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Apple’s new iOS 10 rich in new features

  Relaxnews Apple release iOS 10, the latest version of its mobile operating system. The software update for users of the firm’s current compatible devices lands a few days ahead of the official release of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. This latest update is one of the richest in new features in the history of iOS. Notable additions include ...

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Fintech venture targets Hedge funds with big-data research

  Bloomberg A Japanese startup is entering the equity-research business in a bid to challenge the dominance of securities firms by using computers to crunch vast troves of information and predict companies’ earnings. Nowcast Inc., a financial-technology venture formed last year out of the University of Tokyo, will begin providing automated earnings estimates of consumer goods makers as soon as ...

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When tourism takes its toll

  DPA The lanes, squares and bridges of Venice are crammed with people — the Italian city’s hotels play host to 10 million people each year, and that’s not including the 14 million day-trippers. But Venice itself only has a population of 260,000 people. Tourists come to experience the beautiful cobble-stoned streets, the waterways plied by gondolas, the romantic light. ...

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