Nissan confirms £1bn Sunderland gigafactory in major jobs boost July 1, 2021 Nissan today confirmed plans to open a £1bn flagship battery gigafactory in Sunderland as part of a major electric vehicle push that will create thousands of new jobs. The Japanese carmaker said the huge new plant, dubbed EV36Zero, would create 6,200 new jobs at Nissan and its UK suppliers. This includes more than 900 new [...]
On The Apprentice: the UK must stop treating its entrepreneurs like clowns January 17, 2022 It’s sometimes a shock to recall that The Apprentice has been on our screens for more than 15 years. For a decade and a half, Lord Sugar – originally plain old “Suralan”- has been summoning shiny-suited hopefuls to his wobbly prefab boardroom, pointing at them and making leaden witticisms. The show has been a ratings [...]
Announcing the Crypto AM Policy Forum June 25, 2021 Announcing the formation of the Crypto AM Policy Forum which will be made up of industry and support service representatives.
Presidents, senators and bright shiny Bitcoins June 24, 2021 Both Bitcoin and Ethereum are currently down about three per cent over the last 24 hours, with BTC changing hands for around $33k.
BMW CEO: Timely electric cars shift will help firm compete with Tesla March 30, 2021 BMW’s ‘timely shift’ to electric cars could make its stock compete with the likes of Tesla, according to its chief executive. The German carmaker’s CEO Oliver Zipse said the firm is challenging perceptions that it is behind on electronification. “There is a perception that we took a break, but we actually didn’t take a break,” [...]
Turbulent day as Bitcoin hits 2021 low before dramatic recovery June 23, 2021 The crypto markets had a rollercoaster of a day yesterday, with Bitcoin briefly dipping below $30,000 for the first time since January before recovering sharply to around $34,000 at time of writing.
Rocket debris racing for Earth, expected to arrive tomorrow May 7, 2021 Debris falling from a Chinese rocket is expected to land on Earth tomorrow, amid concerns it could cause damage upon re-entry into the atmosphere. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin urged today that most of the debris will be burned up on re-entry and is highly unlikely to cause any harm. The Defence Department [...]
China crackdown continues though Bitcoin decline slows June 22, 2021 Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies are all trading lower again today, with the alt markets seeing particularly large drops. Bitcoin is currently down 3% over the last 24 hours and more than 20% over the last week, though its market dominance is actually up again from 45% to 47% as others take a bigger hit. [...]
Bitcoin´s new all-time high of $67k underscores its mainstream value, says deVere CEO October 21, 2021 Bitcoin is undeniably a mainstream asset class and most investors should consider including crypto assets as part of a diversified portfolio, asserts an industry insider. The bullish observation from Nigel Green, CEO and founder of deVere Group, which has $12bn under advisement, comes as the world’s dominant cryptocurrency hits a new all-time high of more [...]
Crypto AM Happy 3rd Birthday June 18, 2021 I t’s hard to believe that the first edition of Crypto AM, a double page spread in City AM, was published on 18th June 2018. My mission was to learn about Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets and share / translate with the traditional square mile and Canary Wharf workers through the City AM newspaper and [...]