Uber wins major court case in the UK
Uber just won a major case in the UK over the use of its app in London.
The case was brought by Transport for London...
Cyber crime and fraud push up British overall crime figures
Overall crime in the UK has increased dramatically compared to recent years, when cyber crime and fraud are added to traditional crime figures, the...
Twitter hires Omid Kordestani as new executive chairman
Twitter has just hired Omid Kordestani, a senior Google executive, to be the company’s new executive chairman.
The move comes at a time when Twitter...
New tool Sunlight expands tracking of personal data on the Web
Scientists at Columbia University’s Data Science Institute are to present ‘Sunlight’, a second-generation tool that they say brings transparency to the Web. They will...
Dell to buy EMC for $67 billion in record tech deal
Dell Inc., an American privately owned multinational computer technology company, announced it has agreed to purchase EMC Corp, a US multinational data storage company...
Mike Lynch counter sues HP for $150 million
Mike Lynch, co-founder of Autonomy Corporation and the founder of Invoke Capital, has sued tech giant Hewlett-Packard for $150 million over allegations the US company made...
London plans to tighten rules for firms like Uber
There could be tighter regulation in store for private hire vehicles (PHV) in London which would affect app-based ride-hailing companies such as Uber.
Transport chiefs in...
Drone “near misses” with aircraft prompts talks about tighter regulation
There could be tighter regulation in store for the use of drones after a string of “near misses” with aircraft close to major airports...
Groupon shedding 1,100 jobs and pulling out of 7 countries
Groupon, the discount e-commerce marketplace, announced that it is shedding 1,100 jobs and ceasing operations in seven markets internationally.
The decision was made to help...
Lithium-ion battery market forecast to grow 6.6% by 2019
Between 2014-2019 the global Lithium-ion battery market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6%.
According to "Global Small Li-ion Battery...