Uber ordered to pay €1.2m by French court January 27, 2016 Uber has been ordered to pay out €1.2m (£900,000) by a court in France. The Paris high court ruled that Uber must pay the National Taxi Union, in relation to a ruling on the way Uber picks up passengers in the city, according to documents seen by AFP. The ruling dates back to 2014 and is being appealed [...]
Science minister George Freeman: The City of London has to be at the centre of the fourth industrial revolution – funding breakthroughs in technology and biosciences January 27, 2016 You heard it at Davos, and in every boardroom in the City and Whitehall: what does the new model of 21st century innovation look like? How will the internet and bioscience revolutions – the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" – change our lives in the same way as the radio, automotive and aerospace sectors did over the last [...]
Companies not doing enough to protect themselves from cybersecurity risks, believing their business will not be a target for attacks January 27, 2016 Despite business leaders' concerns about cybersecurity, companies are failing to protect themselves against risks, believing the worst will not happen to them. Research released today by insurer Aviva has found that two in five (44 per cent) small- and medium-sized businesses in the UK think the odds are unlikely of them being the target of a cyberattack [...]
Apple predicts first revenue decline in over a decade as iPhone sales growth falls to slowest rate ever January 26, 2016 Shares in tech giant Apple jumped initially in after hours trading after the company revealed earnings results for the first quarter of this financial year that came in ahead of analysts’ expectations. Earnings per share hit $3.28, beating forecasts of $3.23, while revenue was $75.9bn (£52.9bn). However revenue failed to meet projections, with the rate of growth [...]
The best games of 2016 – charting the biggest new releases to look forward to this year January 26, 2016 Adrift ETA: 28 March Available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Designed to be played with a virtual reality headset, Adrift plonks you inside the helmet of an imperiled astronaut who must solve a number of very pressing space-based mysteries. Namely, why has your space station exploded? And while we’re on the topic, is it [...]
Bloomberg innovators 2016 list: These are the most innovative businesses in the UK – From coffee creators to fintech leaders January 26, 2016 More than 50 businesses have been named the most innovative in Britain credited with changing the way we live, work and think. Leading fintech startups, creative coffee makers and bionic hand creators, are just some of those to have been chosen by a group of leading investors and entrepreneurs including Saul Klein and Rohan Silva. [...]
Relax: Artificially intelligent robot Godzilla won’t enslave us all – it’s humans, not technology, we should worry about says Oxford academic January 26, 2016 After stark warnings about the risk of artificial intelligence to the future of humankind from such luminaries as Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk, one academic has countered such arguments Breathe a sigh of relief: a robot Godzilla won't enslave us all, he reassures. Luciano Floridi, professor of philosophy and ethics of information at Oxford, has said [...]
How the next mayor can turn London into a truly digital city January 26, 2016 In a little over three months, Londoners will elect a new mayor. When we last went to the polls in 2012, London’s tech industry was only just starting to bloom, but since then it has gone on to become the driving force of the capital’s economy. The next mayor will take the helm of the undisputed [...]
Donald Rumsfeld just got into tech with Churchill Solitaire mobile game for iOS January 25, 2016 It may be early in the year, but the award for surprise change of career direction already goes to Donald Rumsfeld, who at the age of 83 is getting into tech. The former US defence secretary has made a fresh foray into mobile gaming with an app. If you ever wondered what politicians do when they [...]
Twitter share price dives after Jack Dorsey confirms senior executives Kevin Weil, Alex Roetter and Katie Jacobs Stanton will exit January 25, 2016 Twitter shares tumbled more than five per cent as markets opened in the US, falling below $17 per share again for the fourth time this year. The fall came after Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey confirmed the departure of four top executives at a time when the social network is under pressure from investors. Dorsey confirmed the exits [...]