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 [...]
Google’s parent company is partnering with another pharma firm, this time to fight treat Diabetes September 12, 2016 Google's parent company Alphabet is forging ahead in the UK life sciences world in a tie-up with pharma giant Sanofi worth around $500m (£377m). Hot on the heels of a partnership with GSK, Alphabet's Verily Life Sciences and Sanofi have launched a new company called Ondua to help treat Diabetes. Read more: Watch: This Google robot has learned a [...]
Will the iPhone 7 be a hit for Apple or not? September 12, 2016 The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have landed. With pre-orders opened and models racing into stores on 16 September, no doubt we’ll once again witness images of snaking queues of eager Apple devotees keen to part with their money. Apple made all the hyperbolic comparisons and numerical naming changes to suggest that this was a year of [...]
Who knew printers were still a billion dollar business? HP and Samsung, that’s who September 12, 2016 Apparently, we haven't gone fully down the digital rabbit hole yet and still need to print things out on dead trees. It's a business worth at least $1.05bn (£792m), in fact, as HP snapped up Samsung's printer business for just that amount in a major deal on Monday morning. Samsung will spin off the business as part of its efforts to [...]
Watch: This Google robot has learned a balancing act September 12, 2016 Like a baby taking its first steps, the world has been privy to some seriously special moments in the lives of Boston Dynamics' robots. The Google/Alphabet owned company (for now, at least) has brought us clips of Atlas opening doors, taking strolls through the woods (even in snow) lifting and stacking boxes, as well as most famously [...]