@BWBytes

Bates Wells Braithwaite is a commercial law firm. BWBytes provides news and views from our technology sector team.

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The rise and rise of crypto currencies continues: Arsenal becomes first major football club to sign deal promoting CashBet Coin H/T @BBCTech bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42…

Arsenal signs crypto-currency deal with gaming firm CashBet

The London club has become the first major football team to promote a virtual currency.

bbc.co.uk
Intriguing news for all podcast fans - @business reports that @Spotify will diversify by launching a new platform for news and political coverage: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Spotify Has New Plan to Take on Radio and Reinvent Podcasts

Spotify, the world’s largest paid music service, will begin offering news and political coverage to lure listeners away from radio and podcasts from rival Apple Inc.

bloomberg.com
Thoughtful piece (£) by @FT on how energy harvesting can help power billions of items that belong to the Internet of Things (IoT) ft.com/content/f2b4de5a-d8ee…

IoT drives progress towards low-power technology

Wake-up receivers, energy-harvesting offer electricity for billions of ‘smart’ things

ft.com
A dispute worth watching closely: Google plans to prevent Amazon Fire TV from accessing YouTube - via @BBCTech bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42…

Google Amazon row leads to restricted YouTube access

Google plans to stop Amazon's Fire TV devices being able to use YouTube from the start of 2018.

bbc.co.uk
Revealing profile of Snapchat chief Evan Spiegel focusing on the story behind his app's success: theguardian.com/technology/2…

Snapchat boss Evan Spiegel on the app that made him one of the world's youngest billionaires

With Facebook snapping at his heels, the Snap Inc founder needs to offer something more than selfies with a dog’s ears. He explains why his relaunched app could have the answer to fake news and...

theguardian.com
Thoughtful piece by @IGcom on the possible impact of Blockchain for the future of FS xitter.cf/IGcom/status/934036396…
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@IGcom24 Nov 2017
How could #blockchain technology affect trading and the financial services? bddy.me/2mZINvm #cryptocurrency
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A significant Budget for the tech sector: digital firms will now need to pay income tax on sales abroad #Budget2017
Could mobile phone data replace parts of the UK census? According to @BBCTech a new ONS experiment aims to find out: ow.ly/c9Hn30gq1Ul

Mobile phone tracking data 'could replace census questions'

Statisticians experiment with tracking people's movements to find out about their daily commute.

bbc.co.uk
Tech story of the day: Amazon's sales surge - check out this take by @CityAM on the news: ow.ly/hRps30gb3Uu
Concerned about the rise of fake news? Check out this Bloomberg piece on Snapchat's approach to the issue bloom.bg/2yOgsu4
Apax chief on swapping PE for social investment - could #tech4good businesses benefit from this trend? (£) tinyurl.com/ybbymwu4
We are getting ready to host our #tech panel event in partnership with @L_Pbusiness as part of @LDNTechWeek
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We are hosting an panel discussion as part of #LTW about sourcing #investment in London - join us on 15 June ow.ly/S5qs30bZFRu

London Tech Week: Sourcing Investment in London.

Bates Wells Braithwaite, London & Partners, Global Front Room and Tech London Advocates Australia & NZ, invite you to an evening of discussion and advice on sourcing investment in London.  Please...

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Great evening with @BWBytes @Businessshaper & @f6s Games Changer this evening, a new event for video games industry #gamedev #startups 🎮
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Tech companies required to collect bulk data as Investigatory Powers Bill passed #privacy #snooperscharter ft.com/content/40d2ede4-adac…

Snooper’s Charter passes into law — what it means

Surveillance powers include ability to hack into the emails of ordinary citizens

ft.com
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EU Data Protection Supervisor releases guidance on #dataprotection for web-based services and mobile #apps secure.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWE… #privacy
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Google will hire 3000 UK staff in a major boost to #London #tech scene telegraph.co.uk/technology/2… #technology #Google #UK
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