Google’s Alphabet is free to be evil as the company ditches “don’t be evil” motto October 6, 2015 Google’s parent company is finally free to be evil. When Google became Alphabet, it rather ominously decided to leave its motto “don’t be evil” behind. And while Google employees still have to promise not to be evil. But that code of conduct doesn’t apply to its new parent company, after Google’s transition to Alphabet was [...]
The best a dog can get: Your quick guide to pet insurance October 5, 2015 The average pet insurance claim is £679, and for dog owners it’s even higher at £683. But with only 20 per cent of pets insured, it’s clear insurance is not at the top of the priority list for most animal lovers. Even if an owner has savings which could cover a pet’s illness, insurance [...]
The Debt Emporium: An investor’s guide to debt-based crowdfunding October 5, 2015 Thanks to a growing array of alternative finance platforms, the funding landscape for SMEs has improved dramatically in the last five years. The 2014 Moving Mainstream report from Cambridge’s Judge Business School showed that debt-based crowdfunding platforms alone enabled companies to raise over £1bn – and that’s just in the UK. But the advent of [...]
Liverpool dismiss Brendan Rodgers as Dick Advocaat quits Sunderland October 4, 2015 Former Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp and ex-Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti last night emerged as favourites for the Liverpool job after Anfield chiefs sacked Brendan Rodgers. Rodgers’ departure was announced just hours after the Reds drew 1-1 at Merseyside rivals Everton and on a tumultuous day that also saw Dick Advocaat quit Sunderland but [...]
Mike Lynch launches $150m lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard in UK High Court October 1, 2015 Another chapter in the never-ending saga that is Hewlett-Packard's fight with former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch, after Lynch announced today he was launching a $150m lawsuit against the US printer manufacturer in Britain's High Court. In a statement today, Lynch accused HP of making "many statements that were highly damaging to me and misleading to [...]
Google Nexus launch event September 2015: Here’s what we learned from Tuesday’s announcement October 1, 2015 As part of Google's latest operating system, Marshmallow, it has introduced Google Now On Tap, aimed at making the company's contextual search service smarter by allowing users to access information without opening the app. This is an extension of Google Now, which was first launched in 2012 to help people make decisions in the context [...]
Netflix reveals the exact episodes that got you addicted to Breaking Bad, House of Cards and Mad Men September 24, 2015 Netflix has analysed its global streaming data to discover the exact episodes that got people hooked on its most popular TV shows. Read more: Why traders love Netflix despite a likely earnings miss The streaming service picked out the episode of a show's debut season which – after it was viewed – kept 70 per cent [...]
Kevin de Bruyne on target as Manchester City thrash Black Cats September 23, 2015 Forward Kevin de Bruyne scored his second goal in as many matches as Manchester City recovered from successive defeats to dispatch struggling Sunderland 4-1 and surge into round four of the Capital One Cup last night. City ran riot in the first-half at the Stadium of Light as Argentina striker Sergio Aguero opened the scoring [...]
Internet capacity crunch: The internet could be reaching its limits in eight years, researchers warn September 22, 2015 Are we about to break the internet? The internet is heading straight for a “capacity crunch”, as it struggles to keep up with our demands, UK researchers have warned, with an overload expected within eight years. In today’s streaming society, we all expect to be able to watch our favourite TV shows in high-res and [...]
The only way to shoot big game, with wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein September 21, 2015 One June morning I found myself in the back of a mud-splattered four-by-four, the savannah sun beating down upon my head, a torrent of profanities drumming my ears, and a full-grown cheetah eyeing me down the barrel of my Canon lens. As she prowled the long oat grass I struggled to keep her in focus. [...]