Harry Potter and the curious tale of GCHQ April 10, 2016 How do you keep Harry Potter news under wraps? With the help of a spy agency – and not the fictional Ministry of Magic kind either With no real life invisibility cloaks or veritaserum potions available, the publishers of the enormously successful series had a little help from a surprising place – the UK's spy agency GCHQ. [...]
Best. Job. Ever: Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox joins the board of Twitter April 8, 2016 When you think about it, it's an obvious choice: this afternoon it emerged Martha Lane Fox, one of the UK's best-known entrepreneurs, is joining the board of Twitter – and she's already pretty keen. Yep: as she announced it in a tweet, the Lastminute.com founder Lane Fox – also known as Baroness Lane Fox of Soho – added [...]
EU referendum: Canada Corporation chief in Brexit warning to the capital’s fintech sector April 8, 2016 London's multi-billion pound fintech sector is being urged by Canada Corporation to speak up in favour of Britain staying in the European Union. In a speech to be delivered on Monday, the Corporation's policy chairman Mark Boleat will say: “It is far better to have ‘entrepreneurs for Europe’ than ‘bankers for Brussels’ [...]
Bank worries over fintech and an approaching “Uber moment” are subsiding, new research finds April 7, 2016 Bank worries over fintech and an approaching "Uber moment" are subsiding, a new study suggests. A survey of 127 finance industry professionals by Autonomous Research found that while fintech is seen to matter more, the perceived “Uber risk” is receding. Read more: Fintech is coming to take your banking job Nine per cent of those surveyed said [...]
Twitter share price down after Morgan Stanley cuts earnings forecast and price target for social media company April 7, 2016 Morgan Stanley has cut its price target and earnings forecast for Twitter. In a note on Thursday, analysts led by Brian Nowak cut the social media firm's price target from $18 to $16. And Morgan Stanley's projection for earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) for 2017 is down 13 per cent to $769m. Read [...]
I spent the entire day on the sofa using only my smartphone to feed, clean, entertain, wash and supply me. Here is my story. April 7, 2016 There’s never been a better time to have an aversion to effort. Fuelled by a heady mix of collective laziness and a perceived lack of free time, a new breed of smartphone app has rocketed to popularity: the convenience app; the concierge app; the can’t be bothered doing it myself app. All of them developed [...]
Kerching: Tesla Model 3 pre-orders are now worth $14bn April 7, 2016 People are seriously loving Tesla's newest car. Just a week after the Model 3 was revealed, pre-orders worth $14bn (£9.9bn) have flooded in from eager car fans. That's an impressive 325,000 vehicles – roughly the equivalent of around 32 orders every single minute for the $35,000 electric car. Read more: Here's what you need to know about the Tesla Model [...]
Beautiful things: from digital turntables to robot vacuum cleaners April 7, 2016 Beautiful things: from digital turntables to robot vacuum cleaners
Cyber security professionals are a big deal in Asia Pacific with strong technology skills in hot demand April 7, 2016 Those who cite computing as their main hobby may not have been very popular back in their schoolyard days, but early indicators show they're set to become practically rock stars in one part of the world this year. Demand for professionals skilled in fintech, digital and cyber security has helped bolster a strong job market in Asia Pacific [...]
Is social media making you depressed? You’re not alone April 7, 2016 We all know those gorgeous Instagram pictures of elaborate cocktails, stellar sunsets, fashion mag poses and the all round filtered amazingness of life are a bit of an illusion, but that doesn't stop us taking a peek at the lives of our mates and feeling a little envious. But for many, people, it's not just a twinge [...]
