EU regulators draw up ‘hit list’ of tech giants to share data with smaller rivals October 12, 2020 European Union regulators have reportedly drawn up a “hit list” of around 20 tech giants, potentially including Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google, to reduce their market power. The internet platforms will be hit with tougher regulations than their smaller rivals under the new rules. They will be forced to share data with competitors and be [...]
Hitting the note or off pitch? Quick fix for music streaming won’t help us December 3, 2021 Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art, or so said Claude Debussy in his approach to composition. For Labour MP, Kevin Brennan, a love of music and rules for art is at the heart of his fight against streaming companies, which he claims don’t pay artists fairly. His private member’s [...]
Decentralised open source protocols = freedom January 8, 2023 Dr Kacher explains how Web3 enables decentralised DAOs which offer open source protocols that are funded by DAOs and NFTs.
European bank giants plot payment network to rival Visa and Mastercard February 24, 2021 Members of the European Payments Initiative (EPI), a project launched with the help of 22 banks, said today that a pan-European payment network can be in place by 2025, making the continent “master of its own destiny.” The 22 banks, which include names such as Deutsche Bank, UniCredit and ING, are shareholders in the EPI [...]
Royal Mail hikes profit forecasts as it delivers letter boost March 10, 2021 Royal Mail today lifted its profit forecasts after it delivered better-than-expected letter volumes and revenue since the start of the year. The postal company delivered a record number of parcels in the run-up to Christmas as the pandemic fuelled an online shopping boom, though letter volumes fell. But in a trading update this morning the [...]
The City View: Hong Kong activist Nathan Law January 17, 2021 In this latest edition of The City View podcast, Andy Silvester speaks to exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law. The youngest legislator ever elected in Asia and one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people on the planet, Law has been a thorn in the side of Beijing ever since he emerged as a leader [...]
Pop quiz: How much do you really know about German wine? March 5, 2021 At this time of the year my palate changes and I start craving more refreshing styles of wine. I always end up rediscovering German wines – like an album you played to death and haven’t heard since last summer. I love reconnecting with these wines. German wines have a bad reputation in the UK. I’ve [...]
Video game maker Tinybuild debuts in record £340m Aim listing March 9, 2021 Video game maker Tinybuild has become the largest ever US company to list on Aim after its shares debuted on London’s junior index this morning. The Seattle-based company, which owns a portfolio of more than 40 PC game titles, secured a market capitalisation of £340m following its float this morning. This marks the largest ever [...]
UK targets Netflix and Channel 4 with new streaming rules June 23, 2021 The government is plotting an overhaul of the UK broadcasting landscape in a move that could place tightened regulations on US streaming giants such as Netflix. Ministers will carry out a review of rules for video on-demand platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney Plus in an effort to protect viewers and boost public [...]
Apple recalls 15in Macbook Pro over battery fire risk June 21, 2019 Apple has announced a recall of some of its 15-inch Macbook Pro laptops over a battery fire risk. Read more: Amazon overtakes Apple and Google as worlds most valuable brand The company said that a limited number of its old generation Pro series, sold between September 2015 and February 2017, contained batteries that “may overheat [...]