Banking brain drain: Why finance risks losing its best talent to the FinTech sector May 27, 2015 Britain's FinTech sector is a particularly bright spot in the UK’s recovering economy. Investment in London FinTech grew by 136 per cent last year, with the capital receiving 42 per cent of all European FinTech investment in 2014. But one less-discussed aspect of this is the potential impact on talent within the wider financial services [...]
The best bluetooth headphones: Listen to music unencumbered by pesky cables May 27, 2015 JAYBIRD BLUEBUDS X These are our pick of the bunch, a perfect combination of great, bassy sound, comfortable fit and lightweight design. They’re water-sealed, so you can wear them while you work out and not have to worry about sweating in them and the adjustable honeycomb ear grip ensures they won’t fall out while you’re [...]
Apple iPhones being automatically turned off and iMessage crashing after receiving mysterious text May 27, 2015 A random combination of words and characters are automatically shutting down iPhone users' devices. This is the combo: effective. Power لُلُصّبُلُلصّبُررً ॣ ॣh ॣ ॣ 冗 If a message containing these words and characters is sent via iMessage or SMS it will crash the iPhone, and causes iMessages to crash after being opened. [...]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX can now launch military and spy satellites for the US May 27, 2015 Private company SpaceX has received certified approval from the US to send military and spy satellites into space. The decision comes after two years of reviews by the US Air Force, and founder Elon Musk described it as an “important step” in bringing competition to National Security Space launch. “We thank the Air Force [...]
Apple’s British designer Jony Ive gets a job promotion to chief design officer May 26, 2015 Sir Jony Ive, the British designer behind many of Apple’s best known products, has been promoted by the technology giant. The man responsible for the appearance of devices like the iPod and iPhone will now be Apple’s chief design officer. He was previously the senior vice president for design. Ive worked closely with Apple founder [...]
Living in a noisy area increases your chance of being overweight May 26, 2015 Busy roads, rattling trains and aircraft taking off are just some of the unwanted sounds Londoners are exposed to on a daily basis, but it turns out the impact of all that noise extends far deeper than passing irritation. The noisier the area you live in, the larger your waistline is likely to be, according [...]
Mostro powered by Maserati: Zagato shows off its latest supercar in Lake Como May 23, 2015 This weekend, Italian coach builder Zagato is presenting its latest supercar to the world. The new Mostro powered by Maserati has been created in celebration of the 100 year anniversary of Maserati and the famous racing car 450 S Coupe Zagato Monster. Until the 90's, the Monster was the most powerful front-engined race car [...]
Five ways to make sure you feel refreshed after a holiday May 22, 2015 Holidays are a time for rest, relaxation and improving well-being, and at the end of it we expect to return feeling revived and ready to take on the world. There's one problem, though – while we might be away from the pressures of work and daily life, we can often become a lot less [...]
If you catch a serious infection, it will may well lower your IQ May 22, 2015 When you recover from a bad illness, there's a strong possibility you're not quite as mentally fit as you were before – on average, a person's IQ goes down every time they catch a serious infection. By looking at almost 200,000 people in Denmark, researchers at Aahrus university discovered a strong connection between the number [...]
Destiny: House of Wolves – game review May 20, 2015 ★★★★☆ If you’re even a causal gamer, you’ll know all about Bungie’s massively-multiplayer first-person shooter, Destiny. Moreover, you’ll already have made your mind up about it: either you think it’s a tedious, repetitive grind and you hate it, or you think it’s a tedious, repetitive grind but you find it strangely compelling and you [...]