Identity and security: The price we must pay to keep our information safe – and the companies helping us do it May 17, 2016 In ancient Roman mythology, Janus, the god of boundaries, is usually depicted as having two faces. Skip a few thousand years to today’s modern world, and many of us still wear more than one mask: there’s the one we present at work, one we wear in front of family, and others we wear in front [...]
Microsoft and HP dont want Brexit, coming out in favour of remaining in Europe May 17, 2016 US tech giants Microsoft and HP Enterprise (HPE) have come out in favour of Britain remaining in the Europe, just weeks before the country heads to the polls. Microsoft's UK boss Michel Van der Bel has written a letter to staff taking a position on the matter. He said: "First and foremost, we want to emphasise that we [...]
What to Expect at Google I/O: Beyond mobile… and reality May 17, 2016 This week the eyes of the technology industry are all on Google’s annual developer conference – Google I/O occurring from 18-20 May. The first conference since the creation of Alphabet has a brand new outdoor home – Shoreline Amphitheatre in San Francisco. While tech blogs are already awash with rumours, I’d like to share some areas to look [...]
Five challenges Amazon faces plotting its own-brand products May 17, 2016 Reports that Amazon is branching out into private-label groceries make sense for the retail giant. In a sluggish market own label is one of the few healthy areas, growing by 1.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2016. Retailers aren’t seen as credible without an own label range, but developing a strong offer takes time and Amazon will [...]
Twitter’s making a change that’s actually really useful as links and images reportedly dropped from character limit May 17, 2016 Finally, Jack Dorsey is giving us a Twitter change we actually want. Thankfully, the newly returned under pressure boss of Twitter has ditched the rumoured – and ridiculous – 10,000-character limit increase, but the latest change will give you more space. Adding links and images, such as photos and gifs, will no longer count in the 140-character tweet word [...]
Google’s launched a new group messaging app (and it’s a little confusing) May 16, 2016 Google has launched a new messenger app called Spaces, designed to get you sharing with your messaging groups straight from Google search and YouTube. It's yet another attempt to get in on the lucrative WhatsApp bandwagon, but adds to a confusing line up that already includes Google Messenger (which we had forgotten about, to be honest) [...]
Accenture’s launching an artificial intelligence practice with IPsoft’s Amelia May 16, 2016 No sooner than one global consulting giant has jumped on board with the latest technology trend, another follows suit. Accenture is launching an artificial intelligence practice just a week after PwC did the same with drones, in a bid for a share of the multi-billion dollar and fast growing industry. The Amelia practice, named after the AI software [...]
Warren Buffett gives Apple a much needed bump, disclosing billion dollar stake via Berkshire Hathaway May 16, 2016 Warren Buffett has snapped up millions of shares in Apple, giving the tech firm a much needed bump after a tough quarter for iPhone sales. The sage of Omaha has disclosed he had 9.81m shares in the firm as of 31 March in a regulatory filing for his investment firm Berkshire Hathaway on Monday. Share in [...]
HSBC is moving 840 IT jobs out of the UK May 16, 2016 HSBC is moving nearly 1,000 technology jobs out of the UK, the bank has announced. Some 840 jobs will be moved to other locations around the world, including India, China and Poland as part of its plans to cut thousands of jobs in the UK as part of a major restructure. The roles, currently based in [...]
How traditional banks can keep ahead of their fintech noisy neighbours in innovation race May 16, 2016 There have been plenty of reports about fintechs being bad news for banks, but in actual fact they may be the best thing to happen to traditional banks and the banking sector for a long time. No, really. Many have warned that the introduction of digitally savvy options into the retail banking sector will prove [...]