Decentralised cloud computing for Web3’s sustainable future April 1, 2022 Matt Hawkins, founder of Cudo Ventures, talks us through the infrastructure of Web3 cloud computing and its blockchain solutions.
Maersk buys eight zero-carbon tankers as green push gathers steam August 24, 2021 Shipping giant Maersk has today taken its biggest yet step towards “greening” its fleet by buying eight new tankers powered by carbon-neutral methanol. Each of the vessels, which will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, will be able to carry 16,000 containers. When they hit the water in early 2024 they will save 1m tons [...]
European tech laws should tempt the next Silicon Valley to cross the Atlantic April 1, 2022 In the early years of the last century, Louis Brandeis of America’s Supreme Court believed that markets, without regulation, would destroy their most treasured characteristic, competition. It was Justice Brandeis, above all others, whose actions curtailed the oil industry’s “robber barons” and brought about the age of “antitrust”. Today, for the first time since, anti-monopolists [...]
Royal Mail shares soar as investors cheer delivery slot shake-up June 7, 2021 Investors have cheered a move by Royal Mail to compete head-to-head with Amazon by allowing customers to choose timed delivery slots. Shares in London pared early gains but still closed up up 1.4 per cent at 599p after the postal firm revealed plans for a system allowing customers to pay more to send and receive [...]
Pandemic legacy: This is just the beginning for online shopping as sector sees five years of growth in 12 months April 27, 2021 The vast majority of UK consumers who bought online for the first time during the pandemic will continue to buy online, despite the High Street having reopened earlier this month. The pandemic is the main reason for this shift, with 56 per cent of clothes shoppers telling digital marketing agency MullenLowe Profero they bought more [...]
UK’s biggest pub chain Stonegate to promote Spanish football after agreeing deal with LaLiga to show its matches in 100 pubs August 18, 2021 The UK’s biggest pub group, Stonegate, has struck a deal with Spanish football league LaLiga to show and promote its matches. Stonegate will showcase the LaLigaTV channel, which broadcasts all live games and recently announced Gary Lineker as a presenter, in almost 100 key pubs including its London-based Sports Bar and Grill chain. The move [...]
Protesters gather outside Brazilian embassy in London amid Amazon wildfires August 23, 2019 Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Brazilian Embassy in London today, voicing their anger against President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of wildfires that have engulfed the Amazon rainforest. Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion led the protests in the capital, along with other major cities across the globe, joining the chorus of condemnation that world leaders, including [...]
Top Morrisons investor says CD&R should up its bid to £6.5bn June 30, 2021 A top Morrisons shareholder said that New York bidder Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) must pay “a fair price” for the supermarket. One of Morrison’s top 10 investors J O Hambro has said that any potential bidder for the supermarket should raise its offer to £6.5bn if it wants the takeover to succeed. Shares in [...]
The CMA’s showdown with Facebook over Giphy foreshadows a crackdown December 3, 2021 You probably don’t think of GIFs and think of showdowns with tech giants. Mostly, these short clips decorate people’s texts and social media profiles. Now, they are at the forefront of regulators’ efforts to rein in big tech. On Tuesday, the UK’s competition regulator – the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) – told Facebook (now [...]
Food sector boss warns of permanent shortages in restaurants and shops September 10, 2021 Shoppers in the UK should expect permanent shortages of products now, according to a food and drink industry leader. The food and drink sector was short of around half a million workers, CEO of the Food & Drink Federation, Ian Wright, told the Institute for Government’s panel on supply chain disruption. The nation would not [...]