Barbie, blockchain and the future of film financing March 17, 2024 n 2023, Box Office’s in the UK and Ireland broke the £1bn barrier for the first time since the pandemic and market research agency Mintel predicts the UK cinema market size is expected to grow 42 per cent to reach £2bn in 2027.
Amazon and Google unveil plans to send workers back to the office April 1, 2021 Amazon and Google have both made changes to their work-from-home policies as they look to encourage workers back into the office. In a memo to employees, Amazon said it expected most of its corporate staff to be back in the office by early autumn. The company said it planned to return to an “office-centric culture [...]
Financial institutions should consider appointing AI officers March 9, 2021 Lord Holmes of Richmond sets out his hopes for the Financial Services Bill in relation to Artificial Intelligence [AI].
City sees highest monthly take-up of office space in more than a year June 3, 2021 Take-up of office space in the City of London has reached its highest monthly total since April of last year, according to new figures, while demand for space across Central London, including the City, has risen by 6 per cent to 10.1m sq ft. In April, City take-up reached 337,631 sq ft, according to real [...]
Exclusive: Demand for prime London office space jumps as return to workplace looms May 12, 2021 Businesses are seeking high quality office space as they prepare to bring staff back to the workplace, with prime property deals rocketing over the last six months. While many firms are contemplating a mix of office and home working after the pandemic, the race is on to offer employees top spec work space after Covid [...]
Exclusive: In the office full-time? No thanks, say 86 per cent of tech professionals June 2, 2021 As restrictions continue to lift and companies prepare to bring employees back to the workplace, many workers don’t want to return to the office full-time. Technology professionals are no exception. In fact, 86 per cent of them want a work from home arrangement after the pandemic, according to a survey by tech job market platform [...]
Homeworkers less likely to be promoted or get bonus than office counterparts April 19, 2021 People who mainly worked from home prior to the pandemic were far less likely to have received a promotion or a bonus compared with their office-based counterparts. A new study by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that true gulf of the divide in professional opportunities for those who work from home as opposed to [...]
Hong Kong races ahead of London and New York in bid to get bankers back in the office June 21, 2021 Hong Kong races ahead of London and New York in bid to get bankers back in the office
Avoid losing wi-fi signal in your home or office again April 14, 2021 One of the most frustrating parts of modern life is finding that so-called wireless technology can be blocked by walls and ceilings, causing to fall out of wi-fi range in your home. Sidestep this annoyance with Devolo Mesh WiFi 2, a nifty wi-fi booster that uses your home’s own powerline to transmit data and boost [...]
Met Police is ‘institutionally’ racist, misogynistic and homophobic, new review concludes March 21, 2023 The Metropolitan Police is “institutionally” racist, misogynistic and homophobic, while officers like killer Wayne Couzens and rapist David Carrick could still be in uniform, a damning review has found.