Fintech leaders join business group backing second Brexit referendum May 25, 2018 Over 80 UK tech leaders have signed up as supporters of a new business group called Tech For UK that’s calling on the government to back a second referendum on the terms of Brexit, including an option to remain in the EU. The group includes some big brands like Deloitte Digital, Samsung and TechCrunch, business [...]
Apple teams up with Volkswagen to create self-driving vans after decline from Mercedes and BMW May 24, 2018 Technology giant Apple has struck a deal with the German car manufacturer Volkswagen to develop self-driving vans for its employees, according to the New York Times. Apple will be applying its own self-driving technology to Volkswagen’s T6 Transporter van and create a fleet of vehicles intended for transporting employees. The ambitious project was started by [...]
From John Lewis to Jaguar: The companies Brits most want to work for May 24, 2018 John Lewis has been ranked the company Brits would be most proud to work for, in a new YouGov poll. The high street stalwart was followed by M&S, Mercedes-Benz and then Jaguar. The polling giant asked the public whether they would be proud or embarrassed to say that they work at a business, and this [...]
Visa UK’s former chief executive Marc O’Brien joins world’s first crypto bank Crypterium May 20, 2018 Marc O’Brien, the former chief executive of Visa UK and Ireland, will be taking on the role of chief executive for the world’s first mobile cryptocurrency bank. O’Brien, who left Visa in 2014, will be leading crypto start-up Crypterium which is a mobile service that aims to simplify cryptocurrency transactions as many still struggle to [...]
Chinese tech firm Xiaomi looks to raise $10bn for Hong Kong float May 3, 2018 Chinese smartphone behemoth Xiaomi is gearing up to float on the Hong Kong stock exchange as it looks to raise $10bn for the IPO. The company is due to list in July in what could be the biggest IPO since Alibaba floated for $25bn in 2014. It filed for an IPO in Hong Kong today, [...]
Sometimes, the CEO must fall on their sword March 20, 2018 ON MONDAY, CHANNEL 4 News broadcast hidden camera footage of Cambridge Analytica. The company is a political consulting firm based in London that boasts of being able to provide data and insights to ‘drive your voters to the polls and win your campaign.’. It says it has played a ‘pivotal role’ in winning US [...]
Britain’s 5G auction starts tomorrow – and this is how it will work March 19, 2018 Mobile firms will today be putting the final touches to planned bids for tomorrow’s spectrum auction. Regulator Ofcom will tomorrow start the process of flogging packages, some of which will allow mobile providers to roll-out 5G plans in around a year’s time. Who is taking part? Despite a wide range of mobile providers in the [...]
Samsung Galaxy S9+ review: A slew of minor upgrades leaves Samsung’s latest handset feeling a little too familiar March 14, 2018 There’s nothing quite like an extremely powerful slow-motion camera to make you realise how few interesting things are happening very quickly around you at any given time. It’s too early in the year to capture the magnificence of a water balloon gradually exploding across the yielding facial features of an elderly relative. I don’t [...]
Samsung’s brand perception is at a high after the release of new S9 device March 14, 2018 At the annual Mobile World Congress last month Samsung unveiled its new phone models, the S9 and S9+. Using YouGov brand tracking data, we can see how excitement around the launch has gathered pace, and how it has recovered its reputation following its exploding device debacle in 2016. In fact, our brand health metrics show [...]
Samsung Galaxy S9, Nokia 8110, Sony Xperia XZ2, Asus Zenfone 5: The biggest announcements from this year’s Mobile World Conference February 28, 2018 Samsung Galaxy S9 ETA: 16 March £739, samsung.com Place the newly announced Samsung Galaxy S9 beside last year’s Galaxy S8 and you’d be hard-pressed to spot the difference. “Shoot him,” one phone would implore during a climactic fight scene in which you must decide to execute the phone you believe to be the impostor. “I’m [...]