Google’s parent company Alphabet has reported a huge profit increase in its latest quarterly earnings report, as it continues to corner the digital advertising market. The Mountain View-headquartered firm, which appears to…
impACT is Bringing Conflict-hit Entrepreneurs out from the Cold
Last May a truck bomb detonated in Kabul’s diplomatic quarter, killing at least 90 people and injuring almost 500. It was another deadly chapter in the city’s modern history. For the trio…
Proscia is Fighting Cancer with Artificial Intelligence
It is a centuries-old image of good science: the lab-coated expert, hunched over a microscope analyzing a glass slide. Proscia wants to resign it to history – at least, when it comes…
Alibaba-backed AI Startup SenseTime Bags Record $600m Funding Round
A Chinese artificial intelligence startup has just closed a funding round worth $600 million, which is the single largest venture investment in the burgeoning AI industry. SenseTime, a Beijing-based face and image…
Tech Leaders in Renewed Call for Gun Control after YouTube HQ Shooting
Leaders from the world have tech have ramped up calls for gun control in the United States, following a gun attack at the headquarters of media firm YouTube. The attack, during which…
Alibaba Buys Food Delivery Firm Ele.me in $9.5bn Deal
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has acquired Ele.me, an online food delivery service, in a deal worth $9.5 billion. Ele.me, founded ten years ago and headquartered in Shanghai, is operational in over 2,000…
US Tech Stocks Tumble – And Look Set to Continue Doing So
American Big Tech shares took one of their biggest hits of the year this week, as crises on multiple fronts threaten to topple the dominance of the sector’s big leaders. It leaves…
Trump Fires First in China Trade War – Tech Looks on Nervously
Is it ever a quiet week at the White House? After Donald Trump fired H.R. McMaster as national security advisor, replacing him with Bush Jr-era hawk John Boston, the President launched his…
Mark Zuckerberg Finally Says Sorry – Is It Too Late?
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has broken his five-day silence on the Cambridge Analytica affair, telling users the company’s policies represented “a breach of trust between Facebook and the people who share their…
Uber’s Self-Driving Fatality Must Precipitate Regulatory Crackdown
Yesterday an Uber self-driving car hit and killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona. First, a rant to the media: it doesn’t matter whether Ms Herzberg was homeless or not, or whether…