Taking ‘real action’: InPost founder Rafal Brzoska sends 500 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Ukraine April 25, 2022 One of Poland's richest men Rafal Brzoska sent a train carrying over 500 tonnes of food and medical supplies to Ukraine this weekend, in what he calls taking "real action".
Twitter confirms it removed 3000 accounts connected to state-linked information operations December 2, 2021 Twitter said this morning that it has removed more than 3,000 accounts which were operating as state-linked information operations.
Tech titans? Musk and Zuckerberg’s feud is an ultra-public toddler tantrum July 12, 2023 From threats for a real life fight to launching rival to Twitter, the bizarre blood feud between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk shows how far our entrepreneurs have fallen, writes Josh Williams.
Facebook and Twitter ‘failing to tackle fake review factories’ January 13, 2022 Facebook and Twitter have been accused of failing to tackle an online industry of fake product reviews, with new research uncovering schemes on the platforms with hundreds of thousands of members.
Adidas partners with Coinbase amid metaverse push November 25, 2021 Global fashion brand Adidas has announced a partnership with Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase amid a push into the Metaverse.
Musk’s anarchic vision won’t help Twitter but a subscription model might April 14, 2022 In late January, an unknown investor began quietly building a stake in Twitter. A little over two months later, Elon Musk breached the surface. On April 4th, he revealed a 9.2 per cent stake. Though two days later an official filing corrected that to 9.1 per cent, Musk has become Twitter’s largest shareholder. Poor arithmetic [...]
Snapchat’s UK boss Ed Couchman: Snap looks to snap back May 9, 2022 Five years ago, Snapchat’s parent firm Snap floated on the New York Stock Exchange in what was hailed as a milestone for the once-disruptor in the social media landscape. The plucky underdog – at least compared to other messaging and social media apps – listed at $24 a share in an IPO twelve times oversubscribed. [...]
The Chairs at the Almeida review: Experimental comedy is a treat February 19, 2022 Comedy, as you might have heard, is in crisis. The backlash against Jimmy Carr for his bit about the ‘positives’ of Nazi genocide have thrown petrol on a debate that’s already been raging across the Atlantic, where comedians have increasingly found themselves defending their trade. This feels like an appropriate backdrop for The Chairs, the [...]
Telecom chiefs call on EU lawmakers to make Big Tech ‘share the burden’ of investment February 14, 2022 Chiefs at Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone have called on European lawmakers to push Big Tech to contribute to expanding internet infrastructure.
Investors pile into real assets amid equity market turbulence June 26, 2022 Investors are piling into so-called real assets this year as equity markets plunge amid soaring inflation and rising interest rates, new data has revealed.