UK government’s letter to Visa, Deloitte and Allianz prompts rebuke from Olympic chiefs March 14, 2023 Olympic chiefs have issued a rebuke to the UK government over its lobbying of sponsors including Visa, Deloitte and Allianz for Russia to remain banned from sport. The UK has been among the most vocal and active opponents of the International Olympic Committee’s plan to lift the suspension of Russia and its ally Belarus. Culture [...]
Apple hit with lawsuit over anti-competitive behaviour through Apple Pay July 19, 2022 Apple is being sued over its Apple Pay system and accused of anti-competitive behaviour by stifling competition from other payment apps. The class action complaint filed yesterday in a California court by payment card credit union Affinity Credit Union alleges that the iPhone maker used its market power to resist competition from other payment apps. [...]
Pitchside access, front row seats and coaches’ briefings: How football is selling ‘inside the ropes’ experiences April 30, 2024 Football has largely kept fans at arm’s length, but that looks to be changing.
Amid ‘hostile takeover’ bid M&C Saatchi reports 52 per cent profit increase before tax September 7, 2022 Advertising giant M&C Saatchi reported a near 10 per cent increase in revenue and 52 per cent rise in profit before tax from last year, despite the ongoing drama of its hostile takeover. The London-listed creative company increased its headline operating profit margin by 14 per cent. M&C Saatchi had almost £40m in net cash, [...]
Watch out Apple: London’s smartphone maker Nothing reveals fresh model following £166m Alphabet funding June 15, 2022 London tech start-up Nothing unveiled the design of its debut smartphone this morning after securing more than $200m (£166m) in funding from the likes of Alphabet’s venture capital arm EQT Ventures.
From millions to billions: The exceptional growth of Bango May 15, 2023 When you can count Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Verizon and Samsung as being among your clients, you know your company has made it. No surprise then that Bango has won the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. From an original thought in 1999 that mobile phones were going to be able to go to the internet and everybody [...]
Making Bitcoin energy efficient will take time, but it will be worth the wait September 13, 2022 Viktor Prokopenya, executive director of VP Capital and renowned analyst, reveals his optimism over the reputation of crypto mining.
Hackers tricked Meta into handing over user data after forging emergency requests March 31, 2022 Hackers pretending to be police officers tricked Meta into handing over user data after filing fake “emergency data requests”. The Facebook owner gave user information – including phone numbers and physical addresses – over to hackers, after they filed the falsified requests while pretending to be law enforcement officers, sources told AFP. The hackers were [...]
NFTs in the media: from films to the TV January 10, 2022 Manufacturers on television are battling to offer the ability for people to display their non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the ‘Telly’, discusses Jonny Fry.
UK chips strategy must lure investment, says Dell executive September 9, 2022 The UK’s semiconductor strategy must make the country a more attractive destination for investment, a Dell executive has told City A.M. “We would like a business friendly, technology friendly environment, where it’s easier for us to invest more and its easy for us to see opportunities for us to make a positive difference,” Adrian McDonald, president for Europe, [...]