Author: CXM Editorial

Echo Speakers Now Available With A Touchscreen

With a long line of Amazon Echo and Alexa products, we are finally introduced to the new Echo Show speakers which have all the traditional Amazon’s features for controlling your smart home and getting the latest news and information available....

The 25 Richest People in UK Tech

The British tech scene can’t help but compare itself enviously to Silicon Valley. It doesn’t have the multi-hundred-billion-dollar tech giants like Facebook and Google, or the 11-digit billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. But at the end of the day, the...

Bank of England to Set Out Plans to Open up Interbank Payments

The Bank of England said on Tuesday it will set out plans by the middle of this year to widen access to Britain’s interbank payment system, part of efforts to boost the country’s financial infrastructure. The Bank wants to allow a...

Citymapper is Launching an Experimental ‘Pop-up Bus Route’ in Central London

Transport app Citymapper is trialling an experimental bus service in London. The app, which was launched in 2012 by a former Google engineer, has long been a favourite in the UK, analysing real-time data released by local government to find...

Make Any Surface Into Touch Sensing Technology

Touch sensing technology is usually suited for small and flat objects which are not always compatible to use. Since it would be expensive to transfer these technologies to larger surfaces, such as walls, furniture and objects with more complex surfaces,...

Secrets of The Lloyd’s Risk‑taker

Inga Beale rose through the ranks to become the first woman to run the insurance market. A Bateman cartoon on the 12th floor of the Lloyd’s of London building tells you all you need to know about how the insurance market...

Facebook Is Telling UK Users How to Spot Fake News in Adverts Published in British Newspapers

Facebook has announced new measures for tackling fake news in the UK, ahead of next month’s general election. The social network is set to treat the issue like clickbait, using algorithms to crack down on misleading articles. “We’ve found that if reading...

7 Important Things Tim Cook Just Said About iPhone 8 And The Future of Technology

Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about the new iPhone and beyond. Apple CEO Tim Cook hasn’t confirmed that the iPhone 8 exists, but in an interview, he did hint that the rumoured smartphone will feature “something that you didn’t expect”. Of course,...

Amazon is Expanding Its Presence in Cambridge with A New R&D Lab for 400 Staff

Amazon is opening a new research and developing (R&D) centre in Cambridge this autumn as Silicon Valley continues to capitalise on the city’s highly-educated workforce. The Seattle-headquartered company announced on Thursday that it intends to open a 60,000 sq ft office...

Metro Bank Plans to Invest £55 Million in Tech This Year

LONDON — Metro Bank, the challenger bank known for its bold High Street branches, is going digital. CEO Craig Donaldson told Business Insider on Thursday that the startup bank plans to invest £55 million in technology this year. Donaldson said: “This year...