Fintech Week London 2015: It’s startups v banks in Fintech expo drinking session September 2, 2015 Caloo callay, it's nearly London Fintech Week, where startups from Shoreditch to Shadwell will be touting their wares to execs from some of the City’s most high profile firms in a bid to become the next big thing in business. Billed as the “world’s largest fintech-focused expo”, economists, bankers and brokers from companies old [...]
US lawyers Hausfeld launch platform for claims against Google in Europe September 1, 2015 US law firm Hausfeld & Co. and European consultancy group Avisa Partners today paved the way for EU companies to pursue damages claims against Google. Google Redress and Integrity Platform (GRIP) offers legal advice to parties who think they may have been impacted by Google's allegedly anti-competitive search listings, which are currently being investigated by the [...]
Ashton Kutcher is eSports’ latest high profile investor with Unikrn tie-up September 1, 2015 Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher has become the latest high-profile figure to jump on the eSports bandwagon after joining an investment round for Unikrn. Read more: American billionaire Mark Cuban invests in eSports firm Unikrn Kutcher, who has previously invested in successful tech start-ups such as Foursquare, Skype and Uber, has joined billionaire buddy Mark Cuban as [...]
Not sleeping enough? You’re four times more likely to catch a cold September 1, 2015 Always feeling run down and catching colds? It could be because you're not getting enough shut-eye. Read more: We're sleep-walking into mediocre careers – it's time to reassess our bedtime habits According to a new study published in the journal Sleep, being sleep-deprived seriously increases our chance of getting sick. Researchers at the [...]
The evolution of mobile: From bricks and dumbphones to iPhones in 30 years September 1, 2015 You can’t even walk down the street without bumping into dozens of people talking, tweeting, taking Snapchats and hailing Ubers, all from the 5-inch smartphone screens they carry. London didn’t always look like this. In fact, it was 30 years ago this year that the very first British mobile phone call was made on [...]
Google teams up with French drugmaker Sanofi to improve diabetes treatment August 31, 2015 Google will team up with French drugmaker Sanofi SA to create new digital technologies that aim to improve diabetes treatment. Read more: Google and Novartis join forces to develop contact lens for diabetics Google Life Sciences – soon to become its own business under Google's Alphabet holding company – will collaborate with Sanofi explore how diabetes [...]
Ashley Madison says over 80,000 women sign up in a week August 31, 2015 Extramarital affair site Ashley Madison insists "hundreds of thousands" of new users have signed up in the last week – including 87,596 women – despite the massive leak of users' data earlier this month. Read more: Ashley Madison chief exec steps down Hackers released details of 37m users of the infidelity dating platform yet the [...]
Google is secretly recruiting engineers through its search engine August 31, 2015 With companies like Apple, Facebook and Google fighting tooth and nail to get the best tech talent, what’s a poor little Silicon Valley HR department to do to stand out? Google has cannily used one massive tool it has at its disposal, and is now recruiting engineers directly through its search engine: programmers googling the [...]
Apple event to be held 9 September for expected iPhone 6s launch and release date reveal August 28, 2015 Apple has revealed the date of an event where it's widely expected to unveil the latest generation of the iPhone, following the record-breaking success of the iPhone 6. The California-based tech company has sent out an invitation to an event on 9 September, at the San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, saying only "Hey Siri, [...]
This is why the world needs Facebook M: Its new AI and people-powered virtual personal assistant in Messenger app could be better than Apple Siri, Microsoft Cortana and Google Now August 27, 2015 Soon Facebook will be able to answer any question you have, book a restaurant on your behalf and give you the weather forecast for the day. The social network is working on creating its very own virtual assistant like the already well-known and commonly used Apple Siri, Microsoft Cortana and Google Now. Facebook is testing the service, called [...]