The White House’s Zoom: Neat video platform opens its London office following £472m valuation February 7, 2022 Neat, the immersive video conferencing software backed by Zoom and used by the US President, has opened a new office in London, as it hits a $640m (£473m) valuation and embraces hybrid working in the UK.
White male barristers earn twice as much as female, ethnic minority colleagues February 7, 2022 White male barristers earn more than twice as much as female barristers from ethnic minority backgrounds, figures from the Bar Standards Board (BSB) show. White men working as barristers earned £238,241 in 2020, while women from ethnic minority backgrounds earned just £98,324 over the same period of time. On average, female barristers earned just more [...]
Sing 2 reivew: Illumination animation has no problem playing the hits February 7, 2022 It’s a tough time for animated movies, as families have tended to stay away from the cinema. This has resulted in the last three Pixar movies going straight to streaming, much to the chagrin of the animators if reports are to be believed. Rivals Illumination don’t seem to have had as much trouble. The wildly [...]
Bitcoin and ESG credentials are, in fact, aligned February 7, 2022 Crypto AM columnist Nigel Green argues that Bitcoin's environmental impact will, one day, be much greener than gold.
Regional publisher Newsquest in exclusive takeover talks with rival Archant February 7, 2022 The publisher of newspapers The Herald and Northern Echo has entered exclusive takeover talks with its rival Archant as it looks to begin a consolidation of the UK’s regional news market.
North Korea funds missile programme with stolen crypto, says UN February 7, 2022 North Korean cyber attacks have pilfered millions of dollars worth of crypto assets which are being used to fund the country's missile programme.
‘He’s not a complete clown’: Johnson’s new press chief speaks out February 7, 2022 Boris Johnson’s new director of communications has said his new boss is “not a complete clown” and is “not the devil” on the first day of his new job. Guto Harri, who was Johnson’s communications chief while he was mayor of London, told Welsh language website Golwg that the Prime Minister sang “I will survive” [...]
Peloton regains momentum as premarket trading sends shares up 22 per cent amid takeover rumours February 7, 2022 Peloton shares soared 22 per cent in premarket trading today after weekend reports of takeover interest from Amazon and Nike. Amazon is exploring an offer for Peloton, a source told Reuters on Friday. The Financial Times and the BBC also reported sportswear company Nike was weighing a bid for Peloton, which touched new records last [...]
UK government should upskill managers to level up the country, CMI says February 7, 2022 The UK government should invest in efforts to upskill Britain’s managers in its bid to tackle regional inequality, according to the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The trade body for managers said the government should fund schemes to improve Britain’s leadership skills, in order to increase productivity and level up the country. CMI chief executive Ann [...]
London receives cap reduction in government crackdown on private parking fines February 7, 2022 London will receive a smaller overall reduction as part of a government crackdown on private parking fines which will protect motorists from “aggressive debt collection and unreasonable fees.” Under a new parking code of practice introduced by the government today, the cap for private parking fines will be cut in half, going from £100 to [...]
