Tech Weekly: Head of FTX Europe on Tomorrowland and making crypto mainstream March 11, 2022 On this episode of Tech Weekly, City A.M. reporters Lily Russell-Jones and Charlie Conchie talk to Patrick Gruhn, head of crypto exchange FTX’s Europe division, about the company’s expansion; its collaboration with the Tomorrowland music festival; and its plans to make crypto mainstream. Nasson, Lily and Charlie also talk about the latest funding news in [...]
Big Tech’s fast-and-dirty employment honeymoon is over as Amazon unionises April 8, 2022 COULD you imagine a better name for someone making their mark out of being the Little Guy than Chris Smalls? It’s a story ready-made for a Netflix series. So it’s curious its success has taken Amazon – the company borne out of peddling cheap books – by surprise. Smalls is the leader of the tech [...]
First of its kind: India mulls social media appeals panel to take on Big Tech June 2, 2022 India is mulling the decision to set up an appeals panel which would take on Big Tech content decisions – and be the first of its kind worldwide. Appeals against company grievance offers, who are currently responsible for content moderation decisions at social media companies, have a 30-day deadline to be submitted. However, the appeals [...]
We must design tech legislation fit for free markets and open trade rules May 9, 2022 Late last month we saw a grand statement of principles by a global coalition of economic powers. The United States, the 27 member states of the EU, the United Kingdom and 32 other countries around the world signed the Declaration for the Future of the Internet, a rather ornately presented summary of the philosophical approach [...]
Business of Space: Is there anything slowing down space-tech investing? February 5, 2022 This week Orbex files for UK launch licence More than £100m in fresh investment for ICEYE Military eye Isotropic Systems’ landmark tech Orbex applies for licence as UK heads for landmark launches this year The countdown has begun for the UK’s first-ever launches from British soil this year, which has prompted rocket firm Orbex to [...]
Government readies another listings shakeup to tempt in tech firms February 4, 2022 Government is readying another major shakeup of UK listing rules to tempt tech firms into listing in the capital, City A.M. understands.
Google in talks to participate in Lloyd’s of London captive syndicates February 12, 2024 US tech giant Google is reportedly in talks to participate in the City's insurance and reinsurance market via a captive.
Why Time to Act chose the Aquis Stock Exchange over venture capital May 29, 2024 Green tech engineer Time to Act is floating on the Aquis Stock Exchange this morning (Wednesday) in a boost for London markets.
European tech laws should tempt the next Silicon Valley to cross the Atlantic April 1, 2022 In the early years of the last century, Louis Brandeis of America’s Supreme Court believed that markets, without regulation, would destroy their most treasured characteristic, competition. It was Justice Brandeis, above all others, whose actions curtailed the oil industry’s “robber barons” and brought about the age of “antitrust”. Today, for the first time since, anti-monopolists [...]
WPP snaps up Aussie marketing tech firm Bower House Digital to expand global network June 30, 2022 WPP announced this morning that it has snapped up Bower House Digital, a marketing technology services agency located in Australia.