Blockchain and Web3 keep coming up with solutions to problems November 11, 2023 Dr Chris Kacher explains how blockchain - the beating heart of Web3 - can present answers before we even know the question.
Apple ups prices for music and TV for first time ever October 25, 2022 Apple has hiked its prices for its music and TV services for the first time ever this week, perhaps signalling things to come for its biggest streaming rivals. The tech giant said it would be increasing the price of Apple Music globally by $1 to $10.99, and breaking away from the standard ‘9.99’ price level [...]
How are AI hedgies finding the next Nvidia and what are they betting big on? February 16, 2024 As Nvidia becomes Wall Street’s third most valuable company, where else are hedgies looking to place their AI related bets?
‘Uncomfortable reading’: UK tech growth drags as number of new companies falls by 11 per cent August 5, 2024 The capital registered 6,170 new tech companies in the second quarter of 2024, down from 7,253 in the first quarter and a slight one per cent decline from the same period last year.
Magnificent Seven market concentration is a problem everywhere, not just on Wall Street July 31, 2024 ‘Market concentration’ is a phrase on the lips of a lot of the market right now, especially as the Magnificent Seven tech stocks continue to swell in size. The Magnificent Seven is made up of the Big Five tech stocks; namely Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft, plus Nvidia and Tesla. Making up more than [...]
Russia’s war in Ukraine: Two dead on 12 mile bridge to Crimea amid reports of explosions July 17, 2023 Traffic on the key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia’s mainland has been halted amid reports of explosions. Two have been reported as dead following the explosion. The health ministry in Russia’s Krasnodar region, which lies at the eastern end of the bridge, said two people were killed in an unspecified accident on the bridge and [...]
Fully remote workers are least satisfied and most Brits would take a pay cut for flexibility October 20, 2023 Fully remote workers are the least satisfied with their jobs while nearly two thirds of Britons would take a pay cut for more flexibility, according to a new survey. A poll of more than 5,000 UK employees by hiring platform Indeed found just 15 per cent of all workers think more remote working would make [...]
Playstation: Sony to cut 900 jobs and close London studio February 27, 2024 Sony has announced plans to cut around 900 jobs in its PlayStation arm and close its London studio.
Big tech faces backlash over big water consumption February 25, 2024 Tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and Meta have ramped up their water usage to cool their data centres, increasingly used for AI services.
CMA provisionally clears Amazon’s £442m Deliveroo investment over coronavirus April 17, 2020 A UK watchdog today provisionally cleared Amazon’s massive £442m investment into Deliveroo due to the risk the food delivery firm faces from coronavirus. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) called the situation “wholly unprecedented” but said the cash was “realistically only available from Amazon”. Deliveroo has seen a significant decline in revenues from the UK [...]