The best smartwatches of 2019: Here’s our pick of this year’s top wearables November 20, 2019 Smartwatches have come a long way since the bulky strap-on devices of just a few years ago, and just like our phones they’ve begun to take on more and more useful functions as the underlying technology improves. Wearables have merged with fitness trackers, and have heroically untethered themselves from our phones by incorporating their very [...]
Ex-De Vere boss Andrew Coppel to be appointed as Arcadia chairman November 20, 2019 Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group is preparing to appoint the former boss of the De Vere hotel and leisure group as its new chairman. The appointment of Andrew Coppel, who currently sits on the board of housebuilder MJ Gleeson, is expected to be announced tomorrow, Sky News reported. Read more: Arcadia bolsters senior digital team [...]
Prosus and Takeaway.com trade blows in battle for Just Eat November 20, 2019 The two companies competing to take over food delivery firm Just Eat were locked in a war of words today as they vied to win the favour of shareholders. Prosus said the bid made by rival Takeaway.com represented “significant risks” and underestimated how competitive the British market was. Read more: Takeaway.com boss has no plans [...]
US car giant General Motors sues Fiat Chrysler over union ‘bribes’ November 20, 2019 Two giants of the global automotive industry have come to blows this afternoon, with General Motors suing Fiat Chrysler of bribing US automotive workers to get better terms in strike negotiations. The US firm has filed a racketeering lawsuit against Fiat and its former executives, “intended to hold FCA accountable for the harm its actions [...]
Death Stranding review: Hideo Kojima’s game about delivering parcels hits dizzying highs and terrible lows November 20, 2019 There’s an entire genre of games disparagingly referred to as “walking simulators”. In most of them, walking is simulated in only the most rudimentary of ways – you tend to glide about the place, looking at sunsets and picking up fruit. Japanese auteur Hideo Kojima has created a true walking simulator, a game in which [...]
Ryanair’s ‘abusive’ hand luggage fee banned by Spanish court November 20, 2019 Ryanair’s policy of charging customers for hand luggage has been ruled “abusive” by a Spanish court, and subsequently banned in the country. The charge, introduced last year, forces passengers to pay an extra fee if they want to bring anything more than one personal item into the cabin. Read more: Ryanair ‘saving millions’ in unclaimed [...]
Inmarsat and BT cut ties with Prince Andrew over Epstein friendship November 20, 2019 Inmarsat and BT have become the latest organisations to cut ties with the Duke of York in light of questions about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A source close to Inmarsat confirmed to City A.M. that the satellite company had withdrawn its sponsorship. In a statement, BT said that they would no [...]
Duke of York to step back from public duties November 20, 2019 Prince Andrew has announced that he will be stepping back from public duties for the “foreseeable future.” In a statement released this afternoon, the Duke said that “it has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my former association with Jeffrey Epstein has become a major disruption to [...]
TfL deficit shrinks thanks to Ulez and increased Tube numbers November 20, 2019 Transport for London’s (TfL) first half revenues beat budget expectations by £260m, but the body still recorded a nine-figure deficit for the period. TfL’s second quarter results, released today, revealed a £111m operating loss for the first half of 2019-20 – a deficit reduction of 40 per cent compared to the same period in 2018-19. [...]
Elon Musk to face defamation trial over ‘pedo guy’ comments November 20, 2019 Tech billionaire Elon Musk will appear in court to face a defamation lawsuit after he referred to a British diver as “pedo guy” on Twitter. A Los Angeles judge today denied Musk’s request to throw out the case and ordered the trial to begin on 3 December. Read more: Brexit has cost Britain a Tesla [...]