E3 2019: The biggest games, trailers and announcements June 12, 2019 Watch Dogs Legion British politics has now well and truly seeped into the cultural groundwater. According to the game’s French publisher Ubisoft, the latest entry in the Watch Dogs series is set in a dystopian vision of “post-Brexit” London. The Grand Theft Auto-alike allows you to freely drive and roam around a near-future version of [...]
Gympass secures $300m in Softbank-led funding round June 12, 2019 Gympass has raised more than $300m (£236m) in a funding round led by Japanese investment giant Softbank. Read more: Softbank earns $11bn for selling some of its huge Alibaba stake The corporate fitness platform, which offers flexible gym memberships, said it has secured the funding from Softbank’s Vision Fund and existing investors. Softbank’s Latin America [...]
Facebook to create 500 tech jobs in London as it opens new engineering hub June 12, 2019 Facebook has said it will create 500 new tech jobs in London by the end of the year as it launches a new engineering centre in Soho. Roughly 100 of the new roles will be in artificial intelligence, with many of the employees working to detect and remove malicious content, fake accounts and other harmful [...]
Digital tech sector now accounts for a fifth of all UK job vacancies June 12, 2019 Jobs in the digital sector now account for 20 per cent of all vacancies in the UK as the boom in the tech economy shows no signs of slowing down. There were 1.7m digital tech job openings across the country last year, with tech now a major employer across sectors in some of the UK’s [...]
Financial services jobs at risk amid rise of the robots June 12, 2019 As many as one in five jobs in the financial services sector could be replaced by robots within the next five years, a new survey has revealed. Research by KPMG and recruitment firm Harvey Nash showed the rapid rise of new technology such as automation and AI could remove the need for up to 20 [...]
UK mobile operators urge government to clarify position on Huawei June 11, 2019 The UK must clarify its position on Chinese tech firm Huawei or risk losing its position as a world leader in the telecoms market, mobile operators will warn. In a letter to cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill, seen by the BBC, the firms will urge the government to reach a decision on whether or not Huawei [...]
Don’t believe the hype, Apple is no better at privacy than any other tech company June 11, 2019 Apple, much loved by its users, is jumping on the privacy bandwagon. Announcing the launch of its service “sign in with Apple” last week, this single sign-on promises to protect your privacy. It all sounds great, until you take a closer look at what privacy actually means to Apple. This single sign-on service protects some [...]
Taxify relaunches in London under Bolt branding in challenge to Uber June 11, 2019 The European ride-hailing firm formerly known as Taxify is today relaunching its services in London, two years on from being forced to halt rides in the capital. The firm, which first entered the UK market in 2017 via the purchase of an existing private hire business, had its third-party licence suspended by Transport for London [...]
Huawei does not make ethical judgements, says cybersecurity boss June 10, 2019 Huawei’s global head of cybersecurity has insisted the Chinese firm always complies with local laws, but denied it can be compared to companies operating in Nazi Germany. In a tense appearance in front of the Science and Technology Committee, John Suffolk said Huawei’s approach was to abide by local laws and not pass judgement on [...]
Allied Minds boss steps down as it scraps bonus scheme after investor revolt June 10, 2019 US tech incubator Allied Minds has announced the departure of boss Jill Smith, as growing pressure from investors pushed the firm to overhaul its management structure and scrap its bonus scheme. Smith, who has served as president and chief executive for just over two years, has stepped down with immediate effect. Read more: London named [...]
