Businesses and law enforcement must work closer together to stamp out cyber crime, warn cyber security experts March 10, 2016 Cyber crimes could be better prevented and dealt with if businesses and law enforcement worked closer together, a panel of cyber security experts has urged this evening. Esther George, author and former senior policy advisor for the Crown Prosecution Service, told a roundtable event hosted by access rights management consultancy 8Man: "If [businesses] would share some of [...]
Here’s the outlook of UK tech startups right now – and how they feel about Brexit, business confidence and hiring talent March 10, 2016 More UK tech startups are now worried that Brexit will be bad for business as the referendum on Britain's membership of Europe inches ever closer. In a comprehensive new survey of startups in the UK by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), 70 per cent believe Brexit will have a negative impact on their businesses, a rise on the 64 per cent [...]
An ex-Ofcom employee stole commercially sensitive data about the UK’s major TV broadcasters – and then offered it to one of them March 10, 2016 Ofcom has admitted that a former employee stole data from the regulator exposing commercially sensitive information about the UK's biggest TV companies. The ex-employee, having left Ofcom, joined one of those TV companies – and offered the information to their new employer, bringing the theft to light, City A.M understands. Ofcom was made aware of the theft two weeks ago [...]
Apple announces new iPhone and iPad event for 21 March March 10, 2016 Apple has sent out the invitations to an event on 21 March, where it is expected to unveil a new generation of the iPad and a smaller version of the iPhone. According to sources the new iPhone will look similar to the iPhone 5s, but will contain updated components. Apple's event will be held the [...]
Britain wants to woo US tech entrepreneurs to expand their businesses in London and the UK with SXSW campaign launch by mayor’s office and UKTI March 10, 2016 Britain wants to woo more US tech entrepreneurs and encourage them to set up shop in London and elsewhere in the UK, in a bid to steal the crowns from San Francisco and New York as the hottest tech hotspots in the world. London is the most desirable destination for foreign tech workers in Europe looking to relocate [...]
Facebook acquires Masquerade, the creator of MSQRD, the app that Cara Delevingne used to swap faces with Leonardo DiCaprio March 9, 2016 Facebook is acquiring Masquerade, the creator of the MSQRD app. The app allows users to place filters, masks and special effects on selfies and videos. Facebook’s move for Masquerade has been seen as another challenger to Snapchat. Read more: Facebook taking on Snapchat with disappearing messages This is not the first time Facebook has been seen [...]
EE says it has fixed its outage problem after customers were left without access to Orange webmail service for two days March 9, 2016 EE has apologised to customers who were left with no access to Orange webmail services for almost two days and says it has resolved the problem. "We have now resolved the issues preventing some Orange webmail users from accessing their accounts through an internet browser," an EE spokesperson said. "We apologise to anyone affected for the [...]
Sky just invested $45m in Netflix rival iflix in Asia March 9, 2016 Sky is flexing its tech investment muscles again, splashing millions for a stake in a movie and TV streaming service in south east Asia which rivals Netflix. The broadcaster has invested $45m (£31.6m) in iflix which boasts one million users in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines since launching under a year ago and has plans to expand [...]
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos wants to blast you into space as soon as 2018 as he reveals plans for his secretive space tourism company Blue Origin March 9, 2016 Amazon's Jeff Bezos has opened up about his ambitious plans to blast people into space on commercial flights above earth within the next two years. Blue Origin, the Amazon founder's commercial space flight company which is a rival to the likes of Elon Musk's Space X and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, will conduct its first test [...]
Global fintech investment in 2015 hit $13.8bn as end of year slowdown fails to derail best year yet March 9, 2016 A slowdown at the end of 2015 failed to derail a bumper year for fintech as investors ploughed $13.8bn into startups in the sector across the globe – more than double the amount of the previous year. Investors made greater bets on disruptive technology in the finance sector than ever before, committing more money to each deal. The number of mega-deals – those worth [...]