German MPs fail in bid to publish ‘dynamite’ report on EY’s Wirecard audits August 13, 2021 Germany’s highest court has rejected an attempt by MPs to force the publication of an unredacted report into EY’s audits of Wirecard, according to reports. The lawsuit was filed by MPs who had investigated the Wirecard fraud, one of the biggest corporate scandals, according to the Financial Times. The Federal High Court of Justice has [...]
The SEC’s previous rejections of a Bitcoin spot ETF raise concern over BlackRock filing June 20, 2023 Susie Violet Ward pays close attention to BlackRock's ETF filing, but ponders the wider geopolitical ramifications it may trigger.
Coinbase: Despite SEC threat, Gerber CEO bullish about crypto exchange’s prospects September 9, 2021 As Coinbase shares pull back amid concerns over a potential SEC lawsuit, Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber explains why he’s bullish about the crypto exchange’s long-term prospects.
It may not be edge-of-your-seat, but preventing the AI dystopia starts with good data January 11, 2024 The power and dangers of AI dominated conversation in 2023, but we won't get anywhere without focusing on data, writes Nigel Shadbolt.
Musk, Tesla, and SpaceX sued by Dogecoin investor over alleged “pyramid scheme” June 17, 2022 Elon Musk, Tesla, and SpaceX were hit by a $258bn (£210.2bn) lawsuit on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor accusing them of engaging in a “Crypto Pyramid Scheme (aka Ponzi scheme)” relating to the cryptocurrency. The complaint, filed in a Manhattan court, alleged that the world’s richest man and the two companies he runs, electric vehicle [...]
Moving Markets today: FTSE 100 in red to begin the year but oil rises January 3, 2024 Moving Markets Today: Asia Stocks Mirror Wall Street Decline, Apple at Seven-Week Low, Oil Prices Rise; Focus Shifts to Fed Minutes, U.S. Jobs Report, and Eurozone Inflation
UK’s information watchdog tells Clearview AI to delete photos of British people from facial recognition systems May 23, 2022 The UK’s information watchdog has told surveillance tech firm Clearview AI to delete its database of facial images scraped from British people’s social media profiles. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) also fined the tech firm £7.55m, after ruling the firm broke the law by taking people’s photos without their permission. The intervention comes after [...]
Twitter shares halted as Musk ready to buy for original price October 4, 2022 Twitter shares have been suspended following a report that Elon Musk is proposing to buy Twitter for the original offer price of $54.20 a share.
Airbus revokes additional Qatar Airways orders in escalation of row February 8, 2022 Airbus has showed no sign of looking for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing row with Qatar Airways, as it announced today it revoked the airline’s orders for two A350-100 planes. According to a company spokesperson, the deal was terminated “in full compliance with [Airbus’s] rights.” This is the second time the company has retaliated [...]
How Elon Musk scared the world’s biggest advertisers away from X, according to their consultant December 22, 2023 Media analysis giant Ebiquity advises the biggest global advertisers, including whether they should stay or leave Musk's social media platform, X.