Author: webeditor
Forrester calls automation “one of the most profound and disruptive forces in human history,” adding that “companies that master automation will dominate their industries.” Rather than replace humans with robots, we’re seeing organisations shift the type and amount of work that... Read more
Author: Joanne Frearson
Business Reporter went to the FUTR M2020 summit to find out how companies are responding to changing customer demand. Brands have long been chasing cutting-edge technologies to meet the evolving demands in customer behaviour and improve efficiencies. But what will... Read more
Author: webeditor
Security standards are still missing in the Internet of Things, and we pay a hefty price “We are racing against the clock as well as sophisticated criminals .” Any innovation that has turned into a mass-market commodity – electricity, long-haul... Read more
Author: webeditor
How SMEs forget to protect themselves from cyber-attacks, and what they need to do “…Destruction […] seemed to be impossible in the rapidly developing West…” The writer Stefan Zweig immortalised the glamour of the belle époque in his book The... Read more
Author: Joanne Frearson
Millennial 20/20 is back for its third year running at The Old Truman Brewery, with over 3,000 brands and 200 speakers such as Scott Allen, CMO of Microsoft, Michael Ward , managing director of Harrods and Susanne Given , chairman... Read more
Author: Joanne Frearson
State-of-the-art technology, the Olympics and taking a risk is pushing one CEO to new heights. Joanne Frearson talks to JB Perrette, CEO of Discovery, on how innovation is taking his firm to the next level. I meet JB Perrette, CEO of... Read more
Author: Keil Hubert
Cyberpunk stories were meant to be warnings; exaggerated projections of disturbing social trends. Business Reporter’s resident U.S. ‘blogger Keil Hubert suggests that they turned out to be a lot more prescient than fantastic. I planned to go see Dennis Villeneuve’s new... Read more
Author: webeditor
The turnover of the UK’s computer games industry has increased by 8% in the past year to over £500 million, new figures show. The growth has been driven by online games, said finance firm Funding Options, adding that the industry... Read more
Author: webeditor
Primary school pupils in Perthshire helped Royal Bank of Scotland launch its first £10 polymer banknote – by sending it to the edge of space. Children from St Stephen’s and Newhill Primary schools in Blairgowrie joined a team of scientists... Read more
Author: webeditor
Sir James Dyson has announced a £2 billion investment into the development of an electric vehicle that is set to be launched in 2020. Half of that investment will go directly towards the vehicle’s creation while the remaining £1 billion... Read more