New Year’s Eve London fireworks: Police to tighten security in the capital following terror attacks in Europe December 31, 2016 Police forces have stepped up their security measures to protect Londoners out celebrating New Year's Eve in the capital tonight. Recent atrocities in Europe have prompted counter-terror forces to tighten and modify security in Central London to prevent the kind of vehicle based attack on pedestrians witnessed in Nice and Berlin earlier this year. Read more: Where to watch London's New [...]
Have a more productive 2017 with these seven apps December 30, 2016 The end of the year is nearing and the internet is rife with resolutions. But having a better year in 2017 could be as easy as downloading a few apps. Take back control from your technology next year with these seven apps for productivity. Take your to do list to the next level Any.do syncs up [...]
Learner drivers could soon be allowed on Britain’s motorways in training shakeup unveiled by government December 30, 2016 Susceptible to a spot of road rage? Well, impatient drivers better look away now. For the government has unveiled plans to let learner drivers have motorway lessons. That’s right: those learning to drive will be allowed to have driving lessons on motorways for the first time, as long as they're with a driving instructor in [...]
Goals on demand: Why we’ll get an Uber for sports in 2017 December 23, 2016 We’ve all been spoilt by Uber, admit it. We now expect to get whatever we want from the touch of a button. Not several clicks, but one single touch. With fingerprints unlocking screens and the rise of voice control like Siri, even that touch will soon be one too much and next year, instant gratification [...]
Uber takes its self-driving cars to the streets of Arizona December 22, 2016 Uber's self-driving cars will now begin testing in Arizona following today's earlier announcement that its fleet would leave California after state regulators cracked down on permits. After testing its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh, San Francisco was supposed to be the ride sharing group's second testing ground. However, the California Department of Motor Vehicles requires a permit to test autonomous vehicles [...]
Uber halts San Francisco self-driving cars test after state regulator crackdown December 22, 2016 Ride-sharing group Uber has removed its self-driving cars from the streets of San Francisco, after California regulators revoked the registration of its vehicles. The state's department of motor vehicles said yesterday the 16 autonomous cars had not been properly permitted. Uber's programme had only been running for a week, during which time the department demanded it shut down [...]
Editor’s 2016 review: It’s been a year of momentous political change, but there’s every reason to look to the future December 22, 2016 Attempting to reflect such an extraordinary year with just a handful of our own front pages was always going to be difficult, but I thought we’d give it a go. The front page of City A.M. is (to borrow a phrase from our marketing department) the front door of our brand. The choice of splash, [...]
Holiday delivery failures threaten to have a big impact on UK retailers’ bottom lines and tarnish reputations December 21, 2016 Delivery failures over the Christmas period are set to impact UK retailers' bottom lines as they could be missing out on more than £3bn, new research today revealed. In the UK, 16m consumers faced delivery delays over the 2015 holiday season, and 73 per cent of them still refuse to shop with the offending retailer this [...]
Uber’s financials just leaked – here’s how much it lost December 20, 2016 Uber's losses clocked in at $800m in the third quarter of the year, according to leaked documents. It brings total losses to more than $2.2bn for the first nine months of the year, while revenues for the startup are expected to come in at $5.5bn for the year, according to the figures first reported by The Information, indicating [...]
Uber eyes even more expansion as it announces partnership with Indonesia’s second biggest taxi firm December 19, 2016 Uber's showing no sign of slowing up in its expansion. The ride-hailing app company has announced a partnership with Indonesia's Express Transindo Utama, the country's second biggest taxi operator. The deal will give Uber access to some of Express's 11,000-strong fleet of taxis and 17,000 drivers. It should also help the firm meet regulations on [...]