Google inks deal with NFT company Dapper Labs September 14, 2021 Google has confirmed a partnership with Dapper Labs, the team behind popular NFT collectibles game NBA Topshot, to help the company scale. Dapper Labs has already developed an in-house blockchain, Flow, which helps its users to scale apps and games. Google will help to finesse the product by acting as a network operator, providing developers [...]
Rose Plays Julie review: A tense exploration of trauma September 14, 2021 Many films are about delving into the deep, murky lake of a character’s past, but few do it as intensely, or as uniquely, as this week’s Rose Plays Julie. Directed Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, collectively known as the creative partnership Desperate Optimists, Anne Skelly plays Rose, a young Irish woman training to be a [...]
Cash strapped Chinese property giant Evergrande battles $300bn in liabilities September 14, 2021 Chinese property giant Evergrande has admitted it is under “tremendous pressure” not even a year after its $1.8bn Hong Kong stock exchange float. The beleaguered firm is battling more than $300bn in liabilities, following years of borrowing to fund its rapid expansion. The property group achieved the lower end of expectations, raising $1.8bn from the [...]
Mixed Covid-19 messages ‘cannot define this winter’ for business, says London First chief September 14, 2021 The boss of London First has urged the government not to allow mixed messages to define the upcoming winter for businesses, following the health secretary’s Covid-19 plan earlier today. Health secretary Sajid Javid said that the government intends to dodge winter restrictions by allowing booster jabs for those over 50 and vaccinations for 12 to [...]
Ocean Outdoor records 196 per cent revenue lift as cities reopen September 14, 2021 Billboard operator Ocean Outdoor reported a revenue jump of 196 per cent after brands leapt at the opportunity to advertise across towns and cities after lockdown. Revenue for the second quarter increased to £25.9m, a huge rise on 2020’s sum of £8.8m. First-half revenue increased 11.2 per cent to £40.6m, up from £36.5m last year, [...]
Emma Raducanu’s success shouldn’t be measured in dollars but in her cultural impact way beyond tennis September 14, 2021 There are two stories written when any sports star bursts on the scene in the way that Emma Raducanu has this summer. The first is about how much money they’ll earn and the second surrounds the number of people who will immediately take up the sport because of it. Both narratives are overly simplistic for different reasons. Distilling Raducanu’s sporting achievement to monetary gain – and let’s face, it [...]
Javid hints PCR tests for travel to be scrapped September 14, 2021 The health secretary has all but confirmed that the government will axe day two PCR tests for people returning from overseas in the upcoming review of its travel rules. In answer to a question from transport select committee chair Huw Merriman as to whether PCR tests could be replaced by lateral flow tests, Sajid Javid [...]
London Luton summer passenger numbers down two-thirds on 2019 September 14, 2021 Just 1.2m passengers used London Luton airport over the summer months, a fall of two-thirds compared to pre-pandemic levels. As a result of the UK’s ever-changing travel restrictions, the airport said that this was 4.0 per cent than the number in 2020. It called on the government to give the sector more support in order [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Trust in Energy for top combination Moreira and Cruz September 14, 2021 FORM students will be licking their lips with anticipation when MIG ENERGY lines-up in the Tai Shue Wan Handicap over six furlongs at 3.15pm. The six-year-old, having been dropped 3lbs by the handicapper during the close-season, finds himself racing off an 8lb lower mark from last season’s track and trip victory. A closer inspection on [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Fa Fa to deliver for Lor September 14, 2021 TRAINER Frankie Lor will be in the spotlight when he saddles progressive and talented FA FA in the feature race of the day, The Hong Kong Country Club Challenge Cup (2.45pm). Potential future champion trainer, Lor may not have visited the winners’ circle in the opening weeks, but it won’t be long before his stable, [...]
