Government gears up to introduce tougher telecoms security to defend UK against cyber attacks March 1, 2022 Mobile and broadband networks may be forced to provide better protection from cyber attacks under stronger security rules for telecoms firms proposed by the government. In a new public consultation on draft regulations, the government have outlined the specific measures telecoms providers would need to take to fulfil their legal duties under the new Telecommunications [...]
Telecom Italia set to propose alternative to £9bn KKR takeover swoop March 1, 2022 Telecom Italia is gearing up to offer an alternative to US fund KKR's hefty €10.8bn (£9bn) takeover bid.
McKinsey and BCG face calls to cut ties with Russian businesses, after pledging to sever links with Putin government March 1, 2022 Consultancy giants McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) are facing calls to further sever their links to Russia, after both firms said they would stop working with the Russian government. The calls come after the UK government called on City of London firms to cut ties with Putin’s regime. Consulting giant McKinsey is facing calls [...]
2021: An exceptional year for EMEA M&A March 1, 2022 | City Talk EMEA M&A markets went into overdrive in 2021, spurred by a number of factors, resulting in an exceptional year for dealmakers.
Bitcoin overtakes Russian rouble as crypto markets buoyant March 1, 2022 The Bitcoin price currently sits at around $43k, having increased more than 12 per cent over the past 24 hours.
Betfair owner Flutter shares dive despite US growth March 1, 2022 Paddypower and Betfair owner Flutter Entertainment reported steady growth this morning despite, with recreational customers up 23 per cent to 7.6m average monthly players.
BBC bombarded by almost 400,000 spam emails and attacks every day March 1, 2022 The BBC were the target of nearly 50 million email attacks between October 1 2021 and the end of January 2022. This is according to official figures obtained via a Freedom of Information act (FOI) request, and analysed by a Parliament Street think tank. This means the BBC is facing an average of 383,278 email [...]
Editorial: Businesses deserve credit for what are very big decisions February 28, 2022 Politicians sometimes resemble managers of struggling football teams; bad results are often written off as bad luck and outside of one’s control, but when the ball bounces in off somebody’s backside for a much-needed 90th minute winner they are, per the man in charge, often the result of some training ground masterstroke. So it is [...]
Following Google’s lead: Microsoft axes Russia Today and bans state-owned media ads February 28, 2022 Microsoft have stated in a blog post that it will be removing Russian state-owned media outlet RT’s mobile apps from the Windows App store, as well as cutting ads on Russian state-sponsored media. In a post, the tech giant said: “One of our principal and global responsibilities as a company is to help defend governments [...]
Uefa terminates £100m Gazprom sponsorship as sport shuts out Russia February 28, 2022 European football’s governing body Uefa has confirmed the termination of its long-standing sponsorship deal with Russian state energy company Gazprom. The move came as Uefa banned Russian teams from its international and club competition following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. “Uefa has today decided to end its partnership with Gazprom across all competitions,” it said. [...]