Elon Musk suggests Twitter Blue subscribers pay with Dogecoin April 10, 2022 Elon Musk has suggested a slew of changes to Twitter Blue's subscription model including permitting Dogecoin payments.
Moving markets today: What’s shaping the FTSE 100 this morning January 10, 2024 Today's market highlights: Japan's Nikkei 225 at a 33-year high, stable U.S. Dollar, Bitcoin's rollercoaster, ongoing oil price surge, and anticipation for U.S. inflation figures.
ULEZ camera vandalism ‘will not stop’ London expansion despite 300 incidents this month August 18, 2023 Transport for London (TfL) vowed that vandalism of ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) cameras “will not stop” the scheme’s expansion. The transport body issued the statement after the Metropolitan Police said it had recorded 288 crimes relating to the cameras as of August 1, and released an image of a suspect. The BBC said there had [...]
Winnie the Pooh Blood and Honey review: No pot of honey March 15, 2023 For characters in classic literature, there is nothing more frightening than the spectre of the Public Domain. After 95 years, admittedly a not unenviable lifetime, works of fiction are no longer protected by copyright, meaning it’s open season for whoever wants to publish, adapt, borrow from or utterly pervert a piece of fiction, no matter [...]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos to build new 4×4 in France August 26, 2020 UK car manufacturing suffered another blow today after it emerged that Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos had made an official offer to buy a factory in France to build its new 4×4. The billionaire was understood to have been in talks with the Welsh government to build a new factory in Bridgend for the car, a [...]
Disney to lose its Mickey Mouse copyright – but you still can’t use it. Here’s why December 28, 2023 Legally, it means that anyone can copy and reproduce the 1928 version of Mickey Mouse without the permission of notoriously copyright-vigilant Disney.
Venture capital firm Backed launches €150m funds to back high-growth tech February 22, 2022 London-based venture capital firm Backed has unveiled two new €75m funds to tap into European high-growth tech firms, the firm announced today.
The cranes of Manchester tell a tale of a city that said yes to Yimbyism December 21, 2023 As the novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard wrote: “There are few things I find more beautiful than cranes”. Officially, the symbol of Manchester is a bee – but it might as well be a crane. These skeletal structures are symbols of the skybound rise of England’s third largest city which this week smashed Welwyn Gardens out [...]
How Oris became the coolest watch brand in Switzerland December 13, 2023 In the last couple of years, it has increased its threat from double to triple as Oris has started experimenting with technologies never seen before in watchmaking
Magic Marcus Smith performance vindicates Borthwick call to release him March 6, 2023 With a ball as his baton, a rugby kit as his tuxedo, and Twickenham his symphony hall, Marcus Smith demonstrated what it means to orchestrate a sports team at the weekend. His pivotal, leading role in Harlequins’ 40-5 win over Exeter Chiefs on Saturday not only reminded the rugby community of what the No10, born [...]