Revolut wants to be the next Robinhood, promising commission-free stock trading as it hits 2m users June 7, 2018 Challenger banking app Revolut has reached 2m registered users, as it prepares to launch a commission-free stock trading feature and pushes back its journey across the pond. The new feature will allow users to explore and invest in UK and US listed companies, as well as other instruments such as exchange traded funds and options. [...]
Cyber warriors – the frontline defence against digital attacks June 7, 2018 COMPUTER hacking, ransomware, data breaches, fraud: cyber crime is a bigger problem than ever, and is a concern for everyone, from the humble consumer to the largest of corporations. Cyber warfare has even emerged as the latest military battleground – attacks on government agencies have increased, and both China and Russia have been accused of [...]
HTC U12+ review: HTC finishes what the iPhone started and ditches physical volume and power buttons June 7, 2018 Lately, HTC phones have been having a bit of an identity overhaul. Having long been the manufacturer of Google’s own Pixel phones, and for a while the smartest Android handsets you could pick up, HTC is now something of a discerning outsider’s choice. The cream cheese bagel to Google’s ham baguette, the Janeway to their [...]
Heading to a muddy field any time soon? Here are the top festival gadgets that will enhance any camping trip June 7, 2018 Glastonbury is looming on the horizon, like a large and pale dancing man silhouetted against a set of dazzling floodlights, whose sweat-sodden skin shines and catches the light like a salmon flashing in the brook. If you're heading there this year, or anywhere without reliable electricity, then you're going to need the right tools [...]
Artificial intelligence will dominate every aspect of our lives, but it won’t replace us June 6, 2018 Guess which of the 964 jobs listed in the widely used Occupational Information Network online database is the least susceptible to replacement by artificial intelligence (AI). The unsurprising answer is that of “massage therapist”. This is one of the findings of a paper in the latest issue of the American Economic Review by Erik Brynjolfsson [...]
Softbank is to sell a majority stake in the Chinese arm of Arm Holdings for $775.2m June 5, 2018 Arm Holdings, the British chip designer owned by Softbank Group, has announced the upcoming sale of a majority interest in its Chinese semiconductor design unit for $775.2m (£580.3m). The company is selling 51 per cent of its Chinese business, Arm China, and will cede control of the unit following the sale. Arm Holdings intends to [...]
Fintech unicorn Transferwise partners with first major European bank BPCE, gaining 15.1m new customers June 4, 2018 Out with the old and in with the new: digital money transfer service Transferwise has partnered with Banques Populaires’ and Caisses d’Espargne (BPCE), France’s second largest bank, to integrate its API directly into BPCE’s banking apps. Set to go live at the beginning of 2019, the partnership between Groupe BPCE, its international banking arm Natixis [...]
One in five EU consumers have shopped using a voice assistant like Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa June 4, 2018 While 87 per cent of US consumers are aware of voice and text aides, the European Union is miles ahead on adopting new technology from the likes of Apple, Amazon and Microsoft to carry out their daily buying needs. According to research carried out by Mastercard, 21 per cent of consumers in the EU have [...]
How the founder of Push Doctor hopes to take the stress away from the NHS June 4, 2018 Nowadays, it’s rare to hear any mention of the NHS without the word “crisis” trailing closely behind. Increasing patient numbers and the worst winter period on record have left the NHS bowing under the pressure. A recent report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies and the Health Foundation said taxes would have to increase by [...]
Rakuten-backed digital money transfer service Azimo raises £15m Series C May 29, 2018 Azimo, a digital money transfer service based in London and Krakow, has raised a $20m (£15m) Series C financing round, led by Rakuten Capital, the investment arm of Japanese innovation giant Rakuten Inc. Other investors participating in the round included e.ventures, Frog Capital, GR Capital Partners, Greycroft Partners, MCI, Quona Capital and Silicon Valley Bank, [...]