Amazon picks up Tech City offices April 4, 2012 PUSHBUTTON is relocating from its current 2,000 square foot digs to an office 25 times the size as Amazon shows its support for London’s flourishing Tech City. The ten year old company, which was bought by Amazon last year, designs tools that allow TV viewers to watch and interact with media across a range of [...]
Amazon buys robot-maker March 19, 2012 Amazon said yesterday it has agreed to buy Kiva Systems for $775m (£488m) in cash, a deal that will bring more robotic technology to the e-commerce company’s giant network of warehouses. The acquisition, which has been approved by Kiva’s stockholders, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012, Amazon added in a statement. [...]
London’s Tech City gets £50m from Cameron December 6, 2012 DAVID CAMERON yesterday unveiled a £50m government project in east London’s “Tech City” alongside a host of new investments from the likes of Microsoft and KPMG. The Prime Minister said the money would be put towards a new showcase building on Old Street roundabout – the junction that has become an icon of the growing [...]
Online shopping is masking the birth of hybrid retailers January 15, 2013 THE fall of yet another iconic British retailer, HMV, does little to assuage fears that the high street in its current form is in terminal decline. The statistics are bleak. According to a survey by PwC and the Local Data Company, 32 stores closed each day in July and August 2012. Over one gloomy five [...]
Apple’s iPad mini fails to impress investors October 23, 2012 APPLE yesterday unveiled the much-anticipated iPad mini in a bid to protect its lead in the tablet market against threats from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. The company also announced an updated, fourth-generation iPad just seven months after the previous version was unveiled, along with a host of updates to its computer lineup. However, Wall Street [...]
Apple’s iPad mini fails to impress investors October 23, 2012 APPLE yesterday unveiled the much-anticipated iPad mini in a bid to protect its lead in the tablet market against threats from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. The company also announced an updated, fourth-generation iPad just seven months after the previous version was unveiled, along with a host of updates to its computer lineup. However, Wall Street [...]
What the other papers say this morning November 5, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Italian police seize castle in tax probe Italian police have confiscated €65m of assets, including a 15th century castle, from the Marzotto family for suspected tax evasion connected to the 2007 sale of the Valentino fashion brand. The Marzottos are under investigation over the €2.6bn sale of Valentino and its Hugo Boss subsidiary [...]
What the other papers say this morning November 5, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Italian police seize castle in tax probe Italian police have confiscated €65m of assets, including a 15th century castle, from the Marzotto family for suspected tax evasion connected to the 2007 sale of the Valentino fashion brand. The Marzottos are under investigation over the €2.6bn sale of Valentino and its Hugo Boss subsidiary [...]
Apple to reveal new iPad mini in crucial week October 22, 2012 APPLE is set for a test of investor confidence over the next week as chief executive Tim Cook gears up to announce a new version of the iPad just two days before the company releases its annual results. The Californian firm last week sent out invitations to a special event scheduled for tomorrow. It is [...]
Apple to reveal new iPad mini in crucial week October 22, 2012 APPLE is set for a test of investor confidence over the next week as chief executive Tim Cook gears up to announce a new version of the iPad just two days before the company releases its annual results. The Californian firm last week sent out invitations to a special event scheduled for tomorrow. It is [...]