Apple share prices plunge, taking valuation below $2tn January 4, 2023 Apple’s shares plummeted in value by three percent yesterday, meaning the the tech giant’s valuation tanked $2tn (£1.66 trillion) for the first time since May 2022. The company’s share value dropped to a price of $130.20 per share yesterday, marking a year-low, and giving the company a valuation of $1.99 trillion (£1.65 trillion) at market [...]
Musk’s comedy attempt misfires as Ethereum steals show May 10, 2021 Elon Musk's flat performance and odd attempts at humour on Saturday Night Live did not produce the moonshot Dogecoin fans anticipated.
FTSE 100 today: London markets brace for quiet session ahead of US inflation data, Q1 earnings April 9, 2024 US stocks closed mixed, while Asian markets climbed. Oil prices rose, and most Asian currencies weakened against the dollar. Precious metals surged. Investors are now focusing on upcoming US inflation data and Federal Reserve minutes following a strong March jobs report.
Meta Threads rivalry with Twitter intensifies as lawsuit looms July 10, 2023 Meta and Twitter’s rivalry has escalated with the successful launch of Threads and the threat of a lawsuit, but analysts suggest that Twitter still has fight left. Threads, Meta’s highly anticipated app, amassed over 70m subscribers within days of its recent launch. The app’s availability caused a staggering 455 per cent surge in Meta’s stock, [...]
Kanye West snaps up free speech social media firm Parler in bid to ‘change the world’ October 17, 2022 Kanye West is set to buy right-wing social media app Parler, with the vision to “change the world” with a new free speech vision. Parler was banned by both Google and Apple in 2021 after it was used during the Capitol riots in Washington DC. It was accused of the proliferation of posts on violent political [...]
Global TMT deals hit record high thanks to big hitting M&A moves June 23, 2022 Tech, media and telecom M&A rocketed in the last year thanks to big hitting deals like Microsoft’s $68bn acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard.
Twitter plans to charge users $20 for blue tick verification as Musk pushes for revenue growth October 31, 2022 Elon Musk is reportedly gearing up to introduce paid verification on Twitter in a bid to drive up revenue. According to initial reports from The Verge, Twitter is currently planning to charge $19.99 for the new Twitter Blue subscription, adding to the current optional premium offering it has. According to insiders and internal correspondence seen [...]
Revolut rolls out chat feature in ‘super app’ push November 2, 2022 Revolut has ramped up its efforts to reach ‘super app’ status today as it rolls out an instant messaging feature to allow users to communicate in the app.
Artificial intelligence won’t destroy your job, just look at Octopus Energy’s use of AI May 17, 2023 Many worry that AI will steal our jobs. But just look at how Octopus Energy uses it, and you'll see that AI, like any other wave of innovation, also brings new jobs and opportunities, writes Paul Ormerod
Electric dreams to pricing nightmares for lithium? January 29, 2024 The electrification era is still very young, busts like lithium are commonplace