CES 2021: The futuristic gadgets killing Covid January 12, 2021 In years gone by, City A.M. would have been on the showroom floor in Las Vegas bringing you the latest news from the frontline of the tech world. This year, of course, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has done digital, and if any expo in the world can pull off that feat, it should be [...]
Fintech Curve closes $95m Series C round as it eyes US expansion January 12, 2021 London-based fintech Curve has secured $95m in its latest fundraising round to fuel its expansion into the US and launch a new credit product. Founded in 2015, the startup allows users to consolidate all their credit and debit cards into one smart card and app. The Series C round was led by IDC Ventures, Fuel [...]
Bitcoin soars to over $35,000 for first time January 6, 2021 Crypto at a Glance If you thought the dip at the beginning of this week spelled the end of the bull market, you, my friends, were very much mistaken. This morning saw Bitcoin storm back to another new all-time high of over $35,000, charging through resistance like tanks through milk. This puts Bitcoin among the [...]
The top gadgets of 2020, from the iPhone 12 to the first next gen console December 27, 2020 It already feels like a cliche to describe 2020 as a year we’d rather forget. But it was also a year we found different ways to communicate with each other, and sought solace in digital escapism. In no particular order, here are our favourite gadgets of 2020, with links to our full reviews. Xbox Series [...]
Xbox Series X: A powerhouse machine with bags of potential December 18, 2020 There was a time when the launch of a new games console represented a gigantic leap forward – when gamers could expect to see and play titles in ways they hadn’t even conceived. The jump from Nintendo’s SNES to the N64, for instance, ushered in the era of 3D gaming, changing the course of the [...]
Vivo X51 review: The gimbal-er’s fallacy November 19, 2020 Dongguan, located in the Guangdong province of China, is one of those places of international significance that you’ve probably never heard of. With a population of nearly 7.5m – which would comfortably make it the second largest city in the UK – it’s one of China’s many “global factories”, vast industrial zones from which companies [...]
Darktrace boss Poppy Gustafsson scoops up top innovation award November 10, 2020 Darktrace chief executive Poppy Gustafsson has scooped up the top prize for innovation at this year’s Women of the Year Awards. Gustafsson, who co-founded the cybersecurity unicorn in 2013, was handed the award at a virtual ceremony this afternoon. Organisers cited the cyber boss’ ability to steer Darktrace through critical levels of threats during the [...]
Top home entertainment solutions to get you through lockdown November 10, 2020 We’ll all be spending the next few weeks in the house, and even Christmas looks likely to be a subdued affair this year. So why not console yourself by pimping out the living room in which you’ll be whiling away your precious hours? Here’s our pick of the top home entertainment solutions on which to [...]
Barcelona’s strategy to attract foreign tech investment, second best in Europe October 26, 2020 The number of foreign tech companies in Catalonia grew by 21% in 2020 reaching 1,369 The fDi Intelligence division of the ‘Financial Times’ group together with The Next Web – one of the leading European media and companies in the field of technology and startups – recognise Barcelona and Catalonia’s strategy to attract foreign technological [...]
Google Pixel 5 review: Google storms into the 5G race with a low-cost flagship to rival Apple October 14, 2020 Seems like Google really took criticism of the Pixel 4’s short battery life to heart. The new flagship, 5G enabled Pixel 5 is the longest lasting phone I’ve used since my old Nokia 3310. Like some demented Duracell bunny, it simply refuses to die. Even during my honeymoon period with the phone, when I’m playing [...]