Abta cyber attack: Travel trade group targeted March 16, 2017 Abta, the travel trade organisation has been hit by a cyber attack resulting in the information of thousands of people and hundreds of companies being stolen. The organisation revealed the breach happened at the end of February, with cyber attackers taking the information of 43,000 individuals and 650 Abta members. 1,000 of the files are thought to [...]
UK tech workers are quite unhappy, it turns out March 16, 2017 Tech workers in the UK are less likely to be working in their dream job or believe they can land it in future, and are twice as likely to hate their job than the rest of the world. New research reveals they are rather unhappy, at least compared to those in the US and Australia…. perhaps it's [...]
Digital challenger Starling Bank is launching in beta March 16, 2017 A digital challenger bank founded by a former banker is a step closer to launch today. Starling bank's current account will now be available for anyone who wants to sign up to its beta testing programme. “Our vision at Starling is to give everyone in the world the opportunity to enjoy a healthy financial life. [...]
Move over, suits – the new kids on the block are coming to the Square Mile March 16, 2017 Imagine you are the founder of the latest, cutting-edge tech startup. Perhaps you’ve been backed by a private equity firm, or an angel investor. You might have even got a good old-fashioned bank loan. Either way, you’ve graduated out of your parent’s basement and are on the hunt for an office you can call home. [...]
Fintechs have a solution post-Brexit – now we must embrace the uncertainty March 16, 2017 With Article 50 set to be triggered imminently, the process of Britain leaving the EU is finally about to begin, with all that entails. Theresa May has set out plans for a Brexit that looks on the harder side of “hard”, worrying bankers and entrepreneurs alike. While fintech firms don’t welcome the prospect of regulatory [...]
Nier: Automata review: a thrilling, endearing, unhinged sequel to the cult classic from Yoko Taro March 15, 2017 While big-budget western game franchises often stand accused of design-by-focus-group, their Japanese counterparts are still dominated by mercurial auteurs with singular – and often bizarre – visions. Legendary figures such as Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Dark Souls’ Hidetaka Miyazaki, Metal Gear Solid’s Hideo Kojima and Silent Hill’s Keiichiro Toyama are inextricably linked with the blockbuster [...]
Ghost Recon: Wildlands review: Hunt down druglords in this ambitious but flawed open-world shooter March 15, 2017 In Ghost Recon Wildlands, the latest open world game from Ubisoft, you head to Bolivia, here a narco state overrun with junkies and drug lords who’ve corrupted those in power and killed anyone that stood in their way. You traverse and shoot your way across mountains, deserts, woodlands and floodplains as a four-strong team of [...]
London has attracted a tech fund led by Saudi Aramco, BP and other oil majors looking to collaborate and innovate March 15, 2017 A $1bn (£818.8m) energy fund backed by Saudi Aramco, BP and eight other global oil majors will make London its home in a new vote of confidence for the City post-Brexit. Oil and Gas Climate Initiative's (OGCI) Climate Investments fund aims to invest in and accelerate the commercial development of new emissions-reducing technology. It first announced its plan to push £1bn over [...]
Yahoo hack: US Justice Department files charges against Russian spies in connection with cyber breach March 15, 2017 US authorities have filed charges against Russian intelligence officials in connection with a massive hack of data from Yahoo in 2014. The US Justice Department (DOJ) has indicted four defendants, including two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), for "computer hacking, economic espionage and other criminal offenses in connection with a conspiracy, beginning in January [...]
AstraZeneca turns to healthtech startup Umotif to capture patient data treasure trove March 15, 2017 Pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca has turned to an innovative startup helping patients, doctors and researchers track health conditions to better understand and treat them. Umotif, a digital health startup based in London which was behind the first ever app to be prescribed by the NHS, will work with the FTSE 100 firm to create digital products for monitoring clinical trials, [...]