The Scene

The largest global hackathon is coming to London this weekend, aiming to forge new connections between London and the Valley and viable businesses out of all the fun. More »

The internet is boring; hardware is where it's at. The UK's Springboard accelerator is leading the charge with a new programme for hard tech start-ups. Alex Barrera reports. More »

Hotel Sacher is fucking dead to me. In other news: some trust fund kids have more money than sense. More »

There's a bright future ahead for HY Berlin, a launch platform for start-ups with global ambitions, writes Milo Yiannopoulos from Berlin. More »

The prestigious NOAH conference is back in London this November with a roster of household names. More »

French tech sector comes out fighting as criticism mounts over the country’s planned tax regime. More »

Combining our obsessions with board games and Silicon Roundabout, The Kernel created Tech City Monopoly. More »

Pioneers Festival, taking place in Vienna later this month, should be on your radar, says Ivo Spigel. More »

What can Buffy Summers teach us about the essential qualities of an entrepreneur? More »

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry reviews a recent conference in Paris dedicated to, of all things, failure. More »

High-level on-application conference SIME London is returning this weekend, promising a packed day of top notch speakers and a bigwig-filled set of evening get-togethers. More »

East London has produced an exit at last, prompting Tech City watchers to speculate that the curse of TCIO has finally been neutralised. More »

The Kernel is again partnering with Forsyth Group to stage a high-level discussion breakfast about one of the hottest trends in the technology industry. More »

Judging by its latest intake of blow-hard executives and advisors, troubled London start-up Rummble Labs is morphing into an eighties management consultancy, according to Jeremy Wilson. More »

Entrepreneurial hang-out Adam Street Private Members' Club will remain open on its current premises. More »

A new event in Berlin in October promises to launch start-ups to a global audience. More »

Milo Yiannopoulos returns from the European Pirate Summit in Cologne stunned by the attention to detail and authenticity of this punchy start-up conference. More »

Simona Strimaityte summarises what she learned at the Startup Games in London. More »

Premier events company Forgather is to stage a new series of events, designed to bring tech start-up and advertising communities in London together. More »

Margot Huysman reports back from the Young Rewired State Festival of Code that took place in Birmingham over the weekend. More »