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Video: Snapchat introduces new P2P payment system ‘Snapcash’
Snapchat has unveiled a new payments system, Snapcash, through which users can send money to friends. With Apple Pay now…
Hong Kong targets becoming Asia’s biggest tech hub
Hong Kong is making moves to become Asia’s biggest technology centre. It’s well known that London is one of the…
London tech sector growth boosts construction boom
Construction in London is on the rise in response to the capital’s tech sector growth. London’s booming technology scene has…
UK manufacturing surges and hits three-month high
New PMI data shows that manufacturing in the UK is outstripping the eurozone, even though it remains a key export…
Mobile commerce startups draw billions in venture capital
Venture capital is proving to be a great source of funding for mobile web startups, new data shows. With mobile…
Amazon creates another 1,000 jobs in Britain
Amazon’s impressive growth is continuing with new jobs being created in its UK distribution centres. Amazon has invested more than…
Tech boom: London firms raise $1bn and break venture capital funding record
New figures show that London’s tech firms are bringing unprecedented levels of venture capital. London has always been the UK’s…
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg makes $472 every second
Mark Zuckerberg, worth $34 billion, has become richer than the founders of fellow tech giants Amazon and Google. Everyone who’s…
Microsoft skips forward to launch Windows 10
Microsoft has launched the newest version of Windows – and claims it is so advanced they skipped 9 and went…
iPhone 6 and watch launch a new era for Apple
Two new phones, a payment system and wearable tech: Apple pulled out all the stops on 9 September. Brand fans…
Barclays introduces finger vein technology
Barclays has launched a pioneering service that may transform the way people access banking and usher in a new age…
Google follows Amazon by testing drone deliveries
Amazon isn’t the only firm investigating the use of drones for package delivery, since it has emerged that Google is…