Uber launches driverless car pilot in Pittsburgh September 14, 2016 Uber users in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania could be in for a surprise today – their car could turn up with no-one in the driver's seat. The tech firm has made self-driving Ubers available for the first time in the US city – although they will come with a safety driver "to make sure the ride goes [...]
Just Eat delivers new chatbot “coach” to advise customers on takeaways September 14, 2016 Takeaway giant Just Eat will launch a Facebook Messenger chatbot food "coach" as part of an ambitious, tech-focused rebrand in which it is attempting to create "the world's greatest food community". Just Eat's chatbot will be on hand to customers to "bring food discovery to life by engaging with customers to coach and inspire their food choices", the company announced [...]
iOS 10: Apple software update glitch causes iPhones to crash September 13, 2016 Apple is used to clean, crisp and perfectly stage-managed product launches. Unfortunately, this evening's unveiling of its all-singing iOS 10 software update didn't quite go as smoothly as the tech giant would have liked. The new operating system, which includes a new home screen and a much smarter Siri, went live at 6pm this evening, but users instantly [...]
Full separation of BT’s infrastructure arm Openreach is not “off the table” – Bradley September 13, 2016 BT has been dealt a blow just months after the telecoms group escaped its infrastructure arm Openreach being hived off by the regulator. Karen Bradley – the culture, media, and sport secretary – warned BT that Openreach could still be split out to a separate company despite Ofcom’s proposals to leave it under the BT [...]
Uber accuses Sadiq Khan of favouring London’s black cabs September 13, 2016 Uber has accused the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan of discriminating against its drivers and favouring black cabs in the capital with new measures to regulate the industry. In an email sent to customers, Uber claims that thousands of minicab drivers could lose their livelihoods with a knock on effect on waiting times and availability of cars. [...]
Croydon’s success as a tech hub proves the government should disband Tech City UK September 13, 2016 Last month, research from UHY Hacker showed Croydon’s burgeoning reputation as a tech hub has made it the fastest-growing economy in UK. This was a huge news for those of us at the forefront of reconstituting the largest town in Europe from a national joke into the "Silicon Valley of South London". However, the question [...]
London mayor pledges new support for black cab industry in Uber fight September 13, 2016 The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has put his backing behind the capital's famous black cabs as they face competition from Uber with new measures to support the industry. City Hall has promised to increase the number of taxi ranks around the city and increase access to bus lanes, while cab information will be added to Transport for London's journey [...]
Seven major features you’ll get with iOS 10 September 13, 2016 With iOS 10, Apple is bringing several new updates to the iPhone that anyone with a 5 model or later can enjoy (forget having to fork out for the newest iPhone 7). What exactly are you getting? Lot's of fun features, including what Apple's called "emojification" and being able to pay someone via a simple [...]
A toast to Edinburgh’s ‘Flat White Economy’ as tech firms are lured north September 13, 2016 | City Talk The burgeoning ‘Flat White Economy’ is likely to play a vital role in the future of the post-Brexit UK economy. Now the second largest business sector in the UK, it accounts for 8.7 per cent of GDP. The term, originally penned to capture the explosion of digital businesses in London’s EC1V postal district, is spreading [...]
Canada firm to buy Dell-EMC unit for $1.62bn September 12, 2016 Opentext Corp, a Canadian business software maker, is buying Dell-EMC’s enterprise content division for $1.62bn (£1.21bn). The move is one of the last remaining non-core asset disposals Dell needs to make following its deal to acquire data storage company EMC for $63bn last year, the largest tech deal in history. Opentext is looking to expand its [...]