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Social media titan Facebook will open a new office in London on Monday that is set to be its biggest engineering hub outside America, the company has announced. The investment in the office, near Oxford Street in the heart of the city's West End district, will also lead to the creation of 800 jobs, more than half of which will be in engineering. The company, which opened its first office in the British capital ten years ago, said the new site would allow its local workforce to reach 2,300 by the end of next year, a sign that it "is more committed than ever to the UK". The country "has been a huge part of Facebook's story over the past decade", Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook's vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Asia, told Britain's Press Association. "The UK's flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystem and international reputation for engineering excellence makes it one of the best places in the world to build a tech ...

The season to be jolly is around the corner, and KFC has decided to treat its fans in New Zealand this year, with decorations tailor-made for Christmas. In a video posted on the Twitter account of the fast-food chain's New Zealand branch, there were depicted a number of Christmas tree-worthy decorations in the shape of Colonel Sanders' face, a chicken wing, drumstick, fries and a bucket of fried chicken in a sleek black snack box, in a bid to transform this December 25 into one that's "finger-lickin' good." "We've always thought the Colonel was Santa anyway. KFChristmas is in the air, who's ready to get the tree decorations out? Stay tuned, you might just win a set of KFChristmas decorations for yourself.," the tweet read. Earlier in the month, the fast food giant teamed up with Japanese retailer Village Vanguard to launch the limited-edition bath bomb in Japan, mirror.co.uk reported. Shaped like a chicken drumstick, these...

Interflora, an almost 100-year-old flower delivery service based out of the US and UK , has launched an India-specific online edition for a country that "has the youngest population in the world" that has "a growing appetite for new experiences". The pioneer in floral designing since 1923 launched Interflora.in at an event on Wednesday night here. Currently, Interflora has a presence in major markets such as US, UK, Australia and Europe and select Asian countries. It makes its foray into the Indian market with IGP, one of India's largest gifting companies. Rhys Hughes - President, Interflora, said: "With almost a 100 year-old legacy, Interflora has maintained fine quality and creativity at its foundation. India has the youngest population in the world with a growing appetite for new experiences. "It is one of the most exciting international markets for us, being a sound economy, and its increasing preference for branded flowers."

Despite Tom Cruises' stellar performance and jaw-dropping action sequences, The Mummy was crushed by Patty Jenkins' superhero saga Wonder Woman, which continues to smash records across the world. Wonder Woman held on to the top spot with second-weekend takings of £3.48m, for an 11-day total of £12.84m in the UK Box Office, reports the Guardian. May witnessed aspiring blockbusters take a hit in the second weekends: Alien: Covenant drop 62%, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword fall 69% and Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge decline a gentler 40%. In April, Fast & Furious 8 fell 58% in its second session, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 dropped 54%. Ergo, by summer blockbuster standards, Wonder Woman continues to resist the gravity of failure and charge ahead. Universal, which is still working exploiting the concept of "monster" properties, has made several attempts, most notably with 2004's Van Helsing, which introduced Dracula, Franke...

A battle between national security and privacy is brewing. Governments and secret services are asking encrypted messaging services such as  WhatsApp  to allow them access to users’ data. Most recently, in the wake of the March attack at Westminster, Amber Rudd, the UK home secretary, said it was unacceptable that the government couldn’t read the encrypted messages of suspected terrorists. The main argument behind this request is that access to messages will allow authorities to thwart future terror attacks. On the other hand, there are many ordinary people who use messaging apps for daily communication and this request would be a direct breach of their privacy.But this isn’t the only problem – creating a way for the authorities to read encrypted messages would also make the system vulnerable to cyber attacks from criminals and other hackers, removing what makes it a secure way to communicate in the first place. How does encr...