‘Twelve things you need to know about driverless cars’ — The Observer
From forecourt to scrapyard, a new car in the UK lasts an average of 13.9 years, which is why if you got one today, it might very well be the last car you buy.
Tag: Technology
Why Most of London’s Tech Community Believe Brexit Will Be a Disaster — TechCrunch
A decision over the U.K.’s future membership in the European Union is now just days away, with latest polls indicating a race to the wire.Among the most fearful of a potential Brexit is big business
Do Adjust Your Set: Netflix has built 50m TV channels. For founder Reed Hastings, that’s just the start — WIRED
In a production office a few metres from the designer boutiques and tourists on the Rue Royale in Paris, Pascal Breton, a veteran French TV-drama producer, shifts restlessly in his chair as he describes his
The sharing economy: a whole new way of living — The Observer
From accommodation to cars, the internet is turning us from consumers into providers and challenging established business models.
Could AppNexus’s digital ads be the unlikely saviour of newspapers? — The Guardian
The advertising technology company hopes digital ads will continue to fund great journalism By James Silver, The Guardian, Sunday 16 June 2013 18.08 BST
Brian O’Kelley is an unlikely saviour of newspapers.
As P2P Lodging Start-Ups Surge, a Backlash Stirs — Informilo
Submitted by James Silver on June 6, 2013
The fast-growing P2P lodging marketplace is clearly eating into the business of hotels and, according to some arguments, is even starting to impact property values.
After the Tech Incubator Bubble — WIRED
30th May 2012.
By James Silver
Back in February 2009, Kristian Hiiemaa, then 29, bootstrapped Erply, a business-software startup, with three other developers in Tallinn, Estonia.
Classroom Disruptor: the proprietary tablet PC that’s changing Russian schools — WIRED
By James Silver.
24th February 2012.
School number 1409 lies about ten kilometres north of Moscow city centre, in an exclusive enclave of gated communities.
How Genevieve Bell gathers intel for Intel — WIRED
AUTOPIA
05 JULY 11
by JAMES SILVER
Genevieve Bell (above) is an anthropologist whose people-watching informs next-generation computer chips.
Silicon comes to Stratford: Developing London’s ‘Tech City’ — WIRED
SILICON ROUNDABOUT
07 JANUARY 11
by JAMES SILVER
David Cameron wants to boost London’s startups by building a “Tech City” on the Olympic site.