Pair of Banksy paintings bought with Ethereum at Sotheby’s November 19, 2021 A pair of Banksy artworks - "Trolley Hunters" and "Love is in the Air" - were sold at auction last night for 3,093 Ethereum, almost $15m.
Google searches for ‘energy bill help’ soar three thousand per cent after two more firms go bust November 19, 2021 Google searches for ‘energy bill help’ exploded over three thousand percent in the UK on the same day two more energy suppliers collapsed.
Union seeks urgent meeting with Unilever for ‘cast iron guarantee’ of factory workers’ futures November 19, 2021 Unite the Union has called for urgent talks with Unilever after it announced the sale of its tea business to a private equity firm. Unilever confirmed the £3.79bn sale of its tea division – including household names such as PG Tips and Lipton – to CVC yesterday following an auction process. Unite pointed to CVC’s [...]
EP: 98 Haydock, Ascot & Hong Kong November 19, 2021 The Betfair Chase at Haydock is the feature race of the weekend, having provided some high-class winners over the past few years. Christian Williams runs former Grade 1 winner Waiting Patiently in this year’s renewal and joins us as our guest today. We also hear from James Richardson from ThoroughBid ahead of their special online [...]
Inflation may have taken centre stage, but Bitcoin’s Taproot was the star of the show this week November 19, 2021 Jason Deane rounds up the week in crypto, and points to Bitcoin's Taproot as being a big deal.
UK drivers banned from using hand-held devices November 19, 2021 UK drivers will be banned from filming or searching for playlists on hand-held devices from next year under government plans to boost road safety.
Spotify takes synchronised lyrics feature global and reveals merchandise data November 19, 2021 Spotify has taken its synchronised lyrics feature global, having launched it in 26 countries last year.
TfL’s future in Khan’s hands November 19, 2021 [Re: “Managed decline”, yesterday] Great front page headline City A.M. “Managed Decline” (18th November). The reality on Transport for London is London’s future is in the Mayor of London’s hands. He can reform the pre 1980’s era style union working practices and pay and conditions which are so generous other public sector workers are envious. [...]
Binance Labs pumps $8m into DoraHacks project November 19, 2021 DoraHacks, a decentralised global developer community and open-source incentive platform, has secured $8 million in strategic investment from Binance Labs - the venture capital arm and innovation incubator of Binance.
Flexible working more important to lawyers than salaries, report finds November 19, 2021 Law firms competing in the pay war for legal talent may be barking up the wrong tree, according to new research which has found that flexible working edges out money as the top priority for lawyers. Around 83 per cent of lawyers in a survey of legal professionals, by legal recruitment consultancy Realm Recruit, said [...]
