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The Week That Was: Consumer Technology (08/03/19)

Time travel with Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking’s final lasting legacy may soon be open to the public, as London’s Science Museum is due to launch a project which will use virtual reality to showcase the feeling of falling into a blackhole. Hawking recorded hours of commentary to…

The Week That Was: FMCG and Retail (08/03/19)

Greggs vegan sausage roll boosts sales Greggs this week announced that it had finally hit £1bn for the first time in product sales. The bakery chain also announced that 2019 sales have spiked by almost 10% already, thanks to the fanfare…

The Week That Was: Games (01/03/19)

THQ Nordic Oh dear. THQ Nordic opted to rocket-launch off multiple appendages this week, by hosting an AMA on notorious community website 8chan – a site which has been banned from Google for grossly inappropriate content. PR and Marketing Director Phillip Brock issued a Twitter statement following industry…

The Week That Was: Health and Wellbeing (01/03/19)

From high-protein loaves to slices with added vitamins and sprouted seeds: Is ‘healthy’ bread all it’s cut out to be? Sales of unusual breads which claim to offer extra health benefits are on the rise, and supermarket shelves are groaning with breads that promise to boost well-being.

The Week That Was: Consumer Tech (01/03/19)

Pet wearables take over MWC This years’ Mobile World Congress manufacturers took the opportunity to show off the latest devices to connect pets wirelessly to their owners’ phones. Among them were location trackers, health sensors and a self-cleaning litter tray that can text the owner…

The Week That Was: Social (01/03/19)

BBC and ITV take on Netflix ITV invested £65 billion in their joint venture with the BBC, Britflix, which has previously launched as Britbox in North America. The platform offers key British entertainment and aims to battle Netflix and Amazon Prime. Facebook is pitching…

The Week that Was: Games (22/02/19)

Reggie Fils-Aimé retiring from Nintendo After 15 years as President of Nintendo America, Reggie Fils-Aimé is retiring to ‘level up’ with his family and is to be succeeded by…Bowser?! No, not the spiky-ass Koopa, but Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Doug Bowser. Reggie’s departure…

The Week That Was: Health and Wellbeing (22/02/19)

Yoga can ease pressure on health service, says Prince Charles The Prince of Wales has said yoga could help save “precious and expensive” NHS resources because of its effectiveness as a tool for “health and healing”. A daily handful of nuts slashes heart attack…

The Week That Was: Entertainment (22/02/19)

Odeon Cinema has celebrates women in film with OSC-HERS Lady Gaga and Olivia Colman have been given the Oscars treatment, as the Hollywood stars were turned into personal versions of the gold statuettes ahead of the Academy Awards at the end of the month. Following…

The Week That Was: Social (22/02/19)

I spy fake news Twitter has rolled out a new tool in Europe to allow users to identify if they are being targeted by ads paid for by political campaigns ahead of upcoming elections. AI technology lets users find their perfect pup…

The Week That Was: Health and Wellbeing (15/02/19)

Sleep deprivation increases our sensitivity to pain, study finds Sleep deprivation can change the circuitry in the brain in ways that amplify pain, a new study from the University of California has found. For instance, people who develop chronic pain often lose the ability to…

The Week That Was: Consumer Technology (15/02/19)

Draw me like one of your robot girls The world’s first humanoid robot portrait artist has been created and is able to draw and paint from sight. Ai-Da is the brainchild of art impresario Aidan Mellar and uses a camera to ‘see’ her objects, responding…

The Week That Was: Social (15/02/19)

Should social networks be held responsible for child self-harm? A mother who lost her daughter to suicide in 2013 is at the forefront of a campaign with the NSPCC to hold social networks accountable for failing to keep children safe on their networks. Thousands…

The Week That Was: Games (08/02/19)

Fortnite’s virtual concert While this isn’t the first instance of a virtual concert (Minecraft, PS Home, and Second Life all gave it a go) – Fortnite’s Marshmello concert was a record breaking achievement and reaffirmed Fortnite’s prominence within the games industry. 10 million concurrent players gathered in…

The Week That Was: Consumer Technology (08/02/19)

The rise of the Gogglebots Researchers at Edge Hill University in Lancashire have developed a robot that spots the signs of dementia, using TV soap Emmerdale to recognise symptoms. ‘Why Emmerdale?’ you may ask, the soap has been praised by the Alzheimer’s Society for its…

The Week That Was: Health & Wellbeing (08/02/19)

Instagram should ban celebrity ads for diet products, says NHS director Social media firms should impose bans on “irresponsible and unsafe” celebrity-endorsed adverts for weight loss aids, says the medical director for NHS England. Professor Stephen Powis argues that platforms like Instagram have a responsibility when it…

The Week That Was: Entertainment & TV (08/02/18)

Game of Thrones prequel confirmed to shoot THIS SUMMER! It’s now only two months until the highly anticipated final season of Game Of Thrones and whilst all fans will find it tough to wave goodbye to Westeros, you can relax, as it is confirmed that the prequel…

The Week That Was: Social Media (08/02/19)

Over ¼ of Brits believe Facebook will launch a banking product A recent study showed that over one quarter of Brits believe that Facebook will launch a banking product by 2023. This comes alongside service expansion from Amazon, who launched a physical grocery store in…

The Week That Was: Games (01/02/19)

Kingdom Hearts III and the downloadable ending Kingdom Hearts III’s ending is locked away until you, the keyblade wielder, completes the game. To avoid piracy ahead of launch, with fears of further leaks after previous scares, Square Enix ensured that only those with the legitimate…