Watchdog flags competition concerns for Microsoft and Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard’s £50bn deal September 1, 2022 Regulators have flagged competition concerns over Microsoft’s $68.7bn acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, giving the US giants until next week to provide evidence.
Khan pumps fresh cash into London creatives as energy bills spiral September 1, 2022 The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged £1.2m to help creative workspaces in London to become greener and more energy efficient.
The top three safest crypto exchanges in the world are… September 1, 2022 Researchers have revealed the safest global cryptocurrency exchanges where investors’ funds are considered the best protected. The extensive study, carried out by comparison websiteBrokerChooser, employed a swathe of metrics to score the world’s crypto exchanges over regulation, consumer protection, market fairness and transparency to reveal the safest exchanges for investors. Three exchanges registered a perfect [...]
Bitcoin flat, but will September bring improved fortunes? September 1, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has fallen below $19,900 this morning - a drop of 1.62 per cent since this time yesterday.
Modernising UK’s payment infrastructure could boost economy by £3.27bn, key report says September 1, 2022 Modernising the country’s payment infrastructure could boost the UK economy by almost $3.8bn (£3.3bn), a report issued today has claimed. An in-depth study by Global Data, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and ACI Worldwide, shows the UK’s GDP would hugely benefit if it upgraded its ageing payments infrastructure and increased real-time payments [...]
Sell on you crazy diamond: Bidders flock for Pink Floyd’s music catalogue August 31, 2022 Yet another suitor has joined the race to snap up Pink Floyd's music rights catalogue in an estimated £400m bid.
Starmer: ‘I refuse to join picket lines – because I want to be a Labour PM’ August 31, 2022 Keir Starmer refused to join rail strike pickets “because I want to be a Labour Prime Minister”. The Labour leader made his comments on Channel 5’s popular Jeremy Vine show, responding to callers as thousands of workers continue to bring the country to a halt with industrial action. Starmer previously told close cabinet colleagues not [...]
Al Mare restaurant review: Forget La Dolche Vita, there’s an ideal Italian escape in SW1 August 31, 2022 Living and working in the Square Mile, I rarely venture too far west, but when I do I get all the rush of a foreign holiday. There’s the expansive feel of the grand parklands and the glamorous feel of the hotels with air-conditioned lobbies. Then there’s the contrasting intimacy of the red brick mansions on [...]
Bitcoin price holding above $20k as financial markets continue to look shaky August 31, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has dipped again slightly over the past 24 hours, but is still managing to hold above $20k this morning.
Union boss accuses Royal Mail of becoming ‘another part of the gig economy’ as strikes continue August 31, 2022 Royal Mail union boss has accused the delivery giant of turning its service into "another part of the gig economy," as strikes continue.