Boris Johnson is going to boost internet connectivity across London with help from the Cheesegrater and the Walkie Talkie October 21, 2015 Sick of bad internet connections? You’re not the only one – but things could be about to change. The much-maligned Walkie Talkie building is about to live up to its name in more ways than one, as it becomes one of the buildings signed up boost internet connectivity in London. To improve connectivity across the [...]
Back to the Future 2 Day October 21, 2015: Seven of tech’s biggest entrepreneurs and what they were doing back in 1985 October 21, 2015 It’s not just the technology that’s different on Back to the Future Day (the day which Marty McFly travels to from 1985 in the second instalment of the film). The world’s best known entrepreneurs who have changed the way we live in the last 30 years were living very different lives back in 1985 when [...]
Yahoo announces new ads deal with Google after revealing underwhelming results October 21, 2015 Yahoo last night posted an underwhelming 6.8 per cent increase in revenue for the three months to September and announced a new advertising agreement with Google. Google will pay Yahoo a percentage of revenue from ads displayed on Yahoo sites and get fees for requests for images or web search results. Yahoo’s net profit came [...]
Digital firms in Tech City UK’s Future Fifty raise £470m as international expansion increases October 21, 2015 Companies in the Future Fifty programme have raised £470m in funding during the first nine months of 2015, up 63 per cent on the total raised throughout the whole of 2014. Tech City UK, which runs the programme, said the “exceptional fundraising activity” was linked to “unprecented rates of international expansion”. Publicly funded Tech City [...]
2015 Orionid Meteor Shower: When is it, what is it and where can I see it? October 20, 2015 The Orionid meteor shower happens every year and is connected with Halley’s Comet; it's the debris from its most recent passage, back in 1986, hitting the Earth’s atmosphere. The meteors are the debris left behind by Halley's Comet, which last whizzed past the Earth in 1986, and are the particles from that last passage that slammed against the [...]
This new website from Nasa allows you to see how the Earth changes each day from a million miles away in space October 20, 2015 You can now see what the Earth looks like from space every day, thanks to a new website launched by Nasa. The US space agency is putting images taken by a camera on its Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) up for public viewing, so that it is possible to see how the Earth rotates over [...]
Google splashes $60m on Chinese AI startup Mobvoi signalling return to China after five years October 20, 2015 Google has splashed a reported $60m on a Chinese startup specialising in Artificial Intelligence, taking a minority stake in the company. Mobvoi, founded in 2012 by former Google employees, makes Chinese language voice recognition software which is available on Android, Android Wear, and Google Glass devices as well as iOS and Wechat. While the exact amount has not [...]
When did life begin on earth? New evidence shows it started 4.1bn years ago – much earlier than previously thought October 20, 2015 No one has been able to pinpoint the exact moment life sprung into existence on Earth, but scientists now estimate it happened much earlier than they previously thought. By analysing ancient minerals in western Australia, a team from the University of California identified signs of life inhabiting Earth around 4.1bn years ago – over 300m years [...]
US agent Carl Force caught stealing bitcoin on the Silk Road case sentenced to seven years in prison October 20, 2015 A US federal agent has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin, while he was supposed to be investigating the Silk Road case. Former Drug Enforcement Authority agent Carl Force was working to take down the infamous dark web drug trafficking site. But [...]
London’s digital economy could be worth £48.5bn – Oxford Economics and Virgin Media Business October 20, 2015 London’s businesses could be set to gain £48.5bn over the next two years if they fully harness the digital technologies available. Research from Oxford Economics and Virgin Media Business, seen exclusively by City A.M., shows that by going digital, London’s companies could increase their collective revenue by 3.6 per cent, and create around 171,000 jobs over [...]