China to advance the development of state issued digital currency November 9, 2021 China’s government remains at the cutting edge of digital payments technology with plans to further “advance” the development of an eYuan. China’s flagship digital currency is backed by its central bank and has fast gathered pace with an initial trial gathering over 20m users and seeing transaction values top 34.5bn yuan (£3.9bn) in a matter [...]
More than a third of Brits save nothing each month November 9, 2021 People have had their finances hammered by the Covid-19 outbreak with 35 per cent of Brits admitting they save nothing in a typical month. The research, commissioned by retail investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown, found that 23 per cent of people could last for less than a month on their savings. It comes after a parliamentary [...]
Lover’s tiff: Tinder’s $2bn claim against Match gets day in court November 8, 2021 The relationship between Tinder and owner Match has turned toxic with the dating app’s founders and former employees claiming they were swindled. The case will be heard in a New York courtroom with the trial, which began with a 2018 state court lawsuit filed by Tinder co-founders Sean Rad and Justin Mateen, kicking off today. Tinder is accusing [...]
Amy Winehouse’s possessions raise millions at auction November 8, 2021 A dress worn by Amy Winehouse during her final stage performance has raised over £243k (£179k) at auction smashing estimates it would sell for £20k. A red heart shaped Moschino bag worn by the iconic singer at the 2007 Brit awards also broke the $200k barrier and several dresses sold for more than $50k. The [...]
Global crypto market cap surges past $3tn as top coins rally November 8, 2021 The global crypto currency market is now worth a whopping $3tn (£2.2tn) according to data from CoinGecko. It comes after top ten crypto currencies have all experienced a price surge over the past week helping to push the market to new heights. Bitcoin has jumped above the $66k mark, up 6.4 per cent in 24 [...]
Disney+ to offer discount on subscription service to boost audience November 8, 2021 With its second birthday coming up Disney+ is dropping the price of its subscription service to $1.99 for a month as it seeks to grow its subscriber base. The offer will begin today and will be valid until next week for new and eligible returning subscribers in the United States and some other countries according [...]
Minister backs ban on MPs having second jobs after Paterson scandal November 8, 2021 Government minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has come out in support of a ban on MPs taking on consultancy work ahead of today’s emergency debate. The international trade secretary said she would support a rule change being mulled by the Commons standards committee which would bar MPs from paid lobbying on behalf of commercial interests. The comments come [...]
Musk asks Twitter if he should sell 10 per cent of his Tesla stock, worth $21bn November 7, 2021 Celebrity entrepreneur and the world’s richest person Elon Musk has allowed his online followers to decide whether or not he will pay taxes. Yesterday the billionaire opened up a poll to his 62.5m Twitter followers and asked them to decide whether he should sell off ten per cent of his Tesla stock, a move that [...]
Activists launch alternative climate summit to protest inaction at COP26 November 7, 2021 Climate activists disappointed with government inaction during the first week of discussions at COP26 have launched a counter conference. The People’s Summit for Climate Justice kicked off today and will run until Wednesday, hosting around 200 online and in-person sessions which platform the voices of people hit hardest by the climate crisis. People’s Summit Programme [...]
Javid: get Covid booster jabs now to avoid Christmas restrictions November 7, 2021 Health secretary Sajid Javid is urging people to get their booster jabs in order to “avoid a return to restrictions” this Christmas. In an effort to speed the roll out vulnerable and elderly people will now be able to book their jabs a month early – five rather than six months after their second dose. [...]
