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Facebook F8: How and when to watch Mark Zuckerberg’s live developer conference keynote – and what to expect April 12, 2016 Prepare yourself for Facebook chatbots, Live Video and more about Messenger from F8, the social network's annual developer conference. Kicking off in San Francisco at 6pm GMT, Mark Zuckerberg is expected to reveal new details of the company's plans – and if you really want, you can watch it all as it happens, here. After the [...]
Is it a boat? Is it a wardrobe? No, it’s Toyota’s latest concept car, the Setsuna April 12, 2016 Forget Tesla and its fancy pants technology – Toyota’s gone back to basics with its latest prototype. Who needs plastic and metal when the natural world provides its very own materials? Yes, wood is the main component of the Setsuna car, which goes on show at the Milan Design Week this week. It has not just [...]
AB InBev gulps down Wetherspoons’ craft beer favourite US Devils Backbone Brewing as buying bender rolls on April 12, 2016 Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer more commonly known as AB InBev, has said it plans to swallow Wetherspoons' craft beer supplier Devils Backbone Brewing for an undisclosed price. The deal is expected to go through in the second quarter. The move is the latest a raft of forays into the quickly growing premium-priced craft beer market. [...]
For one day only, City restaurant M is having a flash sale, with everything on the menu costing just £2.40 April 12, 2016 Normally you'd be hard pressed to get a three course meal in the Square Mile for under £40, but one upscale haunt is pledging to sell menu items for peanuts for a whole day. To celebrate the launch of its new 24-hour cookbook, opulent M on Threadneedle Street, famed for its Kobe beef steaks and wealthy [...]
EU referendum: Liam Fox raises questions over legality of David Cameron’s reform deal with European leaders April 12, 2016 Pro-Leave MP Dr Liam Fox has raised questions over the legality of the agreement that Prime Minister David Cameron came to with European leaders in Brussels in February. Speaking to the foreign affairs select committee Fox said that the UK is being asked to determine its relationship with the EU on the basis that "we have a [...]
Mullets, knee socks and sheer determination: JP Morgan unearths archival pictures from the firm’s first Square Mile fun run in 1986 April 12, 2016 Fashion really has come a long way since the 80s. Activewear may be one of the trends that the City's financiers are following, but that wasn't always the case. With JP Morgan's Corporate challenge celebrating its 30th birthday this year, folks at the firm unearthed a photo album and sent us retro pictures of one of the [...]
The new HTC 10 smartphone is trying to beat Apple and Samsung with selfies April 12, 2016 HTC has unveiled its newest flagship phone which it hopes can rival the likes of Apple and Samsung – and it's betting on selfies to do that. The HTC 10 boasts a camera which can steady your selfie-taking wobbles, with technology called Optical Image Stabilisation. The android-based smartphone brand has fallen out of favour in recent [...]
Interserve joint venture walks away from £1bn One Nine Elms scheme as talks collapse April 12, 2016 A £1bn scheme to build twin luxury residential-led towers in Nine Elms faced a new hurdle yesterday after a construction deal with the contractors collapsed. CI-One Construction, Interserve's joint venture with China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), said it has "mutually agreed to end negotations" with Dalian Wanda over its appointment as the main contractor at One Nine Elms, near Vauxhall. The [...]
European private banking group expands UK presence with acquisition from BNP Paribas April 12, 2016 A pan-European private banking group has announced an acquisition from BNP Paribas to expand in the UK. KBL European Private Bankers has reached a preliminary agreement to buy Insinger de Beaufort, a private bank in the Netherlands that is also active in the UK. KBL already owns private bank Brown Shipley, which is based in the UK. Read more: M&A boom of [...]