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 [...]
Here’s how your height might be costing you money: Scientists find shorter men and larger women earn less March 9, 2016 It's not something you have control over, but it could be costing you money, as new research reveals how your height can affect how much you earn. It certainly hasn't stopped many a successful men from reaching the top (many a world leader has been accused of having a Napoleon complex), but shorter men earn less and it's [...]
Car sharing, science and brewing: The UK’s fastest-growing industries revealed March 9, 2016 Thinking of starting a business? You could do a lot worse than going into car rental , a new report suggests. Figures by O2 Business and the Centre of Economic and Business Research suggests the UK's "leasing and rental" sector is one of the fastest-growing industries – driven in part by sharing economy businesses, such as [...]
Deep Mind’s AlphaGo beats Go champion Lee Sedol in artificial intelligence milestone March 9, 2016 Google's Deepmind has triumphed over the champion player of the ancient Chinese game Go in a nail biting match, signalling a major milestone in the development of artificial intelligence. Google's AlphaGo was put to the test in the first of a series of games against one of the world's best players, Lee Sedol, in Seoul early this morning. The [...]
Tom Watson challenges George Osborne to review rise of robot workforce and impact on Britain’s economy March 8, 2016 Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has accused the government of being unprepared for the rise of a robot workforce, suggesting a royal commission should be set up to investigate the impact of increasing automation ahead of the chancellor's budget next week. A new industrial strategy should be at the heart of the response to the increasing [...]
Aldi ramps up online ordering and home delivery after wine ecommerce success with “special buy” electricals and more March 8, 2016 After kicking off the year by dipping its toe in the water with wine, Aldi is now expanding its range of products available to order online for home delivery for the as the supermarket hailed its success. The German discounter which is challenging the big four bricks and mortar supermarkets revealed plans to challenge them in the online world [...]