Hitting the note or off pitch? Quick fix for music streaming won’t help us December 3, 2021 Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art, or so said Claude Debussy in his approach to composition. For Labour MP, Kevin Brennan, a love of music and rules for art is at the heart of his fight against streaming companies, which he claims don’t pay artists fairly. His private member’s [...]
Crypto bros step aside as female investors dive into digital assets December 3, 2021 The age of the ‘crypto bro’ could be coming to an end according to new data. Women are diving into the male-dominated crypto space in increasing numbers with exchange Bitstamp registering a 198 per cent increase in female investors on its platform this year. In the first three quarters of 2021 trade volume generated by [...]
Disability in the corporate world: Challenging and championing perspectives December 3, 2021 | City Talk ICAS highlights the need to champion the rights and wellbeing of disabled people on International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). There are 14.1 million disabled people living in the UK. Despite protections under law, disabled people still face widespread prejudice, intentional or otherwise, across all facets of society. Statistics compiled by disability equality charity [...]
Trafalgar Square tree can be a sign of a bright new West End future December 3, 2021 The lighting of the Christmas tree has been a cherished tradition in Trafalgar Square since 1947 – when that first Norwegian spruce was lowered into place, a token of thanks from the Norwegian people for the support Britain gave to the country after they suffered Nazi occupation during the Second World War. The lighting up [...]
Crypto A.M. daily shares predictions for 2022 December 2, 2021 Prediction 1: Play to win will be more popular, thrusting cryptocurrency ahead to become mainstream The global gaming industry continues to thrive in 2021 amid the pandemic, attracting over 2.6 billion users since September 2021. This provides a fertile landscape for developers to implement cryptocurrency into their games. Games adopting cryptocurrency asa mode of payment [...]
Coronavirus U-turn: Japan partly reverses Covid travel ban as Omicron variant increasingly appears to be ‘mild‘ mutation December 2, 2021 A ban on new incoming flight bookings in Japan has been dropped, the country’s government said this morning. The policy, aimed at halting the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, only came into force yesterday. The transport ministry on Wednesday issued a request to international airlines to stop taking new reservations for flights coming into [...]
UK scientists discover what causes blood clot complications in AstraZeneca Covid vaccine December 2, 2021 UK scientists believe they have found the reason behind the extremely rare blood clot complications stemming from the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. According to an international team of researchers from Cardiff and the US, the reaction can be traced to the way the adenovirus used by the vaccine to shuttle the coronavirus’ genetic material into cells binds [...]
Tether joins forces with Shyft to fire up Veriscope December 1, 2021 Tether has partnered with Shyft Network to begin active testing of Veriscope - its decentralised compliance framework and smart-contract solution to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Travel Rule.
Exclusive: LV= CEO Mark Hartigan on the controversial £530m takeover by Bain Capital, ten days ahead of the vote of his life December 1, 2021 Last week, Liverpool Victoria (LV=) , the 178-year old mutually owned life insurance and pensions provider, turned down an improved offer from its competitor Royal London, which had proposed dismantling the business. The development came amid increasing criticism over a £530m proposed takeover of LV= by Bain Capital, as non-profit members would receive just £100 [...]
Twitter lining up Ethereum payments December 1, 2021 Twitter appears to be introducing Ethereum payments alongside its Bitcoin tipping feature.