Multinational financial services company Mastercard have announced that this autumn they will test a new smartphone app that uses facial recognition software to help customers verify online purchases. The app asks customers to hold up their phone as if taking a selfie, align their face within a circle on the screen and blink once to…
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Always keen to cement their reputation for being at the vanguard of technology and innovation, Amazon have this week launched their ‘Prime Now’ service which offers one-hour delivery for Prime members in parts of Central London. To take advantage of the speedy delivery, customers must be Amazon Prime members, place an order totalling at least…
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Soaring Demand and Prices for Retro Tech Technological innovation today can often seem like a never ending conveyor belt that spits out new products and models on a near-daily basis and quickly leaves older items obsolete and by no means desirable. In that context, many people who follow the technological trends and want to always…
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Figures released this week have revealed that the main measure of UK inflation, known as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), turned negative in April for the first time since the measure has been in existence. The CPI reached a figure of – 0.1%, which represents the first time that a negative figure has been recorded…
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This week supermarket giants Sainsbury’s announced their first full-year loss for ten years in figures referring to the year up to 14th March 2015. It is believed that the company’s results in the 12 months in question were hit by a number of one-off costs, including a drastic reduction of the property values of a…
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Businesses and organisations within the Square Mile in London, no matter what their particular sector, understand the importance of achieving the utmost levels of productivity in order to also boost turnover and profit. It is for that reason that those companies search for as many ways as possible to enhance their efficiency in order to…
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