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Bitcoin Hits a Fresh Record High, Value Has Risen Over $15 Billion in One Week Alone

Bitcoin hit a fresh record high on Monday of $4,251.02. More than $15 billion has been added to Bitcoin’s market capitalization in the last week. Strong demand from Japan, geopolitical tensions, and rising institutional investor interest is driving the price of Bitcoin...

Waymo is Designing Collapsible Cars That Crash Into Pedestrians Gently

Waymo has taken Newton’s third law—every action has an equal and opposite reaction—to heart. A patent awarded to the self-driving-car company on Aug. 8, reported by Silicon Beat, proposes a new car shell design that “softens” before a crash to cushion...

Salesforce Integrates AI-Powered Image Recognition for Twitter

Eleven months ago the tech world was abuzz with rumours flying that Salesforce might buy Twitter. Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff had called the still struggling social media company an “unpolished jewel,” a “great brand” and the proposition of acquiring it “a once in a...

Ten Tech News Stories You Should Know About

Here is what has been happening in the world of tech over the weekend.     1. Disney is flying solo just so they wouldn’t get eaten by Netflix. They have decided to launch their own streaming service independently. 2. techUK is going to...

Improving the Customer Experience with the Internet of Things

From paying for our daily commute with a flick of the wrist, ordering groceries via voice commands or remotely turning on the central heating, the Internet of Things is successfully transforming, modernising and improving everyday life. It is already present in...

Why Is Artificial Intelligence So Valuable in Service Management CX?

Artificial Intelligence has long been talked about as ‘game changer’, however, unlike some tech ‘hot topics’ the hype around AI is rapidly being backed up with credible and highly valuable applications; significantly, the service management sector, where attention has traditionally...

Lower Life Expectancy Boosts Legal & General Profit

LONDON (Reuters) – A drop in life expectancy has enabled Legal & General (LGEN.L) to release reserves against mortality risk, it said on Wednesday, driving first-half profits up by an above-forecast 27 percent. The insurer and asset manager’s shares fell over...

Buoyant Bitcoin Stirs Crypto-bubble Fears

LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin and other “cryptocurrencies” are big money, virtually as big as Goldman Sachs and Royal Bank of Scotland combined. The price of a single bitcoin hit an all-time high of above $3,500 this week, dragging up the value...

Glassdoor’s 20 Best Companies for Work/Life Balance in the UK

LONDON – Glassdoor, the anonymous employee review and recruitment site, has released its annual ranking of the companies for work/life balance in Britain. Glassdoor calculated a work/life balance rating for each company based on anonymous reviews from employees, with each company needing...

Ten Tech News Stories You Should Know About

Here is what has been happening in the world of tech.   1. Andy Rubin’s tech startup, Essential, has received a strong ally. Amazon is ready to back them up and work together in the future.       2. iPhone 8 virtual home button...