Exclusive: MyTutor raises fresh funds to expand platform internationally – CityAM : CityAM September 13, 2021 London-based tutoring platform MyTutor told City A.M. this afternoon it has raised £15m in a round led by SEEK Investments and backed by existing investors, including Mobeus Equity Partners.The funding will enable MyTutor to expand internationally. The platform was the largest provider of in-school tuition in last year’s government-backed National Tuition Programme. “We are excited [...]
News of Walmart accepting Litecoin as payment was an elaborate hoax September 13, 2021 News that US retail giant Walmart had suddenly announced it would be accepting Litecoin from next month has been uncovered as a hoax.
Michael Saylor buys up another 5,050 Bitcoin for MicroStrategy September 13, 2021 MicroStrategy – the world’s first PLC to hold Bitcoin – has bought more of the flagship cryptocurrency, taking its total holdings to a staggering 114,042 BTC worth almost $5.1bn.
Transform lives aboard a hospital ship September 13, 2021 | Sponsored Mercy Ships operates the largest charity-run hospital ships in the world, delivering vital medical care to the world’s poorest people. Globally, two out of three people have no access to safe, affordable surgery when they need it. Hospital ships can make a world of difference to these people, offering often life-saving medical attention as they [...]
Bitcoin steadies in the water as global markets continue to look fearful September 13, 2021 Bitcoin continues to hold steady around the $45k level this morning, where it traded for most of the weekend.
Emma Raducanu: US Open win makes British teen a smash with sponsors : CityAM September 13, 2021 Emma Raducanu’s fairytale triumph at the US Open has not only made her the new darling of British tennis but also among the hottest properties in sport for sponsors. The 18-year-old from Bromley became the first Englishwoman to win a Grand Slam since Virginia Wade in 1977 when she beat fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez on [...]
Ukraine set to become next country to make Bitcoin legal tender September 12, 2021 Expert says Ukraine is lining up to become the next country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.
UK heading for ‘winter of discontent’ in wake of Brexit, warns John Swinney September 12, 2021 The UK is facing a “winter of discontent” after the Tories pushed ahead with Brexit, taking Britain out of the European Union, Scotland’s Deputy First Minister will warn. With supermarkets having already experienced issues with shortages, John Swinney will argue that such problems show how “Westminster isn’t working”. The Scottish Deputy First Minister will use [...]
Pentland move to Ireland in Brexit aftermath – CityAM : CityAM September 11, 2021 Citing Brexit, the chairman of Pentland Group has relocated overseas according to The Times, who first reported the news. Also Read: Exclusive: We are benefitting hugely from Brexit, says Estonia’s prime minister Stephen Rubin was Britain’s biggest taxpayer three years ago according to The Sunday Times Tax List. His brand management company Pentland Group is [...]
20 years on from 9/11: the waxing and waning of the US-UK ‘special relationship’, from Bush to Biden – CityAM : CityAM September 11, 2021 Twenty years on from one of the greatest days of infamy to strike the Western world, the attack on the 9th of September 2001, there are myriad points to reflect on, not least the ongoing heartache it has left on our collective psyche. One of those, though, should surely be the impact that this great [...]