#Tube_Chat: Someone’s trying to get Tube commuters to converse and Londoners hate the idea September 29, 2016 It's every Londoner's nightmare. An underground campaign may be trying to get Tube commuters to actually converse with one another. Well-meaning though it may be, London Underground users hate the idea. The mysterious campaign emerged on social media this morning – although the majority of images seemed to be from the campaign's Facebook page, suggesting few badges [...]
Imagination Technologies share price dips as it sells Pure radio business for £2.6m September 29, 2016 Imagination Technologies announced today that it has sold its Pure digital radio business. Pure was sold for £2.6m on a cash and debt free basis to Austrian firm AVenture AT GmbH. Imagination Technologies said the buyer has also been granted an option to acquire one of the group's properties in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire for £4.5m. The chip-making [...]
Top tech firms have formed an AI supergroup to make sure robots are good September 29, 2016 The world's top tech firms, including Google's DeepMind, Facebook and Amazon, have formed the tech equivalent of a musical supergroup, joining forces to ensure the ethical development of artificial intelligence and "advance public understanding" of the technology which is increasingly working its way into our lives. The group, Partnership on AI, will connect academics, policy experts, and non-profits [...]
Spotify in advanced talks to buy Soundcloud according to reports September 29, 2016 Music streaming giant Spotify is in advanced talks to buy Soundcloud, according to reports. The Financial Times reported that sources said it was unclear how much Spotify would pay for the Berlin-based streaming company, and warned that the discussions could still collapse. Twitter recently bought a stake in Soundcloud with a $70m (£54m) investment. And in May this [...]
Jacksonville Jaguars: London’s unofficial NFL franchise, their plans to put down roots in the capital, and the threat Tottenham Hotspur pose to their British affair September 28, 2016 More than three years have passed since Mohamed Al Fayed, in a fitting coda to his eccentric reign, donned an oversized fake moustache and faced the cameras with Shahid Khan to mark the bewhiskered American sports mogul’s takeover of Fulham Football Club. It marked the second play of Pakistan-born, Florida-based Khan’s incursion into the capital’s [...]
Apple is moving to Battersea Power Station in 2021 September 28, 2016 Apple has said today that it will be leasing space at the Battersea Power Station. The tech giant will be taking around 500,000 square feet across six floors inside the converted riverside power station. When Apple moves in in 2021, it will account for 40 per cent of the development's total office space. Apple will be moving [...]
End of an era: Blackberry will no longer make its own phones September 28, 2016 The once high-flying Blackberry has come crashing to the end of production of its own phones, saying it will outsource making any hardware to other companies. The struggling phone maker will instead focus on its software and services after failing to keep up with the rise of Apple and touch screen smartphones. The Canadian firm which [...]
Global telecoms giants form pact with car makers to develop 5G self driving infrastructure September 27, 2016 Some of the world’s biggest telecom equipment makers have pledged to work with car giants on the infrastructure required to make driverless vehicles a reality. Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia, and Qualcomm will work with German car makers Audi, BMW, and Mercedes owner Daimler to put together the technology. It’s understood the group of companies are [...]
London still in the running for mega-IPO post-Brexit vote, Saudi Aramco says September 26, 2016 Saudi Aramco confirmed today that it's considering listing what could be the world's most valuable company in London. It comes despite warnings from a string of financial firms that the UK's vote to leave the European Union could push them to relocate outside of the City. Read more: Saudi Aramco set to be valued at more than $2 [...]
Netflix, Spotify and Instagram chase Apple’s coolest brand title September 26, 2016 Apple's troubled year has failed to topple it from the top spot among the world's coolest brands, retaining its reputation as a must-have for the fifth year in a row. A half decade holding the title in the CoolBrands Index which is based on authenticity, desirability, innovation and originality comes as its tries to prove it can [...]