How the National Trust is using data to attract a new kind of customer
Undergoing a three-year 'system simplification' to rationalise its estate and get to grips with customers' tendencies
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Lastminute.com founder on women in tech, digital gov and entrepreneur success
Baroness Martha Lane Fox on women in tech, digital government and entrepreneurial success
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Amazon to begin testing drones for superfast deliveries
The firm plans to have a fleet of drones that could deliver packages weighing 5 lbs and under, within half an hour's time
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Uber in “sharing economy” standoff with UK government
Airbnb, Blablacar and Love Home Swap are just some of the companies that signed up to be part of the initial cohort of trade body
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Pizza Hut orders big data to optimise its menu
UK restaurant chain getting a pizza the big data action
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Driverless Audi to travel from Silicon Valley to New York
The UK's allocated £100m for driverless technology needs to be put to good use to beat the US to the finish line
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TfL says technology for smartphone payments is gathering speed
Revealed today that Transport For London is the fastest growing contactless payment merchant in Europe
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Ed Vaizey refuses to address recommendations made in UK sharing economy report
Love Home Swap CEO Debbie Wosskow submitted 30 sharing economy proposals to the UK government earlier this year
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JustPark breaks UK technology crowdfunding record by raising £3.7m
While JustPark is still open to receiving expressions of interest, the campaign is officially closed to investment due to EU laws
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FirstV1sion woos sports fans through crowdfunding for wearable
The technology the money is being raised for “immerses fans into a sports game through the player’s point of view”
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Uber and Lyft business model faces challenge over driver status
US judges say status of the companies' drivers will need to be decided by juries. Ramifications may be global
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London Underground trials mobile navigation technology for the blind
App gives audible directions to the user
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Airbnb aims to drive insights across the business with Airpal big data app
Airbnb is known for its home rental services, but check out its tool for opening data warehouses
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MWC: Israeli startup Waze reveals what life is like under the Google umbrella
Google reportedly purchased the urban navigation app for close to £1 billion in 2013
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MWC: Ford looks to solve traffic jams with connected electric bikes
The auto company unveiled two prototype ebikes at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
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MWC: IBM brings out enterprise banking, retail and airline iOS apps
Big Blue's partnership with Apple bears fruit
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MWC: Airbnb exec confident room-listing platform could raise a billion dollars
The San Francisco firm is rumoured to be on the verge of a large funding round.
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£6m in railway digital challenge launched by Innovate UK
Rail Technical Strategy puts data at heart of 30-year vision
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Hailo CTO calls for UK business to back the nation's startups
British businesses need to get behind tech entrepreneurs says Uber rivals
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Uber hopes to attract customers worldwide through Starwood Hotels partnership
The taxi company is optimistic that points-hungry Starwood customers will support the initiative
