Futurologist Alvin Toffler predicted everything from the rise of the Internet to the decline of the nuclear family, but he wasn’t always right
Hajj pilgrims to be given e-bracelets
Pilgrims travelling to Mecca next month will be given electronic bracelets as part of a safety crackdown ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Five retail-based startups head for 2016 Jlab incubator
Five of the 23 startups that pitched for a place on John Lewis’s 2016 startup programme will be spending the summer in the retailer’s Jlab accelerator
New delay for NHS 24 computer system roll out
A crisis-hit computer project for the NHS 24 telephone helpline will not be fully rolled out across Scotland until the end of next year – four years later than originally planned.
Brexit: Cloud community mulls over implications for data protection regulation reform
TechUK fears Brexit could see the UK lose its power to influence cloud regulations, while others say it could free the market from having to toe the EU line so closely
UK top for mobile broadband speed, says Akamai
Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report says the average mobile broadband user in the UK can expect to get a service speed close to 30Mbps
Oculus chief latest social media hack victim
Oculus chief executive Brendan Iribe is the latest in a string of tech bosses who have had their social media accounts hacked.
Driverless cars take to streets of virtual Coventry
Driverless, automated cars are being tested in a new simulator at the University of Warwick.
Lloyds Banking Group wields axe to IT staff
Lloyds Banking Group announces it is cutting IT jobs as part of a cost-cutting plan, which also sees 23 branches close
Symantec security software had 'critical' flaws
Computer security company Symantec patches eight security holes discovered in its own security software.