Solving the shipping industry’s technological problems is a huge opportunity for the UK November 2, 2018 For decades, the business of moving goods across national borders has been hidden from the headlines. In ordinary times it is a rather dry subject, but Brexit has brought trade into sharp focus. One thing has become crystal clear: if goods cannot move freely through ports as a result of political agreement, a much greater [...]
Accounting firm Sage shares lift as it appoints CFO to CEO role in wake of Stephen Kelly’s departure November 2, 2018 Sage has named its finance boss Steve Hare as its new chief executive, two months after former chief Stephen Kelly agreed to leave his post. Chief financial officer Hare will perform both his current role and the top job while the board searches for a replacement CFO. Hare said: “It is an honour to be [...]
Apple slides as Christmas sales forecast falters November 1, 2018 Californian tech giant Apple said its sales over the festive period could slip below consensus expectations, despite achieving its fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth and its best September quarter to date. The company’s outlook on revenue for the rest of the year, which gives an indication on how well its latest products are [...]
Shoreditch startup Pusher heads across the pond in US expansion November 1, 2018 Pusher, a London tech startup which builds communications software for the likes of the Financial Times, Mailchimp and Github, is continuing its growth with an expansion to San Francisco. The move comes after the startup raised an $8m (£6.2m) series A round from so-called unicorn hunter Balderton Capital and Heavybit earlier this year. Now with a [...]
Red Dead Redemption 2 review: Rockstar’s cowboy sim is the most impressive game world ever created November 1, 2018 Never have I inhabited a video game like I have inhabited Red Dead Redemption 2. It's a mind-boggling achievement in open-world game design, to be mentioned in the same breath as The Witcher 3 or Breath of the Wild, setting a new high bar for immersion and visual fidelity. The sheer scale of human endeavour involved is [...]
Apple chipmaker Dialog Semiconductor predicts double-digit growth after $600m deal November 1, 2018 British chipmaker Dialog Semiconductor said it is expecting revenue growth for the rest of the year to be in the mid-teens, after it closed a deal with Apple to the tune of $600m (£462.3m) last month. Apple will gain some patents and a team of engineers from the chip designer as part of the transaction, and [...]
Huawei Mate 20 Pro review: Huawei’s latest flagship is a contender for phone of the year November 1, 2018 The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is easily the best and most premium phone the Chinese company has ever made. It is an extremely impressive, cutting-edge flagship, with a beautiful design that draws inspiration from the curviness of the Galaxy S9, as well as the edge-to-edge notchiness of an iPhone XS Max. Inside it has specs [...]
Google Nest Hub review: The touchscreen-equipped smart speaker is a dashboard for your connected home November 1, 2018 Like mice in the winter, smart screens have been finding their way into our homes lately, appearing seemingly overnight. But rather than dying inside the walls and leaving tiny poops underneath the fridge, these screens live out in the open, brazenly occupying our kitchen work surfaces and bedside tables. Amazon was one of the first [...]
Caught off-guard by GDPR? Wait until you meet its unruly younger sibling: ePrivacy November 1, 2018 Remember earlier this year, when every other email warned you of the countdown to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? Now it’s time for the sequel – ePrivacy – and a shake-up that could cost businesses trading in the EU €551.9bn (£492.6bn) each year. The ePrivacy regulation, expected to be finalised at EU level in [...]
DEBATE: Given the ethical issues exposed in a recent MIT study, will we ever fully trust autonomous vehicles? November 1, 2018 Given the ethical issues exposed in a recent MIT study, will we ever fully trust autonomous vehicles? Daniel Pitchford, co-founder of AI Business, said YES. There are approximately 1.3m global road deaths each year, and 95 per cent of these are caused by human error. The deaths due to driverless cars currently stand at four. [...]