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This Is Google’s Plan for an Adventurous New UK Headquarters with a Pool and Basketball Court

Google has finally submitted plans for its long overdue UK headquarters in King’s Cross, London. The detailed plans show a Google building with a 3-lane 25 metre swimming pool, a 200 metre rooftop running trail, and a large sports hall...

Metro Bank Completes £596m Acquisition of UK Mortgage Portfolio

Challenger bank Metro Bank plc has announced it has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of majority buy-to-let mortgages from Cerberus European Residential Holdings B.V. The deal, which sees Metro acquire the entire portfolio for £596.7m, has been funded through existing...

More Buck for Your CRM

Less than one third of SMEs are extending their CRM deployment across all departments in a way that enables company-wide, data-driven, strategic decision-making. This is the key finding from our recent research[1] that investigates the business objectives and key operating benefits...

Adobe Scan Turns Documents Into Editable PDFs

It’s now available for iOS and Android devices. Adobe has launched a new way to turn your physical documents into PDFs with editable text, and it’s completely free. The company has released a new mobile app simply called “Scan” for both...

How Can Banks Keep Customers Loyal in the Open Banking Era?

There’s a revolution happening in banking. Just when we thought the industry couldn’t get any more competitive, the Open Banking Standard is introduced. Set in motion by The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) investigation into the UK banking industry, this...

Shoppers Don’t Mind Sharing Data Over Wi-Fi If They Can Get Offers

Survey shows retailers will reap rewards if they overcome consumers’ concerns about data security and being bombarded with irrelevant or irritating messages. 74% of shoppers are ready to share basic personal data over in-store Wi-Fi if it means they will receive...

Bitcoin Is at Risk of No Longer Being the Biggest Digital Currency

Step aside, bitcoin. There’s another digital token in town that’s winning over the hearts and wallets of cryptocurrency enthusiasts across the globe. The value of either, the digital currency linked to the ethereum blockchain, could surpass that of bitcoin by the...

AWS Slashes Reserved Instances Prices

Price reductions are less common for computer resources than they were in the early days of cloud computing. But AWS customers can still find value in occasional Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) price cuts. In May, AWS reduced prices on a slew...

8 Myths Uncovered about the Role of Social Media in Online Reviews

Thanks to social media and the growing prevalence of rating sites such as Yelp, TripAdvisor, FourSquare, and the like, consumers are gaining greater access to useful reviews that extend beyond the almighty word-of-mouth recommendation or condemnation. Here, we’re uncovering 8 myths...

Apple and Google’s Smartphone Duopoly Has No End in Sight

In just a decade’s time, the smartphone has become the anchor for millions of people’s daily lives. And in that same time, the entire market for those devices has coalesced around two companies. While the the race among companies that make...