Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street at the Design Museum May 18, 2021 I don’t usually give much thought to my footwear when visiting an exhibition. But before setting off to the Design Museum this week I spent a couple of minutes mulling over the dozens of pairs of trainers I’ve accumulated over the years. I glossed over the three pairs of Nike Internationalist – mustard, burgundy and [...]
realme: the smartphone brand demanding to be known October 28, 2020 From an idea between friends in a back office in Mumbai, to the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand in just two years, realme is making waves in Europe. Since co-founding realme in 2018, my ambition has been to approach smartphone technology differently – making sure that everyone has access to high-quality devices, no matter what they [...]
Bitcoin gets the jitters as Elon Musk’s curious meddling continues May 16, 2021 Fresh from his sudden announcement that Tesla would no longer accept Bitcoin (BTC) owing to environmental concerns, Elon Musk again put the boot in with a series of messages and arguments over cryptocurrency.
Amazon plans to accept Bitcoin payments while institutional investors show interest July 26, 2021 CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) started the week at $31,000 and quickly fell below its support at $30,000 before recovering and slowly climbing upward over the last few days.
What If…? Episode 3 review: A Phase One Murder Mystery August 26, 2021 *** WARNING: This review contains spoilers for all current episodes of Disney’s What If…? *** Disney+ show What If…? has thus far presented some interesting questions, with satisfying answers. We see that Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) would have made a brilliant Avenger, and T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) would have been a hero wherever he called home. [...]
‘The wellness era’: Pop star Cheryl on her new business venture Feel Vitamins June 15, 2021 Pop star and television personality Cheryl is making her first foray into business with an investment in UK digital health company Feel, as she pivots from celeb life into wellness. Feel was launched by Boris Hodakel in 2019 claiming to clean up the “dirty” nutritional supplement market through its direct-to-consumer subscription model. It has already [...]
Best of 2021: Sprinter Darren Campbell’s brush with death December 24, 2021 In this interview from January 2021, former Olympic champion sprinter Darren Campbell recounts fearing for his life after a sudden and serious illness, his rise from poverty to athletics stardom and why he decided it was time to write a book. Darren Campbell was in no hurry to write a book until May 2018. A [...]
Nico Rosberg to renew rivalry with Lewis Hamilton in new electric racing series Extreme E October 22, 2020 Former Formula One rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are set to cross swords again in new motorsport series Extreme E. Rosberg has followed old Mercedes F1 adversary Hamilton in launching his own team in the all-electric, off-road competition. The German, who retired from racing after winning the F1 title in 2016, has invested in [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on CyberFi November 10, 2020 Automation is the main catalyst for exponential growth in economies for the past two hundred years. DeFi is one of the latest advancements of financial innovation. It has grown to a market of over $12 billion in a concise amount of time. However, due to the rapid growth, it lacks critical automation elements that would [...]
What is the outlook for UK dividends in a less certain world? March 16, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looks set to exacerbate economic trends which had already been influencing markets. Amid the uncertainty, experienced investors Sue Noffke and Graham Ashby give their views on the outlook for UK dividends. Investors had already been viewing markets in a more cautionary manner, even before Russian troops amassed on the border with [...]