Facebook Messenger plans digital assistant like Apple’s Siri to help us shop July 15, 2015 It looks like Facebook is working on developing a digital assistant, modeled after a certain secretary in James Bond. This new feature won’t have much in common with Apple’s Siri or Google Now, though. Instead, Facebook just wants to help us shop more. According to a report in The Information, developers are currently calling the [...]
Tech London Advocates’ Russ Shaw: Why transparency on pay will help, not hinder, London’s tech sector July 15, 2015 The Prime Minister's plans to force firms to publish average salaries of male and female employees has been met with reluctance from many within the private sector but it has kept the spotlight firmly on diversity and talent within British business. Within the technology sector, this continued focus from government and business leaders is [...]
Twitter share price soars after hoax news story on a fake “Bloomberg” site fools investors July 14, 2015 Twitter's share price was sent soaring over eight per cent today as investors fell for a hoax news story claiming the social media network was considering a $31bn takeover. Read more: G4S share price plummets after fake press release “reveals” £400m profit overstatement The report was posted on bloomberg.market this morning; a site appearing to impersonate [...]
32Red share price rises after completing Roxy Palace deal July 14, 2015 Shares in online casino operator 32Red rose today, after it announced the acquisition of rival Roxy Palace, in a deal worth a total of £8.4m. Read more: 32Red turnover surges by 50pc 32Red founder and chief executive Ed Ware told City A.M. that the deal “ticks a lot of boxes for us.” Investors [...]
Apple Pay comes to the UK – but will it change your life? July 14, 2015 Apple Pay has made its debut in the UK with a strangely secretive launch from a company known for its high profile events. It’s a clever piece of technology that enables people to use the iPhone 6 and new Apple Watch in the same way as a contactless debit card, simply tapping it on an [...]
Pluto flyby pictures: Nasa’s New Horizons probe sends back “best image of Pluto yet” as it whizzes past dwarf planet July 14, 2015 A multi-billion-kilometre flight, taking nine years to complete, has culminated in a major win for space science: the Pluto flyby. The US probe shot past Pluto at 12.49pm UK time on a trajectory that brought the spacecraft within 12,500km of the body’s surface. The probe was travelling at 45,000 km/h (28,000 mph). Nasa [...]
Why is Flash not working on my browser? Mozilla bans plugin on Firefox because of “vulnerabilities” July 14, 2015 It turns out Apple founder Steve Jobs, who banished Flash from all his devices, isn't the only campaigner against the software, after Mozilla blocked all versions of Flash on its Firefox web browsers last night. Mark Schmidt, the head of Firefox's tweeted overnight that the company had blocked the software, which is used to power [...]
Spotify’s musical map of the world: These are the most popular songs in London, Manchester, New York, Berlin, and every major city around the world July 14, 2015 Londoners love Jamie xx while New Yorkers prefer the tunes of The Chainsmokers, and everyone loves a bit of hip hop. That's the musical tastes of music fans around the world, based on their listening habits of more than 20bn tracks in more than 1,000 cities around the world. Spotify has created a musical map [...]
Turing Phone: The makers of this smartphone say it’s impossible to hack and doesn’t break July 14, 2015 It sounds like a challenge for hackers if ever there was one, but a mobile phone startup is promising its upcoming smartphone is not just impossible to break, but also impossible to hack into. Aptly named the Turing Phone, it promises to be a secure phone, built for a post-Snowden and data surveillance world. Using [...]
Apple Pay launches in the UK: Where to use it, how to use it, which iPhone you need and how it works July 14, 2015 If you're the proud owner of an iPhone 6, 6 Plus or Apple Watch you can now spend your cash with little more than the flick of a wrist. Apple Pay has today launched in the UK, allowing people to use near field communication on their iPhones to tap and pay for items worth [...]