Letters: Online safety is back, back again September 22, 2022 [Re: Online safety rules for tech firms must encourage – not restrict – future growth, August 31] The Online Safety Bill, a landmark piece of legislation which has been five years in the making, has stirred up a lot of debate in recent months and is being watched closely by regulators all over the world. [...]
Letters: Take our cues from Scandi September 21, 2022 [Re: Oslo has come up with new ideas for the housing crisis , London should do the same, Sept 16] Bravo to Copenhagen’s longest serving Mayor in “Oslo has come up with new ideas for the housing crisis , London should do the same”. Sadiq Khan should reflect on his 6 years’ of mediocre housing [...]
Letters: A new world for gamers? September 20, 2022 [Re: Game on: Why Big Tech is betting big on gaming, Sept 14] Video game brands are increasingly looking at digital platforms as a foundation for future content – the most recent one is Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Infinity recently announced at the company’s showcase. This approach will enable IPs to continuously evolve – potentially opting [...]
Letters: Mind the tourist traps and selfies September 12, 2022 [Re: Travel abroad is too pricey – so don’t look down on London tourists – join them] I think it is wrong to suggest Londoners look down on tourists without reason, just take a look at the selfie sticks outside Parliament for a lesson in how not to behave. I think when we travel there [...]
Letters: Soho doesn’t have the blues September 8, 2022 [Re: It’s time to ignore the Nimbys tucked up in to bed by10pm and re-pedestrianise Soho] Ben Ramanauskas bemoans the lack of late night alcohol venues in Hammersmith and then asserts that Soho has insufficient alcohol led entertainment after midnight. In fact Soho is well supplied with alcohol venues after midnight. In a quarter of [...]
Letters: The robots won’t wait September 7, 2022 [Re: Artificial Intelligence: UK’s Supreme Court to rule on letting robots patent inventions, Sept 4] The permission to appeal to the Supreme Court to reconsider the case of whether artificial intelligence (AI) entities should be allowed to be named as inventors on UK patent applications is a clear indication of the public importance of this [...]
London hedge fund founder arrested on market manipulation allegations September 2, 2022 A London hedge fund co-founder has been arrested in Spain for an alleged foreign-exchange market manipulation scheme to trigger a $20m payment. Neil Phillips, 52, has been accused of conspiring to artificially manipulate the US dollar-South African rand exchange rate in charges brought forward by the US. Damian Williams, US attorney for the Southern District [...]
Letters: Electrify the energy story August 31, 2022 [Re: Zahawi: Middle-earners will also need help with bills, August 27] Another blow. The price cap. Another economic failure. Just when people were starting to see the possibilities of an electrified life, the perception of energy is taking an ugly turn. However, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to solve our Energy Trilemma – renewable independence, [...]
Letters: Innovation for the City August 30, 2022 [Re: Nadhim Zahawi: The next PM will have ready-made options for the energy crisis, August 25] Zahawi’s acceptance of a raft of improvements to modernise the UK financial services sector is a welcomed and much-needed move. The UK Secondary Capital Raising Review recommendations, including the digitisation of share certificates, will strengthen the capital raising processes [...]
Asda eyes up Co-op’s petrol business in £450m bid August 29, 2022 Asda is the front-runner to buy approximately 130 petrol stations and convenience stores from the Co-op Group’s petrol forecourt business in a £450m swoop.