Apple’s buzz score among UK consumers falls flat after battery issue, YouGov data shows January 24, 2018 Around this time last month, tech giant Apple faced criticism after admitting to slowing down older model iPhones when their battery is old, cold or has low charge. Apple chief Tim Cook responded by announcing an update for iOS will provide a new option to turn off the feature that slows down devices. But what [...]
Taming the trolls isn’t just a matter of ethics for Twitter and Facebook: It makes good business sense January 23, 2018 Rejoice, ye City folk, for a study has found that, for the first time in years, trust in British businesses has actually risen. According to new figures from the annual Edelman Trust Barometer, the credibility of chief execs has risen 14 points in the last year, while board-level directors have been treated to a 10-point [...]
Jaguar Land Rover to cut UK car production in the coming months amid Brexit fears January 22, 2018 Jaguar Land Rover is to slash production amid Brexit fears and a government crackdown on diesel cars. There will be a reduction in the number of cars rolling off the ramps at JLR’s Halewood plant situated close to Liverpool. JLR said today “temporary adjustments” to production schedules would commence in the second quarter of 2018. [...]
Google and Tencent announce tie-up to cross-license patents January 19, 2018 Google has signed a tie-up with Tencent in a bid to enhance its presence in China. The patent cross-licensing agreement will be “long-term” and covers a range of technologies, according to Google. Further terms of the deal were not disclosed but the company said it could open the door to closer collaboration in the future. [...]
The best running tech and gadgets of 2017 review: From wearables to fitness trackers and sports earphones January 18, 2018 Are you marathon ready? How are your glutes? Firm and rippling? Should they be rippling? Oh my god somebody Google “rippling glutes” right now and tell me what it says. In the meantime, it’s time to peruse City AM’s exhaustive list of the absolute best running tech of 2017, from things that go around your [...]
Yesterday’s feeble US embassy opening represented no less than a snub from Donald Trump January 17, 2018 The opening of the capital’s new US embassy should have been all cheerleaders and marching bands. The Americans spent $1.2bn (£880m) on the ultra-secure new building, which includes a moat, a security ditch and a 15cm thick, bomb-proof glass facade. But after Donald Trump’s Twitter outburst last week, in which he mistakenly lambasted Barack Obama [...]
Banks face a seismic technological upheaval – PSD2 is only the start January 16, 2018 The Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) came into force across the EU last Saturday, opening access to consumers’ financial data to thousands of companies that aren’t banks. The UK went a step further with Open Banking, enabling fintech players and retailers to take over the ownership of customer relationships from major banks. In the Open [...]
Tech predictions for 2018: Drones, crypto, and the rise of the robots January 15, 2018 The pace of technological change can seem exciting and daunting in equal measure. 2017, while seeing continued financial growth in the tech sector, brought even more sharply into focus the challenges inherent with the inexorable march of progress. From Amazon to Uber, tech giants saw their practices and business models scrutinised more deeply than ever [...]
SoftBank’s Vision Fund backs online car marketplace Auto1 January 14, 2018 Another day, another SoftBank startup investment. The highly active Japanese firm with $100bn of its Vision Fund to spend is backing Auto1, a Berlin-based online marketplace for buying and selling cars. It is investing €460m in the five-year-old startup, one of the most highly valued in Europe at €2.9bn with the fresh investment and already [...]
Botswana wants to know if Trump considers it a “s***hole country” as it joins UN in condemning President’s “racist’ language January 12, 2018 Botswana has summoned the US ambassador to ask whether the African nation is one of the “shithole countries” referred to by Donald Trump . The US President reportedly used that term during a meeting in reference to people from Africa and Haiti , according to CNN. “‘Why do we want these people from all these [...]