The office of robots will require more human expertise, not less February 1, 2018 This year is expected to be all about the acceleration of the process to replace people with robotics and automation – but are we really that close to seeing robots as fellow employees in the financial services sector, and, if so, how will it actually work? In reality, it is already working. Robotics Process Automation [...]
Ranked: The British cities most and least at risk of job losses due to automation and globalisation | City A.M. January 29, 2018 Over 900,000 London jobs will be put at risk due to the potential impact of automation and globalisation, but the capital is well-placed to draw in the new jobs technology will bring, according to a new Centre for Cities report. The think tank has London among the 10 cities least at risk of job losses [...]
LatteCoin? Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz denies planning a cryptocurrency launch but says there’s “potential” in blockchain January 27, 2018 There is already a whoppercoin for Russian Burger King, a KodakCoin for image rights, and even a cryptocurrency based on Theresa May. But could caffeine fiends soon be using blockchain to pay for their Venti non-fat latte with caramel drizzle at Starbucks? Not just yet, according to the company’s president and former CEO Howard Schultz. [...]
How ‘blockchain’ compares with ‘dotcom’ in the company name game January 24, 2018 One of the first things you learn as a value investor is to dig below the surface of any potential investment – analysing a business’s balance sheet and other data to ensure you really understand its underlying value, its financial strength and how it works. In short, a relentless focus on the numbers means we [...]
Startup Iris Automation raises $8m to help drones and air taxis avoid collision January 19, 2018 A US-based startup has closed an $8m (£5.8m) Series A funding round to propel the development of its collision avoidance system for commercial drones and “air taxis”. Iris Automation uses artificial intelligence, along with computer vision and “sensor fusion” to create a situational awareness platform for drones and air taxis to “enable their widespread use [...]
Forget the fearmongering and embrace the internet of things January 19, 2018 Has your smart refrigerator been infected by a strain of zombie malware? Or maybe spies have been listening to you via your networked alarm? For some reason, the idea of connected devices – a vital part of the internet of things (IoT) – has sent the imaginations of some organisations into overdrive. Last February, Germany’s [...]
Bitcoin is rising again after yesterday’s crash below $10,000 January 18, 2018 Bitcoin is finally regaining some ground after a two-day collapse which sliced tens of billions off of its market value. The number one cryptocurrency was up 12.94 per cent at $11,652.80 today, according to Coinmarketcap, after slumping to below $10,000 yesterday, around half the value of its all-time high. Other major cryptocurrencies were also in [...]
Bitcoin price (BTC) tumbles below $12,000 while ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) also sink January 16, 2018 Bitcoin tumbled back towards $11,000 today, falling as much as 20 per cent to a four-week low, as the notoriously volatile digital currency shed nearly $1,000 in just an hour. At the time of writing, the price of bitcoin was down 14.14 per cent at $11,911.5 a coin according to Coinmarketcap. Rival cryptocurrency ethereum also [...]
Forget bitcoin and dogecoin, there’s joke cryptocurrency based on Theresa May, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron January 16, 2018 Bitcoin might be on a downward turn (for now at least), but Theresa May coin is on the up. Yes, the Prime Minister has been minted into the cryptocurrency world in another example of the craze. Who wouldn’t approve of going to all that effort just for a pun about being strong and stable? Read [...]
The future of bitcoin: How the cryptocurrency is touted to trade going forward January 16, 2018 Not a day goes by when we don’t hear about the frolickings of bitcoin. The digital currency has certainly divided opinion. Punters are forever reminding us of the mammoth gains bitcoin made last year. And in the same breath, comparisons are continually being drawn between trading these cryptocurrencies and gambling. As bitcoin reached an [...]