How will global disruption affect small cap stocks? September 9, 2019 Small capitalisation stocks, or small caps, can offer the potential for higher returns compared with investing in larger companies, although they are not without risks. As with all equities, investors may not get back the amount they originally invested. As well as the potential for higher returns, investors are also being drawn to the sector [...]
Doritos joins the ranks of the name-dropping brands September 9, 2019 The anti-marketing revolution continues. The latest move is from Doritos, which has dropped the name from its advertising. With “no logos, no jingles, no gimmicks”, we’re told that this is a product “so iconic, we don’t need to name it”. In its place, a new ad campaign called Another Level gives us lots of different [...]
JP Morgan set to pip rivals for Saudi Aramco mega-float September 8, 2019 Bankers at JP Morgan Chase could get bragging rights by leading history’s biggest public float, it was revealed. The company is close to winning the role as adviser to Saudi Aramco as it looks to hit stock markets potentially as early as November, Reuters reported, citing sources. The decision is not final, and could be [...]
Disney rents Pinewood studios as original content war cranks up September 8, 2019 Disney is said to have agreed to rent most of production hub Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, in a move which intensifies the battle for Britain’s production talent. The film and TV giant has reportedly signed a decade-long lease for the entire space, except for a handful of TV studios. Pinewood has spawned generations of film [...]
Apple rewrote Siri to ‘deflect’ feminism and #MeToo questions September 6, 2019 Apple tweaked the software behind Siri to change how its voice assistant responds to “sensitive topics” including feminism and the #MeToo movement. The project saw Siri’s responses rewritten so it would say it was in favour of “equality”, without ever saying the word feminism, according to leaked documents seen by The Guardian. Read more: Apple [...]
Tech giants are winning the war for talent, Glassdoor finds September 5, 2019 Tech giants dominate the rankings of the UK’s most popular employers as finance firms fall behind in the race to win top talent, according to a report published today. Read more: Tech founders warn UK at risk of losing global fintech crown Amazon topped the list of the 15 most sought-after companies over the last [...]
PM’s election plan scuppered as Labour holds out until Halloween September 4, 2019 The Prime Minister has claimed Labour is running scared after losing yet another vote, this time on whether to hold an election. Facing the house after it was revealed he had failed to secure the required two-thirds majority for an election, Boris Johnson told MPs he could “only speculate as to the reasons” opposition leader [...]
Sony WF-1000XM3 review: Noise-cancelling earbuds just got sexy September 4, 2019 The guy in charge of naming new Sony products sits bolt upright in his bed, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. In a corner of the room, illuminated by the pale moonlight, is a whiteboard. Every inch of it is covered with hastily scrawled ideas, each of them struck through. WB-1010XM? No. FMX-700D? Ridiculous. GTF-006? [...]
Stirling Industries tables £190m bid for Apple Watch supplier Ipsen September 3, 2019 Industrial acquisition firm Stirling Industries is said to be close to snapping up Apple Watch supplier Ipsen International for £190m. Aim-listed Stirling, which was set up last year, is on the brink of closing the takeover of Ipsen, which provides heat treatment services for hardening steel in products across a range of industries. Read more: [...]
The next dimension – bringing 3D advertising graphics to the masses September 2, 2019 What’s the most visually stunning advert you can think of? Perhaps it’s one of the John Lewis Christmas campaigns, or maybe it’s an ad by Apple or Samsung that shows their phones in incredible detail as they float across the screen. Whatever you imagined, it was likely made using computer-generated imagery (CGI), or other 3D [...]