Spotify to introduce TikTok style videos November 25, 2021 Spotify is testing a new feature in its mobile app that adds a vertical feed of music videos like TikTok in a quest to keep users on its app.
Exclusive: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ no longer applies as tech-daring UK companies are hungry for risk November 25, 2021 Enthusiasm for experimenting with new technologies is growing fast across UK businesses, largely because many companies are increasingly prepared to take more risks. Given the increased risk appetite and firms embracing tech, organisations are pumping more cash in new technological applications and platforms. In fact, 77 per cent of businesses with headcounts over 250 said [...]
EU agree common position to curb US tech giants November 25, 2021 EU countries agreed on a common position on new rules to curb the power of U.S. tech giants this morning, which will force them to do more to police their platforms for illegal content.
Top super yachts, from slick new hybrids to the giants of the sea November 25, 2021 Even though the sky is an ominous steely grey and a storm is forecast, we set sail from Monaco to Cannes aboard the new 55-metre Moskito super yacht, which was built by Dutch shipyard Heesen and unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show in September. With a “displacement hull” gleaming like a white shark’s tooth, it [...]
US blacklists a dozen Chinese computing firms as tensions run high November 25, 2021 With tensions between the world's rival superpowers running high the US has added 12 Chinese computing firms to its export blacklist.
How finance professionals can reboot their skills for the digital era November 24, 2021 | City Talk This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Daniel Clark, Head of Technology Professional Development at BPP, tells Anna Melville-James how CAs can reboot their skills for the digital era From big data to cloud computing, the evolution of accountancy and technology are interwoven. Technical and ethical skills remain at the core of the CA’s role, [...]
Apple sues cyber firm NSO for alleged surveillance of US users November 23, 2021 Apple has filed a lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and its parent company for alleged surveillance and targeting of US Apple users. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Apple has accused cyber firm NSO and its owner OSY Technologies for spying on Americans with its Pegasus spyware. It is hoping to ban NSO [...]
Italy’s antitrust authority issues whopping €200m fine to Amazon and Apple November 23, 2021 Italy's antitrust authority has fined Amazon and Apple more than €200m (£168m) in the latest sign that the EU is cracking down on big tech.
Zoom shares drop after it reports slowing momentum as Covid demand eases November 23, 2021 Zoom's third-quarter revenue growth rate slowed to 35 per cent as demand for its video-conferencing tools eased from the pandemic-fueled heights last year, sending its shares down about 6 per cent.
Amazon’s merciless move to block Visa likely to lead to rapid uptake of… Amazon credit cards, which are issued by Mastercard November 22, 2021 Following the news that Amazon will no longer accept payments from UK-issued Visa credit cards, some industry insiders are convinced the e-commerce giant’s decision is a calculated move to drive the adoption of the company’s own payment cards, and will give a competitive advantage to Visa’s main rival, Mastercard. Last week, the online retailer confirmed that Visa credit [...]