Friday, September 30, 2016

Ending with a bang, not a whimper

As we have predicted for some time, central bankers are doubling down on the madness that has failed to achieve economic lift-off. It is no surprise to us that easy money has not stimulated growth. There was never any reason why it should. It reminds us of trying to force hay into the wrong end of an elephant.

Sweet Christmas! Meet Luke Cage, Netflix's latest Marvel hero










By: Matt Kamen

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Thursday, September 22, 2016

Uber for poop, Zuckersplurge: Podcast 286







The UK's oldest robot is reborn, we chat to Palmer Luckey on his 24th birthday and we 'solve' poop



By: WIRED

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Gamesmap visualises the impact of the UK games industry










By: Matt Kamen

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Fed time; Groundhog Day

To say that it is time for the Federal Reserve's Open Markets Committee (FOMC) to raise interest rates later today would be almost meaningless at this point. When the Fed finally pulled the trigger last December, we thought it may put the end to all this speculation.

Clash Royale dethrones Pokémon Go as top-grossing iOS app










By: Matt Kamen

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Friday, September 16, 2016

Self-driving Ubers, Amazon Echo hype: Podcast 285







We take a ride in Ford's self-driving car and try and work out why everyone's so excited about the Amazon Echo



By: WIRED

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