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. [...]
Open House London 2015 dates: Guide to the best places to visit on 18, 19 and 20 September including the Gherkin, Crossrail, 10 Downing Street and Culture Crawl September 18, 2015 Good news Londoners: the weekend's weather is looking distinctly drier than it has been during the week, just in time for people hoping to take advantage of the annual Open House Weekend. Running from Friday 18 September to Sunday 20 September, Open House London gives people who live and work in the capital a rare [...]
EU referendum: Process stories about ‘purdah’ rules distract us from the real European Union debate – The City View September 8, 2015 It probably isn’t too much of a stretch to say that for the vast majority of people, “purdah” might as well be a brand of cat food. And yet this arcane device (limiting the activity of government during a campaign period) is currently at the heart of what passes for the debate around the [...]
Peak Internet is here: Japan’s new Cat Street View map lets you explore the world like a cat September 4, 2015 It’s finally happened: peak internet is here, in the form of a Cat Street View map. Being a cat seems pretty great. Who wouldn’t want to nap all day, get gullible humans to play with you when you’re bored, or be able to take adventurous five-storey leaps and land squarely on your feet? We may [...]
The refugee crisis, the EU referendum and London’s skyline: Here’s what got us talking this week September 4, 2015 There was a fine wine scam. There was a Circle Line travelator (in the making). And somewhere in Japan, people started seeing the world from a cat's perspective. Here's what got us talking this week 1) The refugee crisis Disturbing images of dead toddler Aylan Kurdi galvanised the world into action over the Syrian refugee [...]
Government could relax rules for Cayman Islands disclosures September 4, 2015 A GOVERNMENT minister has indicated that the UK has eased up on its efforts to get the Cayman Islands to create a register of company ownership. Prime Minister David Cameron wrote to overseas territories last year, pushing them to consider publishing a list of beneficial ownership. He argued that public access to a list of [...]