Apple prepares a voicemail service that will transcribe your messages using Siri to compete with Microsoft’s Cortana and Google Now August 3, 2015 The problem is obvious: Leaving voicemail is quick and convenient. Unfortunately, listening to it is sadly tedious. This age-old telephone dilemma has been solved, and the solution is ingeniously simple: transcribing incoming voicemail messages so that you can read them instead. Apple is preparing a new tool which will use voice assistant Siri to transcribe [...]
Audi, BMW and Daimler accelerate driverless car plans with €2.8bn Nokia Here Maps deal August 3, 2015 A group formed of some of the world’s biggest car manufacturers has bought Here, the maps arm of former mobile giant Nokia, in a €2.8bn (£1.97bn) deal designed to help them step driverless car development up a gear. German car firms Audi, BMW and Mercedes maker Daimler reportedly fought off competition from startup darling Uber, [...]
British weather is so bad we should all be taking vitamin D supplements, experts say August 3, 2015 The UK's gloomy weather doesn't just stop us having a good time – it is also making us unhealthy, advisers to the government have warned. Read more: Half of City workers have a long-term health problem that's hindering their performance at work A new report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) says [...]
Why the London Stock Exchange’s digital infrastructure needs a backup – in Leeds August 3, 2015 We all have to prepare for the unexpected, with a Plan B to fall back on, and this isn’t just true for day-to-day life. It applies to the business world as well. With that in mind, it’s worrying that the UK’s trading systems can be so exposed. Most of the global connectivity into UK trading [...]
Being a perfectionist may be holding you back in your career August 2, 2015 Spending time making sure everything is done perfectly could be your downfall at work, according to a report published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. By analysing 43 studies carried out over the last 20 years, researchers at York St John University identified a clear link between being a perfectionist and having [...]
Mark Karpeles: Head of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox arrested in Tokyo on suspicion of manipulating data August 1, 2015 The chief executive of bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has been arrested by Japanese police on suspicion fiddling with transaction data to inflate the balance in an account under his control. Read more: Why the end of MtGox is great news for Bitcoin Mark Karpeles is being held in Tokyo for allegedly manipulating transaction records on [...]
There’s going to be a blue moon tonight July 31, 2015 They weren't joking when they came up with the saying about things only happening once in a blue moon. Tonight will be the first blue moon since 2012 – and the last until 2018. Astronomers say it will only occur 12 times between now and 2043. Sadly it doesn't mean the moon will [...]
Wearables in healthcare: Three in four doctors have used health apps and wearables July 30, 2015 It’s hardly news that wearable technology is big business, and as the hyped industry grows, it may even play a role in making us healthier. Most doctors already use digital health apps and wearables as part of their treatment, according to a new survey from Ipsos Mori, suggesting that digital health technologies are more than [...]
The US is building the world’s fastest supercomputer, and it will be 20 times quicker than anything known to man July 30, 2015 A supercomputer 20 times faster than any currently in existence is being built by the US. Read more: As fast as a supercomputer and as small as a postage stamp: the new computer chip that mimics the brain A statement released by President Barack Obama said the “exascale” machine will be finalised by 2025, and [...]
After Stagefright hack, new security flaw discovered that could render Android devices “totally silent and non-responsive” July 30, 2015 A security flaw that could make half the world’s Android phones “totally silent and non-responsive” has been uncovered, just days after the Stagefright hack was revealed. The new flaw affects devices running versions of the operating system from 4.3 to the present one, which is around 57 per cent of devices worldwide, according to to [...]