GB news plots international expansion as viewers tail off December 8, 2021 Right-leaning broadcaster GB News is reportedly plotting an overseas expansion after its UK launch was beset by difficulties.
Russian invasion of Ukraine could rival WW2 warns UK military chief December 8, 2021 The new head of Britain's armed forces has compared a full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine to the second world war as tensions escalate.
Crypto chief executives testify on Capitol Hill as US mulls regulation December 8, 2021 The chief executives of the biggest firms in the crypto space including Coinbase, FTX and Bitfury have been called to testify before congress.
Square Mile braces for Plan B as businesses say work from home guidance will ‘destroy’ trade December 8, 2021 Businesses in the City of London have said they are preparing for the worst ahead of a reported announcement on a work-from-home message. Multiple media outlets have reported that the Prime Minister is to usher in vaccine passports for large venues and instruct office employees to work from home once more. There will be a press [...]
Binance acquires 18 per cent stake in Singapore-based exchange December 8, 2021 Embattled crypto exchange Binance has announced plans to purchase an 18 per cent stake in Hg, a regulated Singaporean exchange.
Genocide lawsuit: Meta defends itself as Rohingya people sue for £150bn December 7, 2021 Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has defended the actions it took to prevent hate speech against Rohingya muslims during the Myanmar genocide. Rohingya muslims are claiming £150bn in compensation from Facebook over its failure to crack down on groups inciting violence against the religious minority and algorithms which amplified and promoted hate speech. Yesterday, [...]
Exclusive: Libor trader Tom Hayes has appeal request quashed December 7, 2021 Disgraced trader Tom Hayes who was jailed for rigging the inter bank lending rate has had an appeal request rejected.
Major Amazon Web Services outage hits Prime Video, Netflix and Disney+ December 7, 2021 Amazon and services including Prime Video and Alexa have been hit by network outages affecting thousands of users.
London hedge funds Eisler and Glen Point Capital plan rare $6bn merger December 7, 2021 Eisler Capital is reportedly planning to snap up Glen Point Capital in a rare deal between two players in London's hedge fund industry.
Beijing steps in as Evergrande collapse becomes imminent December 7, 2021 For months Chinese property giant Evergrande has been collapsing in slow motion. Now state officials have stepped in.
