The future of accountancy June 4, 2021 ICAS Lecturer, Molly Jamieson CA, discusses the increased use of technology in the accountancy world and the role of accountants in the future. With the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) and process automation, there has been vast changes to the world of accountancy as we know it in recent years. Changes made include the use [...]
Miami Nice: Bitcoin price nears $40k as conference kicks off June 3, 2021 The cryptocurrency market continues to recover today, with Bitcoin (BTC) up more than four per cent over the past 24 hours.
Darktrace: What we learned from building a £2.5bn UK success story June 3, 2021 There were just a handful of us clustered around a Bloomberg screen waiting for the moment that Darktrace would finally be launched onto the London Stock Exchange. In the end, that’s what a float comes down to – the final few seconds before the clock ticks round to 8am and the numbers start moving. If [...]
Free coding school 01 Founders launches in London with tech job guarantee June 2, 2021 A free two-year coding school that offers students a guaranteed job at a top tech firm has launched in London. 01 Founders is now accepting applications for its first school in the capital, where learners are offered two years of on-campus training with zero tuition fees followed by two years of employment. The coding push [...]
Relative calm in crypto markets disturbed as Coinbase lets the Doge out June 2, 2021 Bitcoin continues to trade within a very narrow channel between $33k and $38k, currently changing hands at just above $37,000.
India news sparks breakout in crypto markets June 1, 2021 Yesterday saw Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) both record their biggest 24 hour gains in more than a week, hitting more than $38,000 and $2,700 respectively as they recovered from the weekend’s fresh lows.
Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, and the Future of Investing June 1, 2021 Witnessing the recent GameStop event, it was clear that for better or worse, the little guy, or many, many little guys, had briefly beaten Wall Street at its own game. While GameStop was fuelled primarily by the collective action of many, the voice of only one person, echoed by others, can have similar influence. For [...]
Why the Covid Recovery Commission is right to put focus on skills June 1, 2021 The need to invest in the skills of the future is among one of the five areas of focus in a recently published report by the Covid Recovery Commission. The commission is an advisory group and policy panel studying the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on businesses and innovation. Its ‘Building Back Together’ report, which [...]
Can you code? Now is your chance to rescue the planet May 31, 2021 It has never been so easy to build a technology product, raise capital, and bring it to thousands, even millions of people. And all in a matter of months. Consider Hopin; the London-based virtual events platform, founded in 2019, has grown from six employees to more than 400 and now boasts over 80,000 user organisations – a good [...]
Bitcoin stalls as markets drop, while ADA looks strong May 31, 2021 Bitcoin starts the week in a channel below $40,000 as the crypto markets stall, but Cardano's ADA is setting the pace.