Arm Holdings – the biggest UK tech firm you may never have heard of – is getting sold to Softbank – the biggest Japanes tech firm you may never have heard of in a deal worth £24 billion.
So is this proof the UK tech industry is alive and well, or a cut price takeover following the sharp drop in the value of the pound?
The answer to that probably depends on which side of the fence you’re standing…
As many as 10 million Android smartphones have been hit by a malware attack that generates fake clicks for adverts , while also installing apps to spy on browsing habits.
The majority of the attacks have happened on Android handsets in China, and it’s believed scam is pulling in around £200,000 a month for its creators.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has issued a stark warning to everyone who operates online – internet criminals are winning the “cyber arms race”.
So are any of us safe online anymore?
Top central bankers and finance ministers from the G7 issued a warning this week via conference call that Britain’s vote to quit the European Union (EU) could have ‘adverse implications’.
The pound dropped to a 31-year low after the UK voted to leave the EU, and sent equity markets into a tailspin.
Here’s more on that teleconference…
The dust is finally settling on the EU referendum result, but the future of the UK economy and the nation’s position in Europe is more uncertain than ever – in short, no one who advocated an EU exit has actually come up with a suitable exit strategy.
Not only that, the whole political party system has been thrown into disarray, with both major players undergoing leadership change and challenges.
None of which is good news for British business or anyone looking to invest in British business – so here are three things the boss of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations thinks investors need to consider in the immediate aftermath of the leave vote.
Updated Monday, June 27, 2016
Thursday’s historic referendum vote went in favour of the ‘Leave’ campaign, and so now the UK faces the prospect of a future outside of the European Union (EU) – and it’s a future that’s looking increasingly uncertain by the day.
So will small businesses be better in or out of the EU?
In exactly two weeks from now, in arguably the most important referendum in generations, UK voters will be making a decision on whether or not to leave the European Union (EU).
So should the majority vote leave, giving the Brexit campaign a win, what will the implications be for the UK and European economies?
More than half of all UK office workers are now allowed to work remotely, and a third report they are more productive when working outside of the usual workplace.
Figures from the latest YouGov Omnibus research found over half (54%) of UK office workers are currently able to work remotely – just under a third (30%) found this increased their capacity to put a shift in, compared to just under a fifth (17%) who said the opposite was true.
So what exactly does remote working entail? And is there a difference between that and flexible working? Let’s take a look…
Tech companies are always looking for ways to make our lives easier – not from an altruistic point of view, the bottom line is behind it all – and the automated personal assistant is the latest foot-soldier in the battle of must-have tech.
Earlier this year we told you how Amazon had launched Echo, a cloud-connected personal assistant that can help with everything from homework to housekeeping, and since its release Amazon has fitted it with even more functionality, enabling it to able to order takeaway, access Google Calendar and even offer up recommendations for eating out.
And now Google has joined the party with the release of Google Home.
Updated Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Ever had a leaflet drop through your door telling you how to “Earn extra cash in your spare time”, or seen a sign at the side of the road exclaiming how you can “Make £££s working from home?”
If so, there’s a very good chance you’ve been targeted by fraudsters.
And if you made your way here via a social media message with the promise of how to earn £££s in your spare time, then sorry to disappoint you be we don’t have any ways to make a fast buck from home.
But we are going to tell you how to spot a work from home scam, and so could save you £££s in wasted time and money.