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Apple’s electric car to hit roads in 2019- report
Apple is speeding up its electric car project, making it a “committed project” within its organisation and setting a target ship date for 2019, according to a news report.
‘Silicon roundabout’ 8 times denser than closest rival outside London
East London’s ‘Silicon Roundabout’ is home to a greater density of technology firms than any other location in the UK, from Manchester to Glasgow – and hosts 70 times the density of tech firms in Cambridge’s world-renowned hub, according to new research.
Train operator uses Big Data to ‘avoid delays that haven’t happened yet’
In a sign of things to come, a Swedish train operator is using new technology that employs big data to predict the entire commuter train system two hours into the future.
Business culture becoming digitally mature – but people are lagging behind
Global brands are beginning to see a new business culture emerge as a result of digital transformation, but they have yet to really identify the digital capabilities needed to fully embed this change, according to new research.
Man United boosts digital marketing with global partnership
Manchester United has struck a partnership with IT services company HCL Technologies as part of a new ‘digital transformation project’ to reach the club’s 659 million global followers.
Mobiles ‘now account for over half of internet time’
The average online Brit spends 2 hours and 51 minutes a day on the internet, with 45% on computers, 40% on mobiles and 15% tablets, according to new research.
Windows 10 gets 5% of desktop market share in just one month
Windows 10 now has 5.21% market share, while Edge claims 2.03% of the PC browser market share, according to new data.
Google’s first Alphabet company: Life Sciences to make smart contact lenses
Google has made its Life Sciences health technology firm the first new company created under the Alphabet umbrella, at the web giant looks to make a clear distinction between its core ad business and its more speculative technology ventures.
Technology has ‘created more jobs than it has destroyed’- report
Were the Luddites wrong after all? A new report indicates that technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed in the past 144 years by shifting work to other areas.