Back to life, back to virtual reality: Xiaomi’s international boss Hugo Barra joins Facebook’s VR unit Oculus January 26, 2017 Hugo Barra announced he was leaving Xiaomi to make a Silicon Valley return a few days ago and now we know where he was headed: Facebook. The ex-Google executive who led international expansion at Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has left the company to take up a role as vice president of virtual reality at Facebook's VR [...]
Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2: Harry Kane rescues draw with 95th-minute penalty moments after missing earlier spot-kick February 4, 2018 Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino branded Liverpool lucky to escape with a draw despite his own team needing an injury-time penalty to salvage a point from a frenzied finish at Anfield. Striker Harry Kane put an earlier spot-kick miss behind him to net an equalising penalty in the 95th minute, becoming [...]
Testing Tesla: The EV company is as famous for the behaviour of its boss as it is for its silent motors; but what are they like to drive? July 5, 2018 If the scent of lavender and the feel of Lycra on clammy flesh are your kind of thing, you won’t find anywhere better than cycling mecca La Coquillade. Set in the hills of the Petit Luberon, a rosé-growing idyll between Avignon and Aix-en-Provence, this hotel has been created by a Tour de France team owner [...]
Hugo Boss share price plummets following ugly results as the US and China look set to drag on future profits February 23, 2016 Hugo Boss shares have tumbled by almost 20 per cent, their biggest fall since October 2008, after it warned that sales in China and the US so far this year have been weaker than it expected. The German-based fashion label said in a statement earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation and excluding special items will decline by a “low double-digit” percentage [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 0: Third-choice goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga excels on debut as Heung-Min Son scores the winning goal November 5, 2017 Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed Paulo Gazzaniga after his third-choice goalkeeper made a string of key saves on his debut to earn a hard-fought win over struggling Crystal Palace. Heung-Min Son’s second-half goal decided the contest but the performance of Gazzaniga, a summer signing from Southampton, was equally important [...]
Top Israeli entrepreneurs take to London for disruptive tech summit spanning drones and artificial intelligence September 12, 2017 A raft of top Israeli entrepreneurs meet today in the capital for a disruptive technology summit, in a vote of confidence for London’s tech scene. Among those speaking at the UK Israel Business technology summit include OurCrowd founder Jon Medved, Gett’s Western Europe boss Matteo de Renzi, and Tomer Tzach, chief executive of CropX. Read [...]
Cosmetics giant Coty confirms GHD takeover October 16, 2016 American cosmetics giant Coty has announced a £420m takeover of British-based hair products manufacturer GHD. Coty – whose brand portfolio spans Rimmel, CoverGirl and OPI – said that GHD's high-performance lines of hair straighteners, hairdryers, curlers and other appliances would "further strengthen" its position in the professional hair category. Coty's chief executive Camillo Pane said: "Not only do [...]
Fresh pressure on UK government to change Chinese visa arrangements September 5, 2016 Lobby group UK China Visa Alliance (UKCVA) and West End landlord Shaftesbury are ramping up pressure on the government to accelerate planned Chinese visa reforms in the wake of the Brexit vote. They want Whitehall to bring forward plans to extend the current two-year visa for Chinese nationals visiting Britain to a 10-year multiple entry visa. It comes amid a drop [...]
Hugo Boss expanding presence in China August 16, 2015 GERMAN fashion house Hugo Boss will expand its presence in China despite a slowdown in the country, key shareholder Gaetano Marzotto said in an interview in newspaper Welt am Sonntag. “Until now China accounts for less than 10 per cent of group sales, this could be ramped up,” Marzotto said in the interview.
Brexit deal live: UK would vote to remain in EU in a second referendum January 17, 2019 Hello and welcome to our Brexit vote live blog. Stay tuned for reaction to Labour's no confidence vote yesterday, after Theresa May's Brexit deal slumped to a historic defeat in parliament on Tuesday night. Please manually refresh this page for the latest updates What you need to know: The Prime Minister’s deal was defeated by [...]