Game review: Super Mario Maker September 16, 2015 Mario had his 30th birthday the other day. But rather than putting out an invite to a Facebook event titled “21 again lol” like the rest of us, he’s gone and handed the very tools that sculpt his platforming universe over to you, the player. Not so much a game as it is a well-stocked [...]
Demis Hassabis of Google’s DeepMind on AI: Three things he said about Siri-like smart assistants, AI helping doctors and a possible killer robot future September 16, 2015 Demis Hassabis, founder of the British artificial intelligence company DeepMind which was snapped up by Google for millions, has spoken about the implications of a future with AI, from healthcare to smart assistants – but warned misusing the technology could do harm. Speaking in a rare interview with the BBC, he addressed warnings made by [...]
GPs are catching cancer earlier in England, paving the way for higher survival rates September 16, 2015 More people in England are being diagnosed with cancer before it reaches its most serious stage, according to new research by Public Health England (PHE). Between 2006 and 2013, the proportion of sufferers who were referred for testing by GPs during the disease's early development went up, resulting in a simultaneous decline in emergency [...]
Ladbrokes chief financial officer Ian Bull confirms he will step down after Coral merger September 16, 2015 Ladbrokes' chief financial officer Ian Bull will step down following its merger with Coral, the bookies has confirmed. Bull, who joined Ladbrokes in 2011, will leave the company at the end of February next year, after it reports its full year results. If the Coral merger is completed before then, he will leave soon after completion. When [...]
Six fire engines and 30 firefighters attending blaze in 22-storey building near 02 Arena September 16, 2015 Update: Fire crews are still at the scene of a blaze that broke out in the ground floor flat within a 22-storey building under construction near to the O2 Arena this morning. Six fire engines and 30 firefighters from the London Fire Brigade tackled the fire on Millenium way, Greenwich. The Fire Brigade was first [...]
EU referendum: Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters want him to campaign for staying in European Union September 16, 2015 Almost 60 per cent of Jeremy Corbyn's supporters want him to campaign to stay in the European Union and almost a quarter of want the UK to remain a member of the EU. A new YouGov poll of 1,130 people found that 57 per cent of Corbyn supporters want the new Labour leader to follow [...]
Flexible working may be on the up but we’re not there yet September 16, 2015 It’s great that more men and women in the City are working flexibly. But could more work be done flexibly? Employers who are still blocking flexible working requests are missing a trick or two. Since June 2014 all employees with at least 26 weeks’ employment can make flexible working requests under a specific procedure. Employers [...]
How technology could help solve London’s housing crisis September 16, 2015 With no end in sight for London’s housing crisis, London’s major landowners and councils need to think differently about how tenants can access and use space. Technology is changing the way we consume products on a day-to-day basis, enabling individuals to share everything from cars to clothing on a temporary basis. So far this idea [...]
Three ideas for the future of London housing September 16, 2015 How do you solve London's housing crisis? A "floatilla" of floating homes on the capital's waterways and new homes built on top of hospitals or schools are just some of the ideas put forward by leading architects and developers to revolutionise how we live in London. A 100-strong shortlist of concepts, which also include a [...]
Energy price decline dampens Eurozone inflation as ECB boss Vitor Constancio hints at greater stimulus September 16, 2015 A steep drop in energy prices held down prices in the Eurozone in August, according to figures released by Eurostat this morning. Energy prices fell 7.2 per cent in July, dampening overall annual inflation to 0.1 per cent in August, down from 0.2 per cent in July. The biggest price fall was in Cyprus [...]