Sky rebrands Movies to Cinema as it regroups amid growing competition from online streaming sites June 15, 2016 Broadcaster Sky is hoping a change to its popular film channels will be able to arrest the recent downward trend in its share price. TV networks around the world are battening down the hatches against a rising tide of competition. From 8 July, Sky will premiere a new film every day on its movie channels. [...]
Checking out: non-exec director waves goodbye to Morrisons after Ocado deal August 12, 2016 Irwin Lee, a non-executive director at Morrisons – and chair of the supermarket's remuneration committee – will be leaving the board at the end of August. Lee is stepping down to become the chief executive of Rustan Supercenters Inc, a supermarket chain in the Philippines, his native country. He joined Morrisons in July last year to help [...]
Stephen Hawking: Artificial intelligence research crucial to the human race October 20, 2016 The UK is about to further boost its status as a world leading centre for artificial intelligence (AI) with the launch of a new centre in Cambridge which is set to explore the implications the technology holds for humans. Officially opened by Professor Stephen Hawking on Wednesday, the £10m Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence [...]
Tapdaq co-founder Ted Nash talks Fit or Fugly, app discovery, and why virtual reality is about to change our lives forever November 28, 2016 Some people go through their whole life without finding what they’re passionate about, or only discover it later in life. I’m very fortunate because I found something I was passionate about at a very early age, and it’s become my career,” says Ted Nash, co-founder and chief executive of Tapdaq, whose platform enables app developers to [...]
Mark Zuckerberg added $1.9bn to his wealth in less than 24 hours July 28, 2016 How do you fancy making $1.9bn in less than a day? You'd need to have founded the hottest company of the last decade and exclusively wear grey T-shirts – yep, basically, be Mark Zuckerberg. Yesterday the Facebook founder was worth $53.3bn. Today, his wealth stands at an even heftier $55.2bn. Not at all bad for less than 24 [...]
Christmas gifts 2015: How late can you leave your shopping at Argos, M&S, Currys, John Lewis, Zara, Amazon, Harrods and more? December 23, 2015 Left your Christmas shopping until the last minute this year again? You’re not alone. Christmas Eve is when the real festive rush sets in, with manic shoppers dashing to get everything done before Father Christmas is due. Last year, payments processor Worldpay estimated it was the single busiest day of the year, processing 26m transactions [...]
Britons abroad have had an expensive summer – here’s how much the nation overspent due to the Brexit vote August 21, 2016 Britons on holiday abroad have overspent to the tune of roughly £500m this summer due to the fall in the value of sterling. Recent retail sales figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed Britons spent more than expected after the EU referendum – but retail strategist Richard Hyman said "when the suntan starts to fade, they will [...]
What to expect from Google: More than just devices October 4, 2016 Dubbed by Google as the biggest event since the "birth" of its Android operating system (OS) in 2008, the company's latest launch will reveal new smartphones, the marriage of its two operating systems and updates to its Chromecast entertainment streaming service. Fuelled by some rather transparent teasers, Twitter is rife with speculation and expectation. What can [...]
Asda owner Walmart goes head-to-head with Amazon as it requests permission to test drones for delivery October 27, 2015 Could your next Asda shop be delivered by drone? The supermarket's parent company, Walmart, has entered the drone wars, it's been reported, applying to US regulators to request permission to test out drones for delivery. Reuters reported that the company hopes to use drones for "home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories". That pits Walmart [...]
£4bn UK music industry calls for Brexit protection September 12, 2016 Music contributed £4.1bn to the UK economy last year, a new report has found. Calling for the industry to be protected after the UK’s Brexit vote, research by UK Music also revealed that exports generated £2.2bn in revenue in 2015. The report estimated that export revenue in live music grew by an estimated 35 per [...]