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Uber shares tumble on massive $5.2bn quarterly loss

August 12, 2019

Uber has seen its share price slump after the ride hailing unveiled profit figures that failed to live up to expectations, while rival Lyft beat forecasts.

NHS gets £250m boost for AI lab

August 9, 2019

The NHS is planning to invest £250m in the creation of an AI lab to create better technologies and solutions for patients.

Casual dining trends: Birmingham tops UK for Wowcher deals

August 8, 2019

People in Birmingham are Britain’s hungriest for casual dining (restaurant and bar) deals, spending the most per person during the first half of 2019 – followed by Liverpool, London and Manchester, according to new research.

Two thirds of UK adults worried artificial intelligence will take people’s jobs

August 8, 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) think tank Fountech.ai has commissioned an independent survey among more than 2,000 UK adults to uncover the nation’s sentiments towards AI technologies.

Brits ‘spend 32 hours on phones during a weeks holiday’

August 8, 2019

People from the UK spend more than half an hour each day using tech for work while on holiday and over a third of people say they get anxious if they don’t have access to the internet on holiday, according to new research.

Apple and Google stop employees from playing back voice recordings

August 6, 2019

Google and Apple are suspending some of their voice data-review practices, after it was revealed that both firms allow humans to listen to private conversations on smart speakers and voice apps.

ASOS and Klarna expand global payments partnership into the US

August 6, 2019

Payments provider Klarna has expanded its partnership with fashion giant ASOS, to include the US.

Wine brand Böen rolls out NFC-enabled wine bottles

August 5, 2019

Californian wine brand Böen, in partnership with internet of things agency SharpEnd, is launching the world’s largest global consumer deployment of Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology to date.

In-game ad firm Bidstack buys Pubguard to boost ad quality

August 5, 2019

In-game ad firm Bidstack has bought PubGuard, a firm that provides AI technology developed to automatically identify offensive, malicious and fraudulent ads.

Honor debunks youth stereotypes with #SwitchedOn campaign

August 2, 2019

Mobile tech brand HONOR has today unveiled a two-part graffiti mural to make a statement against negative youth stereotypes.