Musk’s SpaceX in talks to raise funds at $44bn valuation July 23, 2020 Rocket company SpaceX is said to be in talks to raise a new round of funding at a $44bn valuation, following a successful few months for the tech firm. SpaceX is seeking to raise approximately $1bn priced at $270 per share, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Helmed by tech billionaire Elon Musk, SpaceX [...]
Volatility strikes again – markets take overnight battering, though is rebound already on cards? February 26, 2021 Bitcoin is now looking down the barrel of only its third double digit weekly loss in the last 11 months - but is a rebound already on the cards?
Technology on stage: How becoming bionic will boost my acting career March 9, 2021 We are often told how brand-new technology is changing humanity, but we rarely hear enough about how it is impacting individual humans. In December 2020 I joined a unique club of individuals who have been fitted with a 3D-printed bionic arm. The robotic arm is designed and manufactured by Bristol-based Open Bionics and mine was [...]
Four Silicon Valley CAs on why its status as the world’s tech capital will remain unchallenged November 16, 2021 The pandemic saw many tech companies thrive as the world went more virtual. Despite talk of a drift away from Silicon Valley, local CAs tell Ryan Herman why its status as the world’s tech capital will remain unchallenged. This article first appeared in ICAS’s CA magazine. For Ninos Sarkis CA, there was only one place [...]
Elon Musk denies claims Tesla is getting involved in bitcoin February 21, 2019 Elon Musk has said Tesla has no plans to get involved with bitcoin at the moment, believing that the cryptocurrency is not an efficient use of the company’s resources. The Tesla chief executive praised cryptocurrency as a potential replacement for paper money in an interview on FYI, a podcast by ARK Investment published today. “Crypto is [...]
SpaceX investor pours $50m into London tech startup Complyadvantage July 28, 2020 Fintech startup Complyadvantage has closed a $50m series C round, as it seeks to disrupt the way global banks tackle financial crime. The round was led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, which has CA$207.4bn in net assets. It made the investment through its innovation arm, which invests in late-stage tech companies. Existing investors [...]
Coinbase’s Nasdaq debut powers retail crypto trading frenzy April 20, 2021 A look back over the crypto week suggests Coinbase's Nasdaq bow created plenty of waves.
Tesla shares fall after Elon Musk’s company confirms huge quarterly drop in car deliveries April 4, 2019 Tesla shares fell nearly nine per cent in early US trading this afternoon, after the electric car giant said its deliveries have suffered a record 31 per cent quarterly drop. The manufacturer’s stock value fell to $266.32 this afternoon, having closed yesterday at $291.81 as investors digested the results. Read more: Elon Musk helps Sheryl [...]
Chinese car sales surge for fourth consecutive month in July August 11, 2020 Sales of Chinese cars jumped 16 per cent year on year last month in the fourth consecutive month of gains as the world’s biggest auto market kicks back into gear after the coronavirus shutdown. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), sales rose to 2.11m units in July. However, for the [...]
Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, and the Future of Investing June 1, 2021 Witnessing the recent GameStop event, it was clear that for better or worse, the little guy, or many, many little guys, had briefly beaten Wall Street at its own game. While GameStop was fuelled primarily by the collective action of many, the voice of only one person, echoed by others, can have similar influence. For [...]