The labyrinth of the Online Safety Bill could fall over on complexity before its begun January 26, 2022 The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee came out this week to criticise the government’s Draft Online Safety Bill, stating it is “neither clear nor robust enough to tackle certain types of illegal and harmful content”. Chair Julian Knight MP even labelled it a “missed opportunity”. As it currently stands, the bill’s duty [...]
Conservation NFTs to help fund wildlife protection efforts January 26, 2022 A British nature channel plans to harness the power of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to protect endangered animals and their habitats.
Youth clubs face closure as government’s digital rollout look to slash rent paid to small site-owners by 90 per cent January 25, 2022 Thousands of churches, charities, social clubs, hospitals and amateur sports clubs will be forced to accept cuts of up to 90 per cent in the rent they receive from hosting mobile phone masts under government plans to make them foot the bill for digital rollout.
Playtech mulls breaking up to sell off parts if Aristocrat takeover fails January 25, 2022 Playtech is reportedly considering breaking up and selling off its operations, if the £2.7bn takeover by Australia’s Aristocrat falls through. The deal risks being blocked by a group of Asian shareholders, according to Sky News’ Mark Kleinman last night, a collective which own around a quarter of Playtech’s stock. The London-listed online gaming group sold [...]
London markets snap back from bruising day January 25, 2022 London markets snapped back from a dismal start to the week as investors were buoyed by Monday’s Wall Street rally. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index added 1.02 per cent to reach 7,371.46 points, while the domestically-focused FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned to the health of the UK economy, climbed 0.9 per cent [...]
Whyte to follow up Sunday’s Group One win with Big Two January 25, 2022 FORMER 13-time Champion Jockey Douglas Whyte is probably still celebrating his first Group One triumph in his short career as a trainer, after Stronger caused a shock when winning the Centenary Sprint Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. Whyte reckoned that victory gave him as much satisfaction as many of his multiple Group One winning [...]
Maldives for a Triple win under Purton January 25, 2022 FORTUNE looks to have favoured the David Hall-trained MALDIVES, who has landed the plum inside draw in the competitive Conduit Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile at Happy Valley today. Racing is once again on the dreaded ‘C +3’ track, measuring only just over 19 metres wide and leaving little room for jockeys to manoeuvre when they [...]
Johnson & Johnson expects vaccine sales to jump to $3.5bn, as analysts caution competition January 25, 2022 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) expects sales of its Covid-19 vaccine to jump more than 45 per cent, pulling $3.5bn into the consumer goods giant. The vaccine maker secured $2.39bn worth of sales for its Covid-19 jab in 2021, falling short of its own target of $2.5bn following faltering demand and manufacturing hang-ups. J&J’s revenue forecast [...]
Oil prices rebound as fears of Russia invading Ukraine rise January 25, 2022 Oil prices have recovered amid growing fears of Russian invading Ukraine and a consequent tightening in supplies.
JP Morgan snaps up stake in Greek fintech Viva Wallet January 25, 2022 JP Morgan has snapped a 49 per cent stake in Athens-based payments fintech Viva Wallet, the firm announced today.
