No Man’s Sky review: Can this indie space explorer live up to its own galaxy-sized hype? August 10, 2016 No Man's Sky gives real thought to what it would be like to be marooned on an alien planet. What would it look like? How would it feel? British indie developer Hello Games has created an algorithm-based universe containing a mind-boggling number of planets to explore, far more than will ever be seen by human [...]
These are the 20 richest billionaires in tech August 10, 2016 The world's wealthiest tech billionaires have added another $50bn to their wealth over the past year, while titans Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Ma climbed the ranks. Bill Gates retained his long-standing title as the world's richest tech billionaire, the latest rich list compiled by Forbes reveals, despite a $1.6bn decline in his wealth since 2015. Read more: Meet [...]
Investors give Yelp a good rating as online review firm beats expectations August 9, 2016 Online review company Yelp’s share price leapt in after-hours trading on Tuesday after it beat analyst expectations in the second quarter of 2016. The figures The US company reported net revenue of $173.4m (£133m) in the three months to 30 June, up 30 per cent. Wall Street had expected a turnover of $169.8m. Some $151.9m of this came [...]
Rare Pokemon mean prizes in Canary Wharf August 9, 2016 Office managers in Canary Wharf can blame the Canary Wharf Group if some staff members have been spending even more time playing Pokemon Go this week. The group that oversees development of the Wharf is tempting workers to ditch their duties by offering rewards for those who hunt down and share tweets of rare Pokemon [...]
The Apple Watch 2 might be coming this year August 9, 2016 An updated version of Apple's first ever wearable and its newest device, the Apple Watch, could be coming as soon as this year, one analyst predicts. The Apple Watch 2 is expected to hit wrists by the end of the year, said Ming-Chi Kuo, an analysts at KGI and known as one of the most well informed [...]
Lending Club second quarter earnings reveal further financial hurt August 9, 2016 Being the first company to tap into a new market often is hugely advantageous. For Lending Club this has been anything but the case as second quarter results released overnight indicate. The peer-to-peer lender widened its losses from $4m (£3m) to $81m, its loss per share was nine cents – worse than analysts expected – and Carrie Dolan, [...]
Facebook will stop users blocking adverts August 9, 2016 Facebook is the latest media company to fight the rise of ad blockers, by serving ads to those who use the software. It will force ads to appear on the desktop version of the social network even if they use the popular software, said Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth. It will also give users greater control over [...]
Banking bazooka? CMA report great for fintech, costly for banks August 9, 2016 The competition watchdog has today handed fintech startups a bazooka for their mission of disrupting banks, with new rules for making data more open to improve customer choice. The so-called big four – HSBC, Lloyds, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland – and other smaller high street banks will have to work together to create standards for sharing [...]
US jobs site Monster on £330m Dutch date with recruiter Randstad August 9, 2016 Remember Monster.com? It was one of the first companies to harness the power of the internet to help connect jobseekers and potential employers. It paved the way for the likes of LinkedIn and Glassdoor — as well as a new wave of snazzy job search apps, such as the so-called "tinder for jobs" Jobr (which it also acquired [...]
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 could be its best chance to pip Apple to the post August 8, 2016 Samsung versus Apple is one of the fiercest mobile tech rivalries ever and, with the right timing and its latest “phablet” device, the South Korean giant may have found the right formula to steal customers from the iPhone maker. Last week, Samsung released the Galaxy Note 7, a 5.7 inch “phablet” that comes with an [...]