DEBATE: Is the latest iPhone model anything to get excited about? September 14, 2018 Is the latest iPhone model anything to get excited about? Leon Emirali, entrepreneur and investor, says YES. Granted, the drama and exhilaration of Apple product launches that defined the Steve Jobs era is long gone, but Apple’s launch of new iPhone (and Apple Watch) models will still excite consumers. Since the first iPhone launched in [...]
DEBATE: Does the increasingly global reach of the tech giants require a regulatory watchdog? September 13, 2018 Does the increasingly global reach of the tech giants require a regulatory watchdog? Ruth Manielevitch, director of business development EMEA at Taptica, says YES. Even Mark Zuckerberg himself has admitted that some regulation of his industry is necessary. A regulatory watchdog would ensure that the activity of Facebook and other tech titans is scrutinised, to [...]
DEBATE: Does the increasingly global reach of the tech giants require a regulatory watchdog? September 13, 2018 Does the increasingly global reach of the tech giants require a regulatory watchdog? Ruth Manielevitch, director of business development EMEA at Taptica, says YES. Even Mark Zuckerberg himself has admitted that some regulation of his industry is necessary. A regulatory watchdog would ensure that the activity of Facebook and other tech titans is scrutinised, to [...]
We speak to the head of Zopa about the FCA’s credit clampdown and how to survive another financial crisis September 13, 2018 In the grand scheme of financial services, the peer-to-peer lending industry is young. With the sector now in its early teens, it’s this immaturity that often seems to spark questions about resilience, particularly how peer-to-peer companies would cope during another economic downturn. Those in defence of the industry tend to use Zopa as an example: a [...]
We speak to the head of Zopa about the FCA’s credit clampdown and how to survive another financial crisis September 13, 2018 In the grand scheme of financial services, the peer-to-peer lending industry is young. With the sector now in its early teens, it’s this immaturity that often seems to spark questions about resilience, particularly how peer-to-peer companies would cope during another economic downturn. Those in defence of the industry tend to use Zopa as an example: a [...]
Bears take bite out of Snap stock September 12, 2018 Tech giant Snap saw its shares dive to another record low tonight after a damning note from an influential analyst described the company’s performance as “embarrassing”. The owner of the Snapchat messaging app was blasted by BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield, who urged investors to sell their shares in the firm. Snap’s shares closed at $9.89 [...]
Bears take bite out of Snap stock September 12, 2018 Tech giant Snap saw its shares dive to another record low tonight after a damning note from an influential analyst described the company’s performance as “embarrassing”. The owner of the Snapchat messaging app was blasted by BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield, who urged investors to sell their shares in the firm. Snap’s shares closed at $9.89 [...]
Apple unveils three new iPhones at hotly anticipated launch event September 12, 2018 Apple unveiled new versions of its iPhone X and a redesign of its Apple Watch at its hotly anticipated event in California tonight. The phones, the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, are based on last year’s iPhone X, which has been a massive money-spinner for the company. Read more: Apple Turnover? Apple chief executive Tim [...]
Apple unveils three new iPhones at hotly anticipated launch event September 12, 2018 Apple unveiled new versions of its iPhone X and a redesign of its Apple Watch at its hotly anticipated event in California tonight. The phones, the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, are based on last year’s iPhone X, which has been a massive money-spinner for the company. Read more: Apple Turnover? Apple chief executive Tim [...]
Snap shares plunge as influential analyst cuts its rating to sell in disparaging note September 12, 2018 Tech giant Snap shed nearly 10 per cent of its share price today after an influential analyst released a disparaging note on the firm's fortunes and slapped it with a "sell" rating. BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield urged investors to sell the stock in a note, saying he was "tired of watching Snapchat decline from the [...]