China objects to Nvidia’s £30bn takeover of UK chip maker Arm

China objects to £30bn Arm takeover deal: Beijing’s state newspaper claims UK tech firm could be ‘politicised as a technology weapon’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 16 September 2020 China has emerged as a potential opponent to the American takeover of British chip … Read more

Microsoft backs Fortnight maker Epic Games in row with Apple

Fornite maker Epic Games has the support of Microsoft’s Xbox division in its legal spat with Apple over the removal of its developer licence.  Epic took Apple to court after the tech-giant removed Fortnite from the App Store due to the developer adding a new in-game payment option that broke the store guidelines – with … Read more

Video game maker Codemaster records strong start to the year

Popularity of F1 2020 simulation helps video game maker Codemasters record strong start to the year Two new games, Project Cars 3 and Dirt 5, are set to be launched this year The firm’s revenues rose by 6.8 per cent to £76m in the 12 months to March 31  Codemasters also made the Brian Lara … Read more

Huawei overtakes Samsung as the world’s top handset maker

Chinese technology company Huawei has become the world’s biggest smartphone seller, displacing Samsung from the top spot in the process. Huawei shipped 55.8 million devices in the second quarter of 2020, trumping Samsung’s 53.7 million, according to data from research firm Canalys.    The period running from April to June this year marks the first quarter in … Read more

My lightbulb moment: Popcorn maker Jackie Sopher, reveals the inspiration behind her business 

My lightbulb moment: Popcorn maker Jackie Sopher, reveals the inspiration behind her business Jackie Sopher, 58, who lives in Watford, founded Joe & Seph’s Gourmet Popcorn She said the business was inspired by the flavoured popcorn sold in the U.S. Mother-of-three said they now have more than 50 flavours of gourmet popcorn By Florence Scordoulis For The Daily … Read more

Vacuum maker Dyson cutting 600 jobs in UK

Dyson cutting 600 jobs in UK as vacuum maker grapples with impact of coronavirus By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:15 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 22:41 BST, 23 July 2020 Dyson is to axe 600 jobs in the UK as the vacuum maker grapples with the impact of coronavirus.  The Wiltshire-based … Read more

Danish ice cream maker drops ‘pejorative’ ‘Eskimo’ lolly name

Danish ice cream maker drops ‘Eskimo’ lolly name after Greenland politician said ‘pejorative’ term was offensive to Arctic people Hansens Is said on Wednesday it decided to choose a more suitable name  The term Eskimo is used to refer to indigenous people from all over the Arctic  It has been criticised as a ‘pejorative’ and offensive … Read more

Danish ice cream maker drops ‘Eskimo’ lolly name

Danish ice cream maker drops ‘Eskimo’ lolly name after Greenland politician said ‘pejorative’ term was offensive to Arctic people Hansens Is said on Wednesday it decided to choose a more suitable name  The term Eskimo is used to refer to indigenous people from all over the Arctic  It has been criticised as a ‘pejorative’ and offensive … Read more

Elon Musk’s Tesla overtakes Toyota as most valuable car maker

Tesla Inc eclipsed Toyota to become the world’s most valuable automaker on Wednesday as it stock value soared to record highs. Shares of the Elon Musk-owned company climbed five percent in early morning trade to a record of $1,133, boosting the company’s market cap to $209.47 billion – $6 billion more than Toyota. The shares’ … Read more

Far-Right bomb maker, 25, caught with explosives ‘is faking illness’

Far-Right bomb maker, 25, caught with explosives and bomb-making manual in his bedsit ‘is faking illness to dodge a heavier sentence’ Filip Bednarczyk, 25, has admitted hoarding chemicals used to make bombs Counter-terror police raided home in Luton last December and arrested him He is now faking health complaints to reduce his jail term, claim … Read more