Soaring fuel and clothes prices push inflation to 5.1 per cent, its highest level in a decade December 15, 2021 Spiralling prices in transport and retail have pushed inflation to its highest level for a decade piling pressure on the BoE to hike rates.
Global climate tech investment has tripled, but emissions-cutting solutions are overlooked December 15, 2021 Investment into climate tech is booming globally, as venture capital and private equity firms poured $87.5bn into the sector over the twelve months to 30 June 2021 – more than triple the $28.4bn global total reached a year before. Buoyed by dry powder accumulated during the first few months of Covid lockdowns, investment firms focusing [...]
Dogecoin price surges on Elon Musk’s Tesla merchandise announcement December 14, 2021 Tesla supremo Elon Musk sent the price of Dogecoin rocketing today after announcing the company would be accepting Doge as a means of payment for merchandise.
Elon Musk to allow Doge payments for Tesla merchandise December 14, 2021 Celebrity entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced that Tesla intends to accept payments in the meme currency Dogecoin for its merchandise.
Crypto markets fall again ahead of possible US rates rise December 14, 2021 Bitcoin slipped to a low of $45,000 on Monday, down almost 10 per cent from its weekend highs of more than $50k.
Exclusive: En+ chairman, former minister and MP Lord Barker on running a global energy giant December 14, 2021 The global and metals sectors look back on a number of volatile years. The global downturn, increased regulation and changing investor demands are rapidly transforming the industry. One company at the heart of this ecosystem is LSE-listed En+ Group, the largest producer of low-carbon aluminium globally and the world’s largest hydropower player, with nearly 90,000 [...]
Auditchain prepares to launch its IDO today December 14, 2021 Auditchain Labs has announced that it will be launching its IDO on Trustpad today at noon.
Explainer-in-brief: Behind the tech giants’ headache December 14, 2021 The Online Safety Bill, currently in draft stage, aims to create a framework to regulate harmful content online. The Bill rests on the assumption that if Big Tech companies are not doing enough to protect their users, the government must step in. The Joint Committee working on the draft has chosen Ofcom – the UK [...]
Nike snaps up NFT fashion start up RTFKT in metaverse push December 14, 2021 Nike has become the latest major fashion brand to step into the NFT space with the purchase of digital apparel start up, RTFKT.
Letters: The longevity of giving back December 14, 2021 [Re: ‘Perfect storm’ hits charities as close to 5m Brits have stopped donating since start of the pandemic, Dec 6] With reports that nearly five million Brits have stopped donating since the start of the pandemic, this has undoubtedly been a difficult period for UK charities. And while it’s important to recognise these challenges, there [...]