A new form of PoliTechs – data and analytics
Well, it’s begun. Election fever has gripped everyone, and we will be lucky to hear anything else of substance in the next few weeks until 8th June. Then we will hear about it so
I spy some fake news
Since the US Presidential election in November 2016, we have seen the number of ‘fake news’ stories spread like wildfire, fuelled by the speed and ease of the internet. However
Can VR transform the treatment of mental health?
Virtual reality (VR) has certainly been the tech du jour in the gaming industry over the past year. Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear, the list of headsets goes on. 2016 saw the
Where have all the tech girls gone?
On Tuesday morning, I had the pleasure of attending Westminster eForum’s ‘Women in the tech sector’ keynote seminar. Hosted at Glaziers Hall in London Bridge, a very packed r
We need to talk about Twitter
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 11 years, you might be aware of this social media platform called Twitter. It’s only got about 319 million active users (as
It was Alexa, in the Library, with the FitBit
I jest, but the above is topical. Recently, after an inevitable legal back and forth, a defendant in a murder case in Arkansas gave Amazon permission to hand over his Echo’s reco
Droning On
Drones are an ever present part of the news today. Recently it has felt like the majority of articles being written have portrayed these airborne robots as negative tools. When the
Informing and Empowering the Customer
The last five to ten years has seen a lot of change and upheaval in the UK telecoms sector. Change has been welcome on the most part, we have access to fixed and mobile broadband,
Should we fear Artificial Intelligence?
Over the last few years, I’ve had the sinking feeling that I’ve walked into one of the sci-fi films I obsessed over as a child. Stay with me. As with most of our technological
Will the great retail nation retain its crown?
This week’s Internet Retailing Expo 2017 promised to unveil ‘the future of the retail nation.’ Industry activity last year suggests that the UK has in fact surpassed this tit