To much fanfare, Apple has just released the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR. However a matter of hours before the launch, Apple’s own website seemingly leaked key features of the new products including their names, colour and storage size (a key feature of the new products). A City Law Firm looks at what steps big tech companies like Apple would have had in place to keep their new products and designs secret, what you can do to protect your business and products in a similar way and what you may be able to do if things go wrong.

SageGlass®, pioneer of the world’s smartest electrochromic glass, announces that SageGlass dynamic glass is now able to integrate with Amazon Echo to provide occupants with a more user-friendly experience while helping to streamline operational efficiencies. Building occupants can now control the dynamic glass tint via simple voice commands to optimise daylight and outdoor views while preventing heat gain and glare. This offering is expected to be integrated into larger building management systems so building owners and facilities managers can manage SageGlass along with other voice-enabled

Founded in 2014, DoseSystem ApS is a company dedicated to changing the healthcare industry for the better. In August, DoseSystem was named in TMT Magazine’s 2018 Global Excellence Awards with the title of ‘Most Outstanding Medication Technology Firm’ in Denmark. On the back of this deserved achievement, we spoke with Jesper K. Thomsen, the Founder of DoseSystem, to find out how the firm has built a reputation as an innovator and problem-solver.

At the beginning of 2017, the UK had more social media users than any other year. Over 58% of the UK’s population were active social media users, equating to over 39 million people across all social media platforms.

The influence of AI in marketing generally involves data automation and understanding analytics. The tech uses algorithms to predict trends that make it easier for humans to make creative decisions.

Lithium Technologies, the leading platform for enabling brands to support, serve and engage customers across digital channels, has announced the launch of Lithium Messaging. For brands who use the Lithium platform, they can now centrally manage digital customer service across social channels, online communities and - with the launch of Messaging – web chat and mobile apps. For consumers, they get fast and secure customer service in their channel of choice.

These days, it’s not just banks, insurers and financial institutions that are concerned about identity theft. In the last five or so years, the issue has spread to a wide range of sectors with the telecommunications industry now heavily targeted.

These initiatives have been wide reaching. Among others, they have included £645 million to ensure superfast broadband services are readily available to 98 percent of the UK population (still a work in progress) as well as 100 percent business rate tax relief for operators installing new fibre in their infrastructures.

Today’s business world is increasingly complex and fast paced and an organisations ability to adapt in this competitive environment is crucial. The relationship between a business and its workforce has changed dramatically in recent years as todays employees place greater emphasis on work/life balance and wellbeing. A recent survey conducted by Randstad notes that 81 percent of those surveyed recognised that working flexibly increased their commitment and overall productivity.