Twitter shares are flying on these latest takeover reports October 5, 2016 Twitter shares have taken off again after fresh reports emerged on the progress of potential sale of a the struggling social network. Shares shot up more than four per cent touching as high a $24.83 in early trading in New York, after it was reported that bids for the company could begin as soon as this week. [...]
Sports and second screens: How stadium designers and broadcasters are dealing with the smartphone revolution October 5, 2016 Pep Guardiola isn't the only figure in elite sports for whom the prevalence of smartphone use has disrupted business as usual The Manchester City manager has cut off 3g and Wi-Fi connection from the club's training complex in order to pull his players' gaze away from screen and back onto the team. Yet for broadcasters, rights holders, club [...]
TalkTalk slapped with record fine over cyber attack October 5, 2016 TalkTalk has been slapped with a record fine of £400,000 for failing to prevent a cyber attack last year. The Information Commissioner's office has handed out the largest ever fine to the telecoms firm which suffered one of the most high profile attacks ever experienced by a business in the UK. The data regulator said it did [...]
UK tech is outraged about Rudd’s immigration crackdown October 5, 2016 The UK's reputation as one of the leading digital economies in the world and a global tech hub could be at risk from fresh government plans to crackdown on foreign workers. The new home secretary Amber Rudd yesterday revealed plans to reduce immigration, including proposals to "tighten" the test for companies recruiting from abroad to encourage hiring of [...]
A man in a jetpack took flight over London today October 5, 2016 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a man flying across London wearing a jetpack of course. Entrepreneur David Mayman took to the skies in the UK’s first jetpack flight across the Royal Victoria Dock at dawn today. So this happened on the way to work today #jetpack pic.twitter.com/SSzqp35P4h — flashdba (@flashdba) October [...]
British scientist Sir J Fraser Stoddart among three 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry laureates for making the world’s “smallest machines” October 5, 2016 A British professor was among this year's laureates for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which was awarded to a trio of scientists for making the world's "smallest machines". The 8m Swedish krona (£724,000) prize money was split equally between the three winners, French Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Scottish Sir J Fraser Stoddart and Dutch Bernard L Feringa. In each of their research, [...]
Tech triumph: These are the most valuable brands in the world October 5, 2016 Technology continues to dominate in the battle of the world's most valuable brands, with Apple and Google topping the latest list and Facebook crowned the fastest growing brand. More than half of the top ten brands in Interbrand’s annual index are technology companies, while Amazon and Adobe were also among the fastest growing brands as [...]
PureLiFi, the Edinburgh technology firm is carrying out the world’s first large-scale trial of its system in Singapore October 5, 2016 | City Talk PureLiFi, the Edinburgh technology firm that uses light to provide wireless communications, is carrying out the world’s first large-scale trial of its system in Singapore. Following an agreement with Singapore's Info-communications Development Media Authority (IMDA), it will be the first time a city will roll out the technology which has the potential to be significantly [...]
Former Tesla rival Fisker is revved up to make electric cars again October 5, 2016 The man behind an electric car maker which was once a major rival of Tesla has just unveiled two new models. Henrik Fiske0'sr last company, Fisker Automotive, went bankrupt in 2013. It was known for building luxury cars, favoured by celebrities. Read more: Tesla delivered a record amount of cars in the third quarter Now, Fisker has created a high-end car aimed [...]
UK business doubles security spend as cyber threat grows October 5, 2016 UK businesses are doubling down on cyber security – literally – as they spend twice as much on protecting themselves in the face of growing threats. Cyber security budgets have more than doubled this year compared to last, rising to £6.2m per business, on average, as the costs of incidents rise amid ever growing threats. The cost to [...]