London firm to launch Spotify-style partner services with Universal Music Group September 24, 2018 London-listed music technology firm 7digital will today reveal a partnership with Universal Music Group, the record label behind artists such as Taylor Swift, Elton John and Lady Gaga, to create new bespoke music partner services attributed to individual artists. The deal will see 7digital power online stores for artists through which fans can buy access [...]
Revolut to bid for fresh European licence as it reveals losses September 24, 2018 Fintech powerhouse Revolut has revealed its post-Brexit strategy amid the publication of its 2017 financial accounts, which put a heavy spotlight on the banking app’s operational losses. Primarily, a spokesperson for the London startup confirmed to City A.M. it had applied for a second e-money licence in Luxembourg, in addition to its 2017 application for a [...]
DJI Mavic Pro review: This £1,000 high-flyer is the best consumer-grade drone you can buy September 21, 2018 Speaking as a real grown up with a workplace pension and several direct debits, who goes on holidays and comes back home and says things like “Ooh it’s nice to be back in your own bed again isn’t it?”, I very rarely get genuinely, childishly giddy about a new toy. But the DJI Mavic [...]
DJI Mavic Pro review: This £1,000 high-flyer is the best consumer-grade drone you can buy September 21, 2018 Speaking as a real grown up with a workplace pension and several direct debits, who goes on holidays and comes back home and says things like “Ooh it’s nice to be back in your own bed again isn’t it?”, I very rarely get genuinely, childishly giddy about a new toy. But the DJI Mavic [...]
Volt Pulse ebike review: The battery-assisted hybrid city bike you’ve been waiting for September 21, 2018 In the space of a year I’ve gone from a sweaty pedalling idiot to the City’s driest and foremost ebike expert. You can spot me gliding around Bank each morning, the picture of respectability and class, fresh as a bee and happily dinging my bell at morning commuters, who smile and greet me like an [...]
Artificial Intelligence will take your job, and that’s no bad thing September 21, 2018 Earlier this week, a report from the World Economic Forum predicted that robots, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will create 58m more jobs than it displaces. Good news, perhaps, but still, it could be your job that gets displaced. Without doubt, AI will take over the vast majority of process-driven work within the next 15 [...]
Artificial Intelligence will take your job, and that’s no bad thing September 21, 2018 Earlier this week, a report from the World Economic Forum predicted that robots, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will create 58m more jobs than it displaces. Good news, perhaps, but still, it could be your job that gets displaced. Without doubt, AI will take over the vast majority of process-driven work within the next 15 [...]
UK to create new cyber force to combat Russia hacking threat September 21, 2018 British spy agency GCHQ and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) are reportedly developing a new force to wage war in cyber space. A 2,000-strong cyber squad will be established to increase Britain's ability to combat the growing online threat posed by Russia and to continue cyber attacks on Isis propaganda, according to Sky News. The new [...]
UK to create new cyber force to combat Russia hacking threat September 21, 2018 British spy agency GCHQ and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) are reportedly developing a new force to wage war in cyber space. A 2,000-strong cyber squad will be established to increase Britain's ability to combat the growing online threat posed by Russia and to continue cyber attacks on Isis propaganda, according to Sky News. The new [...]
RBS, Natwest and Ulster outages: Digital banking comes back online September 21, 2018 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Ulster Bank and Natwest's online banking services were down for around three hours this morning, leaving millions of users without digital access to their accounts. Natwest’s mobile app couldn't establish a connection, and referred users to an online status page, which failed to open, a problem shared by Ulster and [...]