Liverpool v Spurs and Call of Duty drive highest internet data record Liverpool v Spurs and Call of Duty drive record internet data traffic Average household internet usage has increased by 50 per cent this year according to data by internet provider TalkTalk. And December 16 saw the highest ever data usage peak of 7.63Tb/s on the network, with traffic largely driven by a combination of football including Liverpool vs Spurs on Amazon Prime and the release of Call of Duty. [...]
US trade chief believes next WTO director-general should have ‘real experience’ The US trade chief Robert Lighthizer has implied that the process to find the next World Health Organisation (WTO) director-general should be re-opened. In Lighthizer’s first ever international interview, he told the BBC on Wednesday that the next WTO director-general should be ”someone with real experience in Trade.” Lighthizer goes on to say that the [...]
Global emissions cuts needed on ‘unprecedented scale’ to reach Paris Climate target If the world is to reach the Paris Climate Agreement’s target of a global temperature increase of no more than 1.5°C, we need to cut emissions five times more quickly than the current rate. This is according to PwC’s Net Zero Economy Index, which delivers a stark message to businesses and governments. The index shows [...]
Revolution Bars Group blames UK government’s ‘scandalous’ and ‘inept’ decisions for £31.7m losses December 17, 2020 Revolution Bars Group recorded pre-tax losses of £31.7m for their preliminary yearly results, following a tough year for the hospitality industry. However, the company laid scathing criticisms for its losses on the door-step of the government. ”The UK government’s actions towards wet-led bars and late-night hospitality are nothing short of scandalous. It has little evidence [...]
Tide to introduce new business payroll service in 2021 December 17, 2020 Business fintech firm Tide has announced that is it to release its first payroll service via its banking app in early 2021. Tide Payroll will be HMRC compliant and will allow SMEs to conduct their payroll from within their Tide account with an all-in-one payroll service that will allow users to run payroll and pay [...]
Pornhub removes 80% of its videos following Mastercard rebuttal December 16, 2020 Mastercard has said it will cut ties and block the use of its cards on Pornhub after they found that the website allowed for unlawful content to be uploaded onto the site. More than 10m (80 per cent) videos have been removed from the website, following an investigation from the New York Times which claimed [...]
New biotech rapid-testing facility to help London ‘return to normality’ December 16, 2020 A biotech company, Biogroup is launching a new rapid-testing facility in London, which will boost testing capacity in the capital by 100,000 tests a week. Biogroup UK is setting-up an RT-PCR (RealTime Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) test service, initially via two pop-up testing centres in Marylebone and Notting Hill to detect the presence of [...]
Revolut launches Plus account as it expands fee-paying services December 16, 2020 Revolut is set to revamp its paid plans while also launching its latest subscription option, Revolut Plus. Revolut’s new Plus service will cost £2.99 a-month and will include theft and accident coverage alongside purchase protection up to £1,000 for a year. Under new plans Premium customers will be protected up to £2,500 while Metal customers [...]
London in Tier 3: Will the City return to normal after Covid? December 15, 2020 The decision to move London into Tier 3 at midnight on Wednesday, following substantial rises in Covid-19 cases, may mean further delays to City workers returning to the office. This will come as another disappointment to the City as it had planned to entice workers back into their offices during a ”back to work week” [...]
Study shows unethical leadership likely to ‘prevent corruption’ December 15, 2020 Unethical leadership can increase the prevalence of corrupt behaviour in organisations and workplaces. This is according to two Maastricht University studies, carried out by doctoral candidate Untung Manara and associate professor Suzanne van Gils, a lecturer in management communications and ethics, who were particularly interested in whether ethical leaders could help change the behaviour of [...]