Nico Rosberg on his new life as a tech investor: “I struggle to invest in some boring s**t. For me it’s important that they’re cool.” October 11, 2018 His racing days might be behind him but the competitive fire still burns inside Nico Rosberg – only now the ex-Formula One world champion has an altogether different outlet. Since his sudden retirement in 2016, Rosberg has embarked on a second career as an investor, with a particular focus on tech-leaning companies such as Uber [...]
Deliveroo IPO could be on menu with star tech startup said to be eyeing 2019 float February 11, 2018 An IPO could be on the menu for one of the UK's most high profile and fastest growing tech startups. Deliveroo has appointed PwC to evaluate is strategic options, the Sunday Times reports, with a float in either London or New York being considered for 2019. Founder Will Shu, formerly an investment banker, has previously [...]
Confronting the Robots December 13, 2018 Professor Peter Fleming, formerly of Cass Business School, wrote an article for Demos Quarterly which argued that the age of automation is unlikely to lead to a utopian world of play, but doesn't necessarily mean a proliferation of rubbish jobs. You can read the article in full here. Dr Simone Stumpf, Senior Lecturer in the Department of [...]
London Bridge attack: Uber will refund journeys of people caught up in terror after surge pricing backlash June 4, 2017 Uber has said it will be refunding passengers who were caught up in the terror attack in London Bridge on Saturday night. Many people were left stranded in central London with public transport in the area closed down. Uber drew criticism from for so-called surge pricing, increasing the price by more than twice the normal [...]
London’s technology powerhouse needs to look in the mirror and promise to do better April 19, 2018 As Facebookâs CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the hot seat in the US Congress to provide evidence on the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, the tech industry once again found itself under scrutiny, scorn, and suspicion. Was this the death of the stereotype of the eternally optimistic and ambitious tech entrepreneur? 2017 was cited as the annus [...]
Police seize bitcoins from criminal hacker in first case of its kind May 25, 2018 Police have seized around half a million pounds worth of bitcoin from a “prolific” hacker in the first case of its kind for the Met. Grant West was responsible for attacks on more than 100 companies worldwide, obtaining the financial data of tens of thousands of people though phishing scams, which he would then sell [...]
Lyft’s expanding to Toronto, its first market outside the US, hitting accelerator on international expansion plans November 13, 2017 Ride-hailing startup Lyft has unveiled its intensions for expanding outside the US for the first time just weeks after landing a sizeable $1bn led by tech giant and Google owner Alphabet. The Uber rival will head north of the border to Canada, specifically the city of Toronto, which also happens to be the location for [...]
Composer Nitin Sawhney opens up about the dystopia inspired by his father’s death, Brexit and Schrodinger’s Cat November 2, 2018 Nitin Sawhney is difficult to pin down. He’s best known as a contemporary classical composer, but he’s also an impressive musician in his own right, playing the piano, classical and flamenco guitar, tabla and sitar. He’s written countless scores for films, TV and video games, as well as stand-alone studio albums; he received the Ivor [...]
Uber’s chief executive has quit Trump’s business advisory group February 2, 2017 Uber's chief executive Travis Kalanick has just quit Donald Trump's business advisory group, according to an email to employees. Kalanick's resignation comes after the US President issued an executive order banning entry to people from seven majority-Muslim countries. "Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the president or his agenda but unfortunately [...]
It’s lift off for Uber’s flying cars with a major hire from Nasa February 6, 2017 Think flying cars are just a pie in the sky idea? Think again. Uber is working on creating driverless cars and has already hinted at more sci-fi ambitions for airborne vehicles, but now its made a serious new hire to lead such technological development. And where else would you find someone to do such futuristic work? Nasa, [...]