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UK plans $80M in tech initiatives, doubles tech visas to 2000 to shore up support amid Brexit anxiety
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While the UK continues to try to find solid ground to begin its contentious Brexit negotiations, the government has launched several initiatives to try to shore up support to (and from) the country's technology industry. Prime Minister Theresa May and ...
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