Microsoft says it will sell artificial intelligence and other technology to US military October 27, 2018 Microsoft has announced plans to sell artificial intelligence to the US military, along with any other technology they need "to build a strong defence". It comes just months after Google told the Pentagon it would not sell technology products that could be used for weapons. The debate about AI use in the military comes as [...]
Barclaycard will trial new ‘Transplater’ app to help restaurant-goers understand what they are eating October 27, 2018 Barclaycard has created a new app to help restaurant-goers make light of unfamiliar dishes and ingredients on the menu after nine in ten Brits admitted they aren't always familiar with what they are ordering. Research undertaken by the bank revealed that as many as 42 per cent of people admitted to being unlikely to return [...]
Sony Xperia XZ3 review: The new flagship’s 6-inch QHD OLED display is spectacular to behold October 26, 2018 Think of Sony and you think of three things. The iconic “bwoarrrr” sound that PlayStations used to make when you switched them on, that weird little robot dog that would die if you didn’t feed it a constant supply of batteries, and the best televisions in the world. That it’s taken Sony this long to [...]
Cyber war: Be militant and soldier on October 26, 2018 Last week, the National Cyber Security Centre’s annual review laid bare the UK’s current threat landscape for all to see. But the idea that the government is repelling cyber attacks on a daily basis is not news to me. We know the scale of the threat. The UK has a very clear modus operandi, and [...]
Snap reports user losses despite topping revenue expectations October 25, 2018 Snapchat parent firm Snap has reported its second consecutive decline in daily active users for its third quarter. Snap finance chief Tim Stone added user numbers will continue to fall again next quarter, causing its share price to drop more than eight per cent in after-hours trading. However the loss-making social media firm topped expectations for average revenue [...]
Google parent Alphabet ducks revenue estimates amid sexual harassment furore October 25, 2018 Alphabet edged below consensus estimates on revenue in its third quarter results tonight, despite profits rising higher than analysts anticipated. The Google parent firm’s share price fell more than four per cent in after-hours trading, as revenues hit $33.74bn (£26.3bn) in the third quarter compared with estimates of $34.02bn as collated by S&P Global Market Intelligence. [...]
Amazon misses sales estimates despite skyrocketing profits October 25, 2018 E-commerce giant Amazon missed consensus sales estimates as it reported its third quarterly earnings tonight, taking its share price down more than six per cent in after-hours trading. Net sales for the quarter rose 29 per cent year-on-year from $43.7bn to $56.6bn (£49.8bn), narrowly missing estimates of $57bn as collated by S&P Global Market Intelligence [...]
Royal Mint freezes plans for a gold digital currency on the blockchain October 25, 2018 The Royal Mint has suspended plans to launch a gold digital token, after the government blocked its attempt to list the asset on a cryptocurrency exchange. Royal Mint Gold (RMG) was first floated as a project to place digital tokens, similar to a gold-backed cryptocurrency, worth up to £1bn on a US-based trading platform run by CME in 2016. [...]
British Airways reveals a further 185,000 users affected in fresh data hack October 25, 2018 British Airways owner International Airlines Group today said an investigation into September's data breach has revealed a further 185,000 users had been affected in an earlier hack on its website. An internal investigation uncovered a second hack which showed the financial details of another 77,000 payment cards were potentially compromised, including their card number, expiry date [...]
European Parliament calls for a full audit of Facebook over its data breach track record October 25, 2018 The European Parliament has today called for a full audit to be carried out on Facebook to assess the security of its users' personal data and the firm's data protection policies, in light of this year's string of data breaches. MEPs have today adopted a resolution which urged Facebook to allow EU bodies to carry out [...]