Month: February 2020
Justice Department’s Google inquiry loses top antitrust official
The Justice Department’s head of antitrust, Makan Delrahim, has recused himself from the department’s investigation into Google over a conflict of interest, The New York Times is reporting. The conflict of interest reportedly stems from Delrahim’s previous work as a lawyer, when in 2007 he was contracted to lobby on…
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Robotic Process Automation to transform legal sector
The increased pressure faced by law firms to provide their services quicker and at a lower cost for customers means there is a significant demand to adapt the way they work, and even become more efficient. As one of the longest established professions, the legal sector has previously been resistant…
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Xiaomi spin-off Poco returns with the 120Hz X2 for $225
Xiaomi spin-off brand Poco has launched its second phone, the Poco X2. It’s another attempt from the company to produce a high-performance, low-cost phone for the extremely competitive Indian market. Back in the summer of 2018, Xiaomi launched a new brand called Poco with the aim of providing flagship-level specs…
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Azimo, the money transfer service, secures €20M debt finance from the European Investment Bank
Azimo, the money transfer service that is HQ’d in London but has the majority of its staff based in based in Poland, has secured €20 million in debt from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the European Union. The financing is supported by the European Fund for…
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Senior Three tech exec Phil Sheppard departs ahead of UK 5G launch
Three has confirmed its director of strategy and architecture Phil Sheppard has left the company. Sheppard joined Three from BT back in 2000 and was present for the operator’s launch of 3G, 4G and 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband. He assumed greater responsibility for Three’s technology strategy following the…
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DBP Donut takes a trip into short form storytelling with “The Ride”
DBP Donut, the advertising and short-form entertainment production company launched by Mark and Jay Duplass (darlings of independent film and TV) and their partners Charlie Leahy and Nigel Lopez-McBean, unveiled their new short-form production “The Ride” last week at the Sundance Film Festival. It’s the latest foray into the micro-narrative…
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