Draft Investigatory Powers Bill: “Snooper’s Charter” puts UK tech sector in jeopardy, MPs warn February 1, 2016 A group of MPs has warned that the cost of implementing new legislation designed to give the government greater surveillance powers could put the UK's thriving technology sector in jeopardy. The cross-party group of MPs has warned that a lack of clarity in the so-called Snooper's Charter risks undermining UK tech by adding burdensome costs to businesses and potentially [...]
Big banks pay big bucks for tech and IT workers February 1, 2016 Big banks are paying big bucks for tech workers, offering more than technology, telecoms or media firms for the in-demand expertise. IT workers are earning over half as much more at banking and financial services firms and more than twice as much as a contractor. The daily rate for developers working full time is £300 in banking, compared [...]
These are Bill Gates’ favourite tunes: Desert Island Discs reveals Bowie, Queen, Jimi Hendrix and Ed Sheeran on playlist January 31, 2016 Bill Gates, the world's richest man and founder of Microsoft, has found some time to talk about his favourite tunes and his extraordinary life. Appearing on the BBC's Desert Island Discs, he said David Bowie and Queen's Under Pressure reminded him of his disco days, while Jimi Hendrix's Are you Experienced was played by Microsoft co-founder Paul [...]
UK weather: Storm Henry on the way, following on from Storm Gertrude, with Scotland facing the brunt of the bad weather with Met Office warnings in place for wind and rain January 31, 2016 If there's one thing you can bank on in the UK in January and February, it's bleak and dismal weather. However, with Storm Henry now hot on the heels of Gertrude, this year the country may have got more than it bargained for. According to an announcement made by the Met Office today, Storm Henry is [...]
Is Twitter dead? Why I was right about it failing January 31, 2016 Almost exactly a year ago, I declared that Twitter would be dead in three years. As the head of a digital agency, I could see both how Twitter was trying to monetise itself, and how people were trying to monetise Twitter as a service for their clients. I didn’t see lasting value in either. In the last year, [...]
Hyperloop just came another step closer: MIT students win design competition for Elon Musk’s transport pods January 31, 2016 The designers of a new transport system that could carry people hundreds of miles within minutes have been revealed. The competition to build pods for Elon Musk's Hyperloop was won by a team of students from top US technology university MIT. Teams from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Virginia Tech and University of [...]
Here’s what London looks like from space: Tim Peake shares stunning images of the UK from International Space Station January 31, 2016 Ever wondered what London looks like from Space? Quite stunning is the answer, thanks to British astronaut Tim Peake. The spaceman who's currently on board the International Space Station (ISS) shared the spectacular images taken on Saturday evening of the capital and the UK. "Looking to the east along the Channel with UK on the left [...]
Why does Stephen Hawking hate the future? January 31, 2016 When it comes to modern day scientists none have managed to punch through into the collective psyche of our society more than Stephen Hawking. From his incredible ambition to explain the theory of everything through to his brilliant performances (in all senses of the word) on comedy and primetime TV shows, he has become the [...]
Microsoft shares take off in after hours trading after tech firm unveils higher cloud sales January 28, 2016 Microsoft reported revenue of $23.8bn (£16.6bn) for the second quarter of the 2016 financial year, down from $26.5bn in the same period of last year. However, revenue in its Intelligent Cloud division was up five per cent to $6.3bn, with server products and cloud services seeing a 10 per cent increase in turnover. The firm's cloud [...]
An MBA is more important at technology companies than banks January 28, 2016 An MBA is more important when hiring for jobs in technology than it is at any big bank on Wall Street, surprising new research reveals. For major technology firms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon, 10 per cent of jobs advertised made a preference for an MBA, compared to just four per cent of jobs [...]