The Metaversal evolution will not be centralised July 28, 2022 Web3 is Metavolutionary Some have questioned whether Web3 offers much in the way of utility. Web3 is the build-out platform for evolutionary economic and governance models. For a Web3 company to succeed, it not only needs a great product, an established userbase, but also an attack-resistant system of governance. While there will be plenty of [...]
Pound wobbles as trade row engulfs start of G7 summit in Cornwall June 10, 2021 After a show of strength over recent months, the pound wobbles on the eve of the G7 summit, and although it’s likely to avoid a precipice, issues being debated at the top of the Cornish cliffs this weekend, risk another decline, according to Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown in London. [...]
Facebook’s antitrust victory could be the inspiration Joe Biden needs to serve Big Tech a fatal blow July 2, 2021 When Charles Dickens’s Mr Bumble is confronted with the assumption that his overbearing wife “acts under his direction,” he responds with an argument for the ages: “If the law supposes that… the law is an ass.” Though Bumble’s argument might hold little water in a court of law, it isn’t an altogether bad one. It [...]
Top City investor James Anderson gives Deliveroo the cold shoulder March 29, 2021 Deliveroo’s flotation has been snubbed again, this time by a leading tech investor who remains unconvinced by the platform’s model outside of London. The tech platform is targeting a market cap of almost £9bn in its upcoming London listing as demand soared during lockdown. The City has largely welcomed the blockbuster float as it tries [...]
Q&A: why tackle harmful deforestation – and how? January 21, 2022 With around 80% of terrestrial biodiversity existing in forests, deforestation poses a critical threat. It also has a broader impact on climate change, human rights and even global health, as the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to light through a suggested link with zoonotic disease (explained below). If tropical deforestation were considered a country, it would [...]
Australian prime minister blasts ‘arrogant’ Facebook over news ban February 18, 2021 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hit back at Facebook over its decision to block news in the country, saying the company’s actions were “as arrogant as they were disappointing”. The social media site last night cut off access to news pages and links in Australia in retaliation to draft new laws that would force [...]
Outrageous raging inflation, and the distortion of CPI October 5, 2022 This week, Dr Chris Kacher pours scorn on CPI while speculating on what might happen if quantitive easing is introduced again.
London crypto leader’s book is flying off the shelves July 22, 2021 Well-known cryptocurrency figurehead Erica Stanford has become an instant best-seller with her debut book about the dark arts of crypto.
Pandemic binge-watching drives UK entertainment spend to record high March 3, 2021 UK spending on films, music and gaming increased to a record high last year, driven by increased demand for streaming during Covid-19 lockdowns. Retail entertainment spend increased 18 per cent to a record £9.3bn in 2020, marking the eight successive year of growth in the sector and the fastest growth rate ever recorded. The final [...]
Bother: The startup looking to disrupt the grocery market October 30, 2020 The days of empty shelves and loo roll shortages seem a distant lockdown memory, but one London-based startup thinks it speaks to a wider problem within the UK’s grocery market. Startup Bother is on a mission to disrupt the saturated grocery market by offering what it considers to be a convenient and cheaper online alternative. [...]