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Simon Firth

UK must do more to encourage start-up angels

George Osborne envisages a "Britain carried aloft by the march of the maker." And to that end he's shrunk corporation tax, raised research and development tax credits, cut red tape for small businesses, thrown start-up investors an income tax break and offered entrepreneurs relief on capital gains of up to £10 million.

25 March 2011 11:31 AM

Seismic shifts that hi-tech needed

Earthquakes, even metaphorical ones, often come in waves. We experienced a major set of the latter here in Silicon Valley recently when three tech giants, Apple, Google and Hewlett-Packard, announced big shake-ups in their leadership.

31 January 2011 11:51 AM

The new corporate must-have: the social media manager

Over the past couple of years, an entirely new kind of executive has begun to appear in the upper echelons of US corporations: the social media strategist. Some 200 major US businesses now employ such a person.

17 January 2011 12:13 PM

Can London’s Tech City really rival the Silicon Valley?

Back in June, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured Silicon Valley hoping to learn how this small part of California manages to keep turning tiny businesses into massive companies that bestride the globe. A couple of weeks ago, Britain's Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt did much the same thing.

15 November 2010 11:38 AM

From business to politics, Silicon Valley's women are rising to the top

As of last week, two of Silicon Valley's most prominent former chief executives are serious contenders for the two most powerful jobs in Californian politics.

17 June 2010 11:47 AM

Web, mobiles and mags step up electronic ads onslaught

For some time now, websites have had the ability to track your surfing habits, to determine which advertisement they should show you. But technology-enhanced advertising is suddenly about to get a lot more personal.

19 April 2010 11:28 AM

Blippy website will force even more of our details into public

Here's a brand-new US start-up that, depending on your perspective, has either come up with the most ridiculous idea ever for an internet service or points to how we'll all soon be expected to live online. Of course, it could be both.

01 March 2010 11:54 AM

Why an app that tells you where I am is where it’s at

In the consumer technology business, timing is everything. To succeed, you need more than a great idea well implemented. Your target market also has to be ready to buy into whatever it is you're trying to sell.

08 January 2010 01:23 PM

Online craze: free games such as Farmville are infectiously fun. If only a minority pay for extras, it can still be profitable

‘I want that cow!’ — the rise and rise of virtual gaming

Ask most people if they would like to hand over a bundle of cash in return for something that does not actually exist and you are unlikely to get many takers. But that's what more and more of us are doing every day.

23 November 2009 08:28 AM

Jobs for the boys: Steve Jobs, with Apple’s Macbook Air, is gaining in popularity

Google is looking rocky while Apple enjoys a second wind

There was a subtle but significant shift in the Silicon Valley universe just the other week. On 12 October, Arthur D Levinson — chairman of Genentech — resigned from Google's board.

26 October 2009 07:08 AM