Fight Uber with Lambo: Cancún drivers battle taxi app with exotic car service

Drivers in Mexican resort city hope fleet of a ‘super-luxury’ vehicles on demand will help lure high-rolling tourists away from competition after series of protests

The OFM 50: what we love about the world of food in 2016

From Heston Blumenthal’s sweet shop to the policeman turned pie-maker, here (in no particular order) are 50 of Observer Food Monthly’s favourite things

Digital and Connected Car Technologies: Jaguar launches new Android watch

At the Wearable Technology Show 2016, Jaguar Land Rover has announced the expansion of its wearable technology solutions with the introduction of its remote functions app to Android Wear watch. The new Android Wear app introduces a suite of connected features, including the ability to activate climate control settings by remotely starting the engine, keeping … Read more

The future is about building immersive VR experiences. Consumers crave visually enticing stories

Virtual and Augmented. Our future is a Huge Home Theatre Experience Over the last years, the gaming industry has shown a handful of experiments created for Virtual Reality (VR). At the Game Developers Conference 2016 in San Francisco, game development’s biggest gathering of the year, VR and augmented reality clearly dominated the showcase. The world now … Read more

Is it time to give up leather?

Cows have long been farmed to fuel the fast food market. Now, by turning leather into a seasonal fashion, they are becoming part of fast fashion. Soon we will have to kill 430m every year. Lucy Siegle gets to grips with life without leather (well almost)

Jean Boulle’s gem quality natural diamond finish launched at the Geneva Motor Show 2016

At the Geneva Motor Show, The Jean Boulle Luxury Group announced the launch of its patent-pending, proprietary diamond compound used for luxury finishes. The Group confirmed the delivery of the first multi-million dollar vehicle with the Boulle Luxury Group’s natural gem diamond finish. The new compound enables high-end producers to offer luxury automobiles, aircraft and … Read more