Brussels shines spotlight on Google’s Android as EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager raises concerns April 18, 2016 Brussels has set its sights on Google again, and this times it's all about Android. Competition chief Margrethe Vestager today spoke out about its investigation into Android's operating system, ahead of formal action which is expected to soon be taken. The EU Commission is looking at whether Google dominates apps to the exclusion of others, thus reducing competition, [...]
Treehouse? Windmill? The 10 Airbnb getaways we most desire to stay April 18, 2016 Fancy a holiday? You're not the only one. The UK's Airbnb-ers add more pads to their wish lists than any other country in Europe, and there are some particularly interesting favourites of the nation. Treehouses and windmills are among our faves, but in fact we have some demure dreams for holidays, according to new data from Airbnb, [...]
Here’s what Neil Woodford thinks of UK tech innovation April 18, 2016 Star fund manager Neil Woodford has warned that the UK is facing "economic doom" if it doesn't better support the development of early innovations coming out of the nation's top universities. “We are failing as an economy to capture [the opportunity in science] and if we fail to capture that the economy is doomed," he told City A.M.. [...]
Cyber security training is outdated or not fit for purpose at many UK companies, finds new study April 18, 2016 Cyber security training at many UK companies has failed to move with the times, research out today has found. The study by AXELOS found that less than a third of firms were employing modern techniques, such as gamification and animation, into their cyber security training. In addition, fewer than half (46 per cent) of executives in [...]
Boaty McBoatface wins public vote to name new polar research vessel April 17, 2016 The British sense of humour triumphs again. The brilliantly ridiculous Boaty McBoatface has won a public vote to name a new high spec ship that will be home to scientists in the arctic and antarctic researching everything from ice sheets to marine life. The competition to name the £200m polar research vessel hit headlines due to the comedy name. The brainchild of [...]
What life is really like as an ethical hacker at one of the world’s biggest tech companies April 15, 2016 Charles Henderson gets paid to think like a bad guy. As an ethical hacker for IBM, Henderson's job is to break into networks, applications, or physical locations to figure out how a real attacker would go about their work, exposing flaws and the impact those flaws might have on an organization's security. Given the increase [...]
The rumours are true: Apple only expects its devices to last a few years April 15, 2016 Splashing £500-odd on a new iPhone every few years might seem like a bit of an ask – but at least if you're buying an Apple device, you know it's going to last, right? Wrong. Today the company published new information on how it deals with old devices – and revealed that iPhones are built to die [...]
Here’s CaptionBot, Microsoft’s latest artificial intelligence experiment April 14, 2016 Microsoft certainly hasn't been scared off doing further experiments with artificial intelligence after the whole racist bot debacle. The tech firm is back with an AI powered API that can identify (or at least try) what's in a picture. 1. Boat or wheel? 2. The shard clock 3. Unhappy Sir Martin Sorrell 4. Tech blind? 5. [...]
Amazon Prime Now one and two-hour delivery comes to Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire April 14, 2016 Live in Surrey, Hampshire or Berkshire? Now you can order from Amazon and get your goods delivered on the very same day and within hours. Residents in parts of Surrey, including Camberly, Lightwater and Aldershot, will be able to get items – including groceries – delivered within just 60 minutes, while two-hour delivery comes to other parts of Surrey as [...]
Have we reached peak millennial? If these products and slogans are anything to go by, maybe April 13, 2016 Millennials are, apparently, hot property. You only need to look at Google’s search trends to find out just how hot. While the term ‘Generation Y’ has been kicking about for some time, ‘millennial’ didn’t really get going until 2013. But when it did, it sure took off fast. Companies have cottoned on fast. This time-poor, high-spending [...]