London’s tech firms are still dragging their feet on diversity October 6, 2016 London’s tech firms have work to do on improve diversity within their companies, but nearly half (46 per cent) don’t feel a diverse workforce improves a company’s growth. Of the 40,000 London tech companies, nearly 1,000 have entirely male staff, according to a new report from Tech London Advocates, a network of over 3,600 tech experts in [...]
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 review: This masterful recreation of the beautiful game marks a return to form for the series October 5, 2016 Trump and Clinton can squabble all they like over the fabled US “swing voter”. In the world of console football games, there are no such shifting loyalties. You are either a Pro Evolution Soccer fan or a FIFA fan, not both. But like it or not, Pro Evolution fans have had to admit for some [...]
NBA 2K17 games review: Enjoy the specific acoustics at your favourite stadium while you conquer the basketball world October 5, 2016 Platforms: XBO, PS4, PC 2K Sports’ NBA series rarely fails to deliver an authentic experience. Even without a rival nipping at its heels (EA’s own floundering NBA games often don’t even reach the shores of our b-ball ambivalent island), it continues to improve year on year. With NBA 2K17 the developer has tightened its grasp [...]
FIFA 17 review: For the first time in years EA’s annual footy title feels fresh October 5, 2016 For years, the FIFA series has been coasting. A new player on the box, a shiny new sponsor on the ball, a gameplay tweak here and there. Just enough to keep fans playing for another year. FIFA 17 is a more significant update, adding more than a handful of tackling animations. While you won’t find [...]
Google’s driverless cars have now racked up 300 years of driving experience October 5, 2016 Google's driverless cars have already clocked an astonishing 2m miles on the roads, it has revealed, as the journey towards a driver free future ramps up. The tech company has passed the milestone in just 16 months since it last passed the 1m mark on the roads of California – it originally took it six years to reach that first [...]
Twitter shares are flying on these latest takeover reports October 5, 2016 Twitter shares have taken off again after fresh reports emerged on the progress of potential sale of a the struggling social network. Shares shot up more than four per cent touching as high a $24.83 in early trading in New York, after it was reported that bids for the company could begin as soon as this week. [...]
Sports and second screens: How stadium designers and broadcasters are dealing with the smartphone revolution October 5, 2016 Pep Guardiola isn't the only figure in elite sports for whom the prevalence of smartphone use has disrupted business as usual The Manchester City manager has cut off 3g and Wi-Fi connection from the club's training complex in order to pull his players' gaze away from screen and back onto the team. Yet for broadcasters, rights holders, club [...]
TalkTalk slapped with record fine over cyber attack October 5, 2016 TalkTalk has been slapped with a record fine of £400,000 for failing to prevent a cyber attack last year. The Information Commissioner's office has handed out the largest ever fine to the telecoms firm which suffered one of the most high profile attacks ever experienced by a business in the UK. The data regulator said it did [...]
UK tech is outraged about Rudd’s immigration crackdown October 5, 2016 The UK's reputation as one of the leading digital economies in the world and a global tech hub could be at risk from fresh government plans to crackdown on foreign workers. The new home secretary Amber Rudd yesterday revealed plans to reduce immigration, including proposals to "tighten" the test for companies recruiting from abroad to encourage hiring of [...]
A man in a jetpack took flight over London today October 5, 2016 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a man flying across London wearing a jetpack of course. Entrepreneur David Mayman took to the skies in the UK’s first jetpack flight across the Royal Victoria Dock at dawn today. So this happened on the way to work today #jetpack pic.twitter.com/SSzqp35P4h — flashdba (@flashdba) October [...]