Twitter 10-year birthday: A short history of Twitter and where is right now at 10 March 20, 2016 There have been uprisings (the Arab Spring), numerous faux pas (hello Ed Balls), and global events (World Cup anyone?) experienced together, but it was only 10 years ago when Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder and current chief executive, published the first ever tweet that changed the way we communicate – "Just setting up my Twttr". Since [...]
CES 2016: The weirdest new gadgets from the CES consumer tech conference January 7, 2016 An activity tracker for your dog £39.99 – pitpatpet.com “What has your dog done today?” is the faintly accusatory tagline for this pooch-centric activity tracker. The PitPat attaches to your dog’s collar and sends live information about your canine friend’s movements to your phone. A built-in accelerometer monitors how often he’s running, walking, playing or [...]
Three things you didn’t know about… July 26, 2015 Nikkei chairman Tsuneo Kita 1 Back in 2012 he tangled with a Japanese gossip mag that had printed rumours about his private life. 2 The 68-year-old has had his eye on the Financial Times for a while, registering his interest in the paper with Pearson execs over several years. 3 Kita first joined publishing house [...]
The psychological tricks to make resolutions stick in 2016 January 5, 2016 Five days into the new year, and those resolutions may already be falling by the wayside. But if your new running shoes have stayed in their box, the cigarettes probably haven’t. A poll in November by Bupa and ComRes found that, of the 63 per cent of us who admit to breaking a resolution, 66 per [...]
All aboard the Royal Scotsman: An epic four day train journey through the Scottish Highlands February 29, 2016 An oil baron from Tulsa, Oklahoma, where typical party wear is a stetson and cowboy boots, stands on the platform at Dundee dressed like Bonnie Prince Charlie. “I can feel my inner Braveheart surfacing,” he says, adjusting his sporran and sliding a kirk into his tartan socks. He hasn’t an ounce of Scottish blood in [...]
Nike profit rises as sales of higher-margin products jump September 24, 2015 Sportswear giant Nike yesterday posted better-than-expected earnings and revenue, sending its share price up. On the back of selling more high-margin basketball shoes and clothing, Nike net income rose to $1.18bn (£774m), or $1.34 per share, in the first quarter ended 31 August, from $962m, or $1.09 per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 5.4 [...]
Walgreen’s chief Greg Wasson to retire after Alliance Boots mega-merger December 10, 2014 US drugstore chain operator Walgreen has said its chief executive Greg Wasson will retire after the completion of its pending takeover of Alliance Boots, owner of the UK high street pharmacy Boots. Stefano Pessina, executive chairman of Alliance Boots, will serve as acting chief executive after Wasson steps down. “With the creation of Walgreens Boots [...]
Shrimps, Farfetch, Lyst, Emilia Wickstead and Roksanda are some of the companies to benefit from growing venture capital interest in the London fashion scene December 15, 2015 London's fashion scene has caught the eye of the venture capitalists. A number of Vogue favourites, from faux-fur designer Shrimps, to catwalk darlings Emilia Wickstead and Roksanda, all received seed or venture level funding in 2015, according to venture capital data provider Beauhurst. Wickstead’s three-year-old business received £1.57m investment in July in return for a [...]
How to make a million – slowly: Lord John Lee’s Isa portfolio has hit £4.5m and now he shares his rules for successful investment January 13, 2016 He made the headlines as the first person to become a millionaire through investing his savings in an Isa in 2003. But the astonishing news now is that Lord John Lee’s Isa portfolio has topped £4.5m in value. So he’s a millionaire four times over, and likely heading towards his fifth. This has come about through [...]
Syria air strikes vote: Yvette Cooper, Margaret Beckett and Tim Farron say they’ll vote for bombing during all-day debate December 2, 2015 Labour, Liberal Democrat and DUP MPs have all backed British air strikes against Islamic State (Isis) targets in Syria in today's all-day debate in the House of Commons. High-profile Labour backbenchers, including former shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper and former deputy Labour leader Margaret Beckett, have said they will vote in favour of the government's proposals for [...]