Thousands join Gaza protest in London The continuation of the war in Gaza has led to another round of protests on the streets of London this weekend. Thousands of protestors descended upon the BBC studios in West London to express their anger at the bombing of Gaza by Israel. There are concerns among the Jewish … More FT Sunday 10th August 2014
Judge tell of Silicon Valley ‘fear’ of Steve Jobs The power of Steve Job in Silicon Valley was so great according a to a US Judge that through the force of his own will, he was able to impose an industry-wide anti-poaching deal. Some of the biggest names in technology: Apple, Google, Pixar, Intel … More FT Saturday 9th of August 2014
Alibaba talks set to value Snapchat at $10bn Chinese giant Alibaba has reportedly been in talks with Snapchat about a possible share purchase that could see the valuation of the California based company shoot to $10bn. Industry insiders doubt whether with Alibaba about to go through its own IPO the deal will take place. … More FT Thursday 31st July 2014
Google to create European VC arm London’s position as a tech centre has been further cemented as Google has announced that it will be setting up at $100m fund in order to invest in European tech business. Google Ventures announced that it would be setting up the fund to cover the whole of Europe, but … More FT Thursday 10th July 2014
From Paris’ Left Bank, tiny Qwant tried to take on Google. A rival to Google is making moves from its base in France. Jean-Manuel Rozan is the man behind the new search engine, Qwant, that has been gaining traction in technology circles as it is starting to offer something that Google does not: privacy. … More FT Wednesday 9th of July 2014
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