Instagram to relocate staff and chief from London to New York April 20, 2023 Instagram is trimming or shifting some of its London-based staff to New York, as overhauls and layoffs continue to hit the tech sector. The photo app — owned by Meta — is asking UK-based workers to make the move after growing its London base and moving its leader, Adam Mosseri, to the UK last year. [...]
Just Stop Oil disrupt Open Championship Golf as Billy Horschel intervenes (but doesn’t go full Jonny Bairstow) July 21, 2023 American golfer Billy Horschel intervened to help remove protesters who invaded the 17th green at Royal Liverpool on the second day of the Open Championship. The 36-year-old escorted a woman wearing a Just Stop Oil T-shirt covered in orange paint off the green of the Hoylake links and into the custody of a police officer. [...]
Election 2024: Labour pledge savings for parents as childcare policies fleshed out June 9, 2024 Free breakfast clubs in primary schools will save parents an annual £400, Labour has said, as the party begins to flesh out its plans for childcare policy.
Why Rishi Sunak’s crypto investment quote has the tech industry excited June 13, 2023 When storied Silicon Valley investment firm Andreessen Horowitz made the announcement that it would be setting up a dedicated crypto arm in the UK yesterday – the firm’s first base outside the US – the announcement came with high profile backing: the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. Sunak championed the launch on Twitter and said in [...]
Monzo and Starling diverge on European expansion plans June 5, 2024 The UK's two leading digital-only banks are diverging in their approach to international expansion as they target new markets ahead of expected stock market listings.
Corporation: London still number one financial centre in the world despite listings pain January 24, 2024 London has kept its place as the top global financial centre in the world, according to a new report from the City of London Corporation, despite widespread concern over the state of the capital's equity markets.
The power of capitalism: Don’t underestimate Reagan’s revolution March 24, 2024 It's easy to underestimate just what Ronald Reagan had to do to turn the US economy around, writes Rainer Zitelmann
Abrdn launches succession plan as chief executive Stephen Bird steps down May 24, 2024 Asset manager Abrdn is on the hunt for a new leader after it announced today that Stephen Bird will be stepping down as chief executive.
Binance handed keys to France, Bahrain and UAE with ISO awards June 5, 2023 Binance has been awarded the coveted ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for France, Bahrain, and the UAE.
Home Office chaos looks none too Priti March 2, 2020 The perpetual conflict between Eastasia, Oceania and Eurasia’ in Orwell’s 1984 is a warning, not a how-to. Yet Number 10 and Boris Johnson’s government seem to be creating their own version of permanent war, finding enemies real and imagined right across the ranks of the civil service, the backbenches and Britain’s oldest institutions. The latest [...]