Playing this smartphone game could help scientists spot the warning signs of dementia May 4, 2016 Could a mobile app named Sea Hero Quest help scientists spot the warning signs of dementia? Scientists at University College London (UCL) believe it could – and they want you to take part in their study. Researchers at UCL developed the game, in which users navigate a ship through "Arctic rivers and the glorious Golden [...]
Adobe acquires audience engagement innovator Livefyre as part of its Adobe Marketing Cloud services May 3, 2016 US software giant Adobe has announced it is buying the content curation and audience engagement innovator Livefyre for an undisclosed sum. The Livefyre platform gives brands and publishers instant access to user-generated content that can be streamed in real time to websites, adverts, emails, apps and TV, and is also well-known for its online commenting [...]
Fashion met tech in two stunning Met Gala dresses, but where’s the rest? May 3, 2016 Marchesa and IBM made a dress that changes colour according to twitter sentiment while Zac Posen created a glow in the dark gown that wowed crowds. At the Met Gala Ball, fashion was meant to meet technology, but there was little more than celebrity names showing off in silver rather than a real demonstration of the [...]
Introducing the DAO: The organisation that will kill corporations May 3, 2016 Imagine a world where companies didn’t exist. Instead of corporate entities being brought into existence through statute, networks of individuals would work, co-operate and generate wealth via DAOs – decentralised autonomous organisations. The hierarchical, centrally governed organisations we’re all so familiar with would not be needed. This is the world that the creators of the [...]
Ooof: Twitter just hit a fresh all time low as it unveils Connect Tab, yet another new feature May 3, 2016 Poor old Twitter just can't catch a break these days, even with a new feature for users. The slow car crash that is Twitter just skidded to a new all time low, touching $13.90 as markets opened in New York after tumbling nearly three per cent. Shares last week tumbled under $15 for the first time since [...]
IBM warns of looming skills gap due to big data and analytics May 3, 2016 IBM has warned of a looming skills gap in the future because not enough people are being trained to meet an inevitable rise in companies' demand for big data and analytics. Speaking at the World Manufacturing Forum, Sanjay Brahmawar, global head and managing partner, strategic business development at IBM’s Watson Internet of Things business, said: "One of [...]
Siemens says it’s investing “a lot” in cyber security May 3, 2016 Siemens is investing “a lot” to bolster its defences against potential cyber attackers who may try to infiltrate its systems. Speaking to Morning Wire at the World Manufacturing Forum, Norbert Gaus, executive vice president and head of the research and technology centre at Siemens, said: “Cyber security, to us, is mandatory. There's’ no question we’re [...]
Nutmeg chief Nick Hungerford is stepping down May 3, 2016 One of the UK’s best known fintech entrepreneurs Nick Hungerford is stepping down as chief of the Nutmeg, the wealth management startup he co-founded. The firm, which has landed millions of pounds in backing from the likes of Schroders, has named revenue chief Martin Stead his successor and Hungerford will become a non-executive director. Here’s what [...]
Just Eat share price rockets after upgrading full year guidance May 3, 2016 Just Eat has issued new full-year guidance on earnings – and investors are lapping it up. Shares in the takeaway ordering firm rocketed more than seven per cent in early trading after upping its revenue forecasts for the year by £8m and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) by £4m, all thanks to an increase on [...]
SoundCloud founder: Music streaming isn’t “winners take all” market as it launches Go subscription and ad supported free services to take on Apple Music and Spotify May 3, 2016 SoundCloud has said it believes there is plenty of room in the competitive world of music streaming for different platforms as the company launches its paid for subscription service, SoundCloud Go, in the UK and Ireland just weeks after its US debut. Co-founder and technology chief Eric Wahlforss shook off suggestions that it faced stiff [...]