4.6 Million Italians Consume Pirated Sports Content
For many years, pirating of ‘live’ sports was only possible when people downloaded content after the fact via torrents and similar systems. With the dawn of...
Diversity talk: Not everyone wants to be a ‘pioneer’ and be the ‘first female developer’ or ‘first female VP’
A research study by The National Center for Women & Information Technology showed that “gender diversity has specific benefits in technology settings,” which could explain why tech...
Mixcloud rolls out ‘fan-to-creator’ subscription service
Mixcloud, the audio streaming platform that is popular for long-form content, such as radio shows and DJ sets, has launched a “fan-to-creator” subscription service in a...
“As a Java web tool, Espresso sits between framework and server, just like what Servlet API did”
JAXenter: First of all, could you please tell us a bit more about Espresso? What makes this tool special? Ning Sun: Unlike some new Java web tools,...
Bios raises $4.5M to further develop its ‘neural interface’ and new ways to treat chronic medical conditions
Bios, a neural engineering startup originally based out of Cambridge, U.K. and now with an additional newly opened R&D office in Montreal, Canada, has raised $4.5...
New partners and courses to develop tomorrow’s workforce
At Google, we’re committed to creating more opportunity for everyone. Through our Grow with Google initiative, we’ve trained 7.5 million people in Europe, the Middle East...
The View from 35,000 Feet
The travel I witness is often forced: exodus, the tribulation of exile, flight from violence or famine. I have spent my life documenting the world’s iniquities,...
Alibaba replaces video streaming boss amid anti-corruption probe
A top-level reshuffle is sending shockwaves across one of China’s biggest online video businesses. Yang Weidong has stepped down as the president of Alibaba’s video streaming...
Atomico’s fourth “State of the European Tech” report highlights lots of rosy numbers, but also a discrimination problem
For the fourth year in a year, the global venture firm Atomico has produced a “State of European Tech Report” and the again this year, there’s...
Zopa, the UK P2P lending company, secures bank license
Zopa, the U.K. peer-to-peer lending company that wants to become a bank, has been awarded a bank license by the U.K.’s financial regulators, the Financial Conduct...
