Serco nets new £870m support services contract in Canada March 17, 2021 Outsourcer Serco has this morning won a £870m contract to provide support services at a military base in Canada. The FTSE 250 firm has been providing non-military maintenance services at the Goose Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador province since 1998. For its initial 10 years, the deal is worth a maximum £400m, with the firm [...]
CMA to examine electric vehicle sector December 2, 2020 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching a market study into electric vehicle charging, following the government’s move to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles to 2030. The study will focus on the supply of chargepoints for plug-in hybrid and all-electric ‘passenger’ electric vehicles, comprising cars and light vans. The move [...]
This year: Channel 4 gears up for a bumpy year as privatisation remains on the cards January 1, 2022 With another year approaching, the debate around Channel 4’s privatisation continues to lurk behind our TV screens.
Space tech investor Seraphim announces plans for London IPO June 11, 2021 A space technology investor has this morning announced its intention to float in London. Seraphim Space Investment Trust will be the world’s first listed space tech fund as interest in the sector ramps up. There has been a race to commercialise spaceflight, with Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Sir Richard Branson all competing with each [...]
Brands’ battle for the eyeballs: watch all the Christmas ads here November 13, 2020 As some of the UK’s biggest brands have rolled out their seasonal ads, it’s starting to feel a lot more festive. The battle for the eyeballs started in earnest this morning as John Lewis launched its annual television advertisement, gaining over one million views within just two hours. However, Aldi’s ad so far tops the [...]
Crypto ETP assets under management surpass $43 billion as interest keeps growing March 8, 2021 CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved from around $47,000 to a $46,500 low amid significant volatility, but soon after recovered.
Twitter shares slide following ‘problematic’ Donald Trump ban January 11, 2021 Twitter’s shares went into reverse this morning following the social media site’s decision to ban US President Donald Trump. The platform permanently suspended the president’s account over the weekend, stating that there was a risk of further incitement of violence following riots at the Capitol last week. “After close review of recent Tweets from the [...]
Owen Wilson Matrix-esque drama Bliss is a dark dose of reality February 4, 2021 In the past decade, Owen Wilson has been more prominent as a sofa salesman than he has as a movie star. Since his early 2010s peak as a mild-mannered comedy lead, he’s popped up in underwhelming sequels (Zoolander 2, Cars 3), and had a supporting role in wholesome hit 2017’s Wonder, but nothing that sticks [...]
Apple employees hit back over return to the office June 7, 2021 Apple employees are pushing back against chief executive Tim Cook’s plans for a widespread return to the office. In a company-wide memo last week Cook said staff must return to the office for three days a week from September, with some teams required to come back in four or five days. But staff have launched [...]
Human governance in the metaverse: Part One April 24, 2023 In part one of his examination of human governance in the metaverse, Dr Chris Kacher looks at 'the network state'.