Google spins off life sciences to become own company under Alphabet with Andy Conrad as chief exec August 21, 2015 Google’s life sciences team is about to become a standalone company. Formerly part of the tech giant’s secretive research organisation Google X, the company has now confirmed speculation that it’s to be spun off into a company of its own under Alphabet. Co-founder Sergey Brin wrote in a blog post today that the goal would [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: Sainsbury’s big deals on Celcus TVs, Dyson vacuum cleaners and HP laptops among the best bargains this year November 26, 2015 Sainsbury's is one of the last retailers to reveal what's up its sleeves for Black Friday this year, but there are plenty of big name brands whose prices are being knocked down for the bargain bonanza. Top deals include the Celcus 32" HD Ready LED TV with Freeview, on sale for £100 instead of £180, the Dyson DC44 [...]
21st Century Fox’s first quarter revenues are a fantastic flop, slipping 6 per cent and sending share prices falling November 4, 2015 21st Century Fox saw its revenue drop to $6.1bn for its first quarter of 2016, falling six per cent from $6.5bn for the same period in the prior year. The media giant, known for films like The Fantastic Four, blamed lower cinema ticket takings as part of the reason behind the results. Revenue for its film [...]
Christmas adverts 2015: PayPal could be investigated after ASA receives hundreds of complaints as festive ad implies Father Christmas isn’t real November 3, 2015 The UK's advertising body is considering whether to investigate PayPal's new festive ad, after receiving hundreds of complaints from parents concerned that it suggests Father Christmas might not be real. The ad, which broadcast for the first time on British TV during The X Factor's Sunday night showing, shows two brothers attempting to catch their [...]
Total supermoon lunar eclipse 2015 in pictures: Rare super blood moon rises around the world September 28, 2015 Amateur astronomers around the world had cause to cheer overnight, as a “super blood moon” made a rare appearance in the night skies early on Monday morning. The astronomical phenomenon occurs when a total lunar eclipse coincides with a supermoon as some sunlight still illuminates the moon, causing it to turn red as it passes through [...]
Tesla drives towards 2020 target of 500,000 cars with European factory September 27, 2015 TESLA, the electric car manufacturer, has opened a factory in the Netherlands to help boost European sales. The company announced on Twitter over the weekend it was opening the factory in Tilburg to assemble the Model S sedan and carry out final quality checks. The factory also boasts the first indoor production track in Europe. [...]
Google’s Alphabet is free to be evil as the company ditches “don’t be evil” motto October 6, 2015 Google’s parent company is finally free to be evil. When Google became Alphabet, it rather ominously decided to leave its motto “don’t be evil” behind. And while Google employees still have to promise not to be evil. But that code of conduct doesn’t apply to its new parent company, after Google’s transition to Alphabet was [...]
Car review: Will the Mercedes-Benz GLC overtake its rivals? July 27, 2015 Mercedes-Benz finally has a new, smaller 4×4 to take on the Audi Q5 and BMW X3. But is it worth the wait? Readers of a certain age may read the acronym GLC and be forcibly reminded of the Ken Livingstone-headed Greater London Council. Thankfully, initials are all the Mercedes GLC has in common with [...]
Six free online courses to improve your career prospects in 2016 – from learning Chinese to the art of persuasion December 29, 2015 New year, new you? Resolutions for 2016 don't always have to be long-winded, life changing or expensive. One of the simplest ways to kick start the year is to look at how you can edge ahead in the career jungle to improve your job prospects in 2016. And what better way than by learning a [...]
“There’s something very special about running at the Olympic Stadium”: Martin Lewis on the return of Diamond Relays to London’s Olympic Park January 20, 2016 Money saving expert Martin Lewis: I really hope to take part this year Money saving expert Martin Lewis is perhaps better known for finance rather than fitness. But as a keen runner and a self-confessed athletics nut, he was one of the first to sign his office up for the Diamond Relays corporate run at [...]