US Supreme Court rules in favour of Samsung in patent dispute with Apple over iPhone design.
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When the need for new Business Intelligence (BI) software arises, small companies are often tempted to opt for ‘free’ or open source solutions. The decision for many will be based on cost, or rather lack thereof, when comparing other custom options. However, this can often be a false economy as most of the open source BI

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Len McCluskey will step down next April as leader of Unite, but stand immediately for re-election.
Source: BBC

Donald Trump says he wants to cancel the “out-of-control” order with Boeing for presidential planes.
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The government has published a policy paper on aligning the point at which employer and employee National Insurance Contributions (NIC) start to be paid. It has led the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) to highlight that more could be done to help low-income employees by pursuing a different alignment – that of the primary

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Donald Trump has said he wants to scrap plans for a new Air Force One – labelling the project as “ridiculous”.
Source: Sky Business News

With 2017 quickly approaching, in offices up and down the UK you can already hear the resolutions starting to be made, and the cliché of new year, new you starting to take shape. These New Year resolutions seem to start well and with good intentions but almost inevitably fade away come February. But when it

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There is a wealth of new technology out there designed to make us more productive. From mobile apps, to improved WiFi on the go, we are constantly seeing the development of new technologies, which aim to help us be more efficient and to work from anywhere, at any time. But with this comes an increasing

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The rise of the subscription economy has caused a shift in traditional business models. Four in five people now have at least one subscription service, but there are still many small businesses that are not aware of the subscription economy… and why they should care? A subscription-based business model allows customers to have a continuous

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Source: HMRC