Ripple hits $15bn valuation amid share buyback January 26, 2022 Distributed ledger technology company Ripple has hit a $15bn valuation after it bought back shares from Series C fundraisers.
Not just a cheap beach holiday: Visiting the real Albania with Intrepid March 12, 2024 Intrepid Travel has launched a new Albania trip. Ash Hiden discovered the real country, beyond the cheap beach holidays
Wetherspoons hits out at pub closures following ‘partygate’ scandal January 19, 2022 Wetherspo has slammed the government in a fiery trading update, criticising pub closures over the past two years.
Fem-tech keen investors pile £70m into British BlackRock-backed Elvie September 7, 2021 Women’s health technology firm Elvie has raised a total £70m in its latest capital rally, as investors are increasingly eyeing fem-tech as a more viable investment avenue. Investors piled an additional £12.7m into the fem-tech firm’s BlackRock-led Series C, after the company bagged some £30.4m in Series B funding back in 2019. The latest fundraiser, [...]
New ‘really awful’ variant of Covid identified in Botswana November 25, 2021 A new variant of the Coronvairus has reportedly been identified in Botswana sporting an array of mutations which could be vaccine resistant.
Is the metaverse immune to CBDCs? February 7, 2023 Dr Chris Kacher weighs up the pros and cons of CBDCs, and wonders if the metaverse can escape their reach with the aid of Web3.
Three really exciting jobs to apply for this week February 23, 2022 You know what? This feels like a good week to start looking for new and exciting opportunities (if you’re interested, of course). Spring has officially arrived, the weather is (somewhat) improving, and there’s a real sense of positivity in the air. The perfect time of year to track down and apply for the job of [...]
Lockdown DIY: B&Q owner Kingfisher nails sturdy sales May 20, 2021 Kingfisher, which owns B&Q and Screwfix, has reported sturdy sales of £3.4bn this morning as lockdown measures pushed people to get creative with DIY and home renovations. Total sales soared 61.9 per cent in the group’s first-quarter results to 30 April today, which reflected the DIY fever that caught many during the last lockdown. Shares [...]
Northern leaders call for government to commit to HS2 in full as axe hovers over eastern leg August 26, 2021 Politicians and business leaders in the north-east of England have said that the eastern leg of HS2 to Leeds is essential to “levelling up” the country after reports emerged that the extension was set to be mothballed. A new report from the High Speed Rail Group called the delivery of the leg from Birmingham to [...]
Paris’ Gare du Nord station transformation scrapped ahead of Rugby World Cup September 25, 2021 A project to transform Paris’ Gare du Nord railway station in the run up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup has been shelved. France’s national rail operator SNCF decided to scrap the plan after it was revealed the large project was behind schedule and would not be finished in time for the World Cup in [...]