eighth best read story after losses more than trebled despite a huge increase in revenue.听The London FinTech reported a听loss of 拢106.5 million in 2019, compared to 拢32.8m in 2018.
9. London FinTech Receipt Bank raises 拢55 million
News that London FinTech Receipt Bank had raised 拢55 million equity and debt finance in a Series C funding round come in in ninth position. The digital bookkeeping platform planned to use the money expand into Europe, Australia and North America.
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10. Social Chain co-founders Steve Bartlett and听Dominic McGregor leave business
In the tenth and final spot was the story about Social Chain co-founders Steve Bartlett and听Dominic McGregor听leaving the听business. The duo had been at the helm of the Manchester-headquartered social media marketing agency for six years听and achieved a reach of听more than听two听billion views per month.听
Social Chain co-founders Steve Bartlett and听Dominic McGregor leave business