UK tables draft agreement to set global aviation emissions target at COP26 October 28, 2021 The UK has reportedly tabled a draft agreement to slash aviation emissions to levels aligned with the Paris Agreement ahead of COP26. The Paris Agreement, though it does not specifically address international aviation emissions, commits countries to limit global temperature increases to 2C this century and aim for 1.5C. The government received a raft of [...]
Shell earnings slide and shareholders miss out following £3.4bn pay day October 28, 2021 Shell adjusted earnings slipped 25 per cent to $4.1bn in its third quarter unaudited results, while its shareholders missed out following their hefty pay day. Shareholders lost $477m in the period, after raking in $3.4bn in the previous quarter. Shares dipped 2.89 per cent to 1,714.6p per share by mid-afternoon. Shell put the quarter’s earnings [...]
The Economist sells NFT cover image for $420k October 28, 2021 Current affairs magazine The Economist has auctioned off one of its cover images as an NFT raising $420k (£305k) with the sale. The image first appeared on the front of a September edition of The Economist which focussed on the rapidly expanding, often mystifying world of Decentralized Finance. The successful bidder offered 99.9ETH for the [...]
Double-digit growth predicted for Apple October 28, 2021 Apple expected to announce "double-digit revenue growth" despite supply chain and iPhone lag.
Three really cool jobs to apply for this week October 28, 2021 If you’re looking for a new job, you have very much come to the right place. Our job board is seeing loads of extra traffic at the moment, so it’s a great time to put out some applications if you are seeking a change. Check out these exciting roles, as a taster of the kinds [...]
Supply chain snarl ups weigh on US economy October 28, 2021 Severe supply chain breakdowns and a resurgence in Covid-19 infections have clamped down on US economic growth. The American economy grew at an annualised rate of two per cent in the three months to September, the Commerce Department said today. The weak growth rate came in below economists’ forecasts of 2.7 per cent. Supply chains [...]
El Salvador’s government picks up 420 Bitcoin amid price dip October 28, 2021 El Salvador’s government, the first in the world to make a cryptocurrency legal tender, picked up 420 more bitcoins as price dipped below $60k. Bitcoin has been on a major hotstreak over the past two weeks maintaining a price above $60k for 11 consecutive days before finally deflating yesterday to $58k. El Salvador’s government used [...]
Snap chief says not all Big Tech is bad October 28, 2021 Snap CEO Evan Spiegal has said that Facebook has “a negative impact on society”, and tech companies need to think about the wider impact of their product.
Cream Finance hacked for $130m in latest DeFi attack October 28, 2021 Cream Finance, a lending protocol based on the Ethereum network, has lost $130m of assets in one of the biggest DeFi thefts to date. The team behind Cream Finance confirmed its lending markets had been targeted by a large flash loan transaction, a type of exploit which is frequently used by hackers to target vulnerabilities [...]
Climate jargon debunked: Just one in 10 Brits know what COP26 is October 28, 2021 Just one in 10 Brits know what COP26 is, according to a new study by E.ON, as the UN’s flagship climate conference looms at the tail-end of this weekend. More than 80 per cent of the population would do more for the environment if they were given simpler information about what action to take, the [...]
