Uber users in Singapore can hail a Lamborghini or a Maserati March 30, 2015 Commuters in Singapore can now ride in a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder or Maserati GranTurismo, after taxi app Uber added the supercars to its fleet there. Uber has partnered with luxury car rental company Dream Drive for a trial period which runs until April 20. However, the taxi app warned customers it expects demand will be high and [...]
London’s booming FinTech sector will stumble without better access to talent March 29, 2015 One of London’s strongest attributes has always been its ability to reinvent itself – and the success of the financial technology (or FinTech) sector shows this characteristic coming to the fore once again. Since the financial crisis, the explosion of companies specialising in financial technologies has brought innovation and prosperity to formerly run-down areas of [...]
Daylight Saving Time has arrived – here are seven interesting facts you should know about the clock change March 28, 2015 Tonight the clocks will go forward by one hour, and that means British Summer Time has officially arrived. We'll have an hour less sleep, which isn't ideal, but we'll also have lighter evenings to look forward to for a whole six months. This clock switch wasn't always how things were done, however – in fact, [...]
Could we survive a trip to Mars? Nasa is about to find out with its first year-long human trip into space March 27, 2015 Nasa is about to send two men to the International Space Station for a whole year – the longest human mission it has ever launched. With space agencies around the world ramping up their research into the possibility of sending humans to Mars in the not-too-distant future, this experiment aims to determine how the body [...]
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff just promised economic sanctions against Indiana and made a major stand for gay rights after “religious freedom” law passed March 27, 2015 The boss of Salesforce, the software company which almost renamed London’s Heron Tower, has just promised economic sanctions against the US state of Indiana and made a major stand for gay rights. Marc Benioff said the firm will cancel plans to expand in Indiana and could leave the state altogether after lawmakers approved a law [...]
Blackberry quarterly revenue falls to lowest in almost a decade in the fourth quarter March 27, 2015 The figures Blackberry has posted profit in the fourth quarter of four cents per share, or $20m, a turnaround on the last quarter when it made a loss of eight cents per share. The Canadian tech company was ahead of expectation – a loss of four cents per share had been expected. However, revenue fell 47 [...]
Could we survive a trip to Mars? Nasa is about to find out with its first year-long human trip into space March 27, 2015 NULL
Is UK online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter about to be bought by Amazon? March 27, 2015 Is Amazon planning to get into high-end fashion retailing? The US tech giant is reportedly in talks to acquire Net-a-Porter, the British online luxury fashion retailer. It would be a bold move for Amazon, which already has clothing categories on its site – although many of the listings tend to feature the word "polyester". According [...]
Sedentary job? Here are six realistic tips for standing up more at work March 27, 2015 Desk on a treadmill? A fantastic idea, if you have razor-sharp concentration and colleagues who don't mind the sound of running and panting. The reality is that for most of us, this is a fairly useless piece of advice. Yet we have been warned once again that being sedentary at work poses a health risk. [...]
Clocks go forward this weekend – here are six ways to make sure you don’t feel tired when Daylight Saving Time begins March 27, 2015 This weekend marks the official start of Daylight Savings Time (DST). On Sunday morning, clocks will go forward by one hour. On the bright side, we'll have lighter evenings for the next six months – but even an hour is enough to throw your body slightly out of kilter. An analysis of sleeping patterns [...]