The rise of the sleeping giant: Why the next wave of tech innovation will come from corporates September 16, 2015 A unique new inflight entertainment system that allows you to start watching movies on your iPad before the flight. A connected car that knows what you are going to do during the day. Selling car insurance by the mile instead of by the year. What these innovations have in common is that none of them [...]
Amazon’s £6 card reader and mobile app signal retailer’s move to high street payments August 13, 2014 Amazon yesterday unveiled a $10 (£6) card reader and mobile app to allow high street businesses to accept card payments, marking the latest step by the online retail giant to expand its presence in the physical world. The move challenges a slew of rivals in the space, including startup Square, which popularised a payments dongle [...]
Amazon planning to more than double its workforce in London September 11, 2014 Online retail giant Amazon has signed a deal to open a huge office around the corner from Silicon Roundabout, where it will more than double its current total UK corporate workforce to more than 5,000 employees. Amazon’s new home will be Principal Place, a massive development between Liverpool Street and Shoreditch High Street stations, which [...]
The refugee crisis, the EU referendum and London’s skyline: Here’s what got us talking this week September 4, 2015 There was a fine wine scam. There was a Circle Line travelator (in the making). And somewhere in Japan, people started seeing the world from a cat's perspective. Here's what got us talking this week 1) The refugee crisis Disturbing images of dead toddler Aylan Kurdi galvanised the world into action over the Syrian refugee [...]
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May hint at making a Top Gear style show to the US July 20, 2015 Is Jeremy Clarkson about to make the leap across the pond? Reunited with Richard Hammond and James May for live shows in Australia, Clarkson is said to have teased fans last night that the trio has found a “new channel” for a motoring show similar to Top Gear. Clarkson hinted they could be signing with [...]
Travel industry veteran is new Royal Mail chair June 2, 2015 ROYAL Mail is set to name TUI Group boss Peter Long as its next chairman, replacing Donald Brydon who has been in the role since 2009. Long, a veteran of the travel industry, will be revealed as the company’s new leader as early as today, Sky News first reported. London-listed TUI, which owns brands such [...]
How can companies protect themselves from cyber attacks? Seven questions businesses should be asking themselves to stay out of the hacking headlines September 24, 2015 In the connected age, companies of all sizes are vulnerable to hackers and their reputations can suffer huge damage as a result. Ashley Madison was just the latest case of a wide-ranging data breach from which the business is still experiencing fall out, and the automotive sector has also been hit by a number of [...]
Traditional banking needs to act fast to survive Google’s predictive power August 6, 2015 The options we have for our everyday bank accounts are increasing. Virgin Money, Tesco Bank and the Post Office have recently entered the personal current account market, and prospective entrants include Atom, Starling, Civilised Bank and OakNorth. But could the biggest competition to our traditional banks be hiding in plain sight? There are various factors [...]
Brits are going Gaga for grey hair May 4, 2015 SALES of grey hair dye at Amazon.co.uk have soared by over 80 per cent year-on-year, which the online retailer said is due to celebrities such as Lady Gaga and Rihanna embracing “granny” hair. However, The Capitalist thinks we can look a bit closer to home for the real instigators of this trend – City bigwigs [...]
Amazon debuts same-day pick up service at 500 newsagents, corner shops and London Tube stations October 14, 2014 Online retail giant Amazon will this morning announce a same-day pick-up service in partnership with Connect Group’s newspaper and magazine distribution arm, Smiths News. The service will let customers order goods from Amazon as late as 11.45am for collection at one of 500 newsagents or corner stores from 4pm later that day. “This is our [...]