Magic materials, paperless tickets and Web3: Sports technology trends to watch in 2023 November 16, 2022 Rebecca Hopkins, chief executive of the STA Group, picks out the sports technology trends to watch in the next year. It is exciting to realise how far sport has come in the past 12 months and whilst the post-pandemic era is throwing up more external challenges than could have been predicted, the sector remains as [...]
Focus on the Menopause and reframing the narrative November 16, 2022 DiverCity® Podcast · S14 E4 Focus on the menopause and reframing the narrative In honour of World Menopause Month, host Julia Streets is joined by Sam Simister, co-founder of GenM and Rachel Lankester, founder of Magnificent Midlife. Together they focus on redressing the balance and creating a more positive discussion about the menopause, while also [...]
Warren Buffett reveals over $4bn stake in world’s largest chipmaker TSMC November 15, 2022 American business magnate Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has revealed a $4.1bn (£3.4bn) stake in the world’s largest chipmaker, in a rare big bet on tech. Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) rose 7.8 per cent to $480 (£405) a share by the time Taipei’s market closed, on the back of Buffett weight in investment [...]
Focus on Neurodiversity: From Awareness to acceptance November 14, 2022 DiverCity® Podcast · Focus on neurodiversity: From awareness to acceptance In this second conversation, which forms part of a two-part special episode celebrating and understanding neurodiversity, host Julia Streets is joined by Dan Harris, CEO of Neurodiversity in Business. Dan shares how it is important to welcome, maintain and retain neurodivergent talent. They discuss the [...]
S4 Capital revenues jump despite tech slowdown November 14, 2022 Investors in S4 Capital saw a much-needed boost in share price today after the London-listed firm appeared to dodge the wider tech turmoil. The brainchild of WPP founder Sir Martin Sorrell revealed that like-for-like gross profit climbed over 29 per cent to £249.9m in the third quarter, with “whopper” client projects bolstering the company’s results. [...]
Twitter’s blue tick ‘probably’ coming back next week as fake accounts boom November 13, 2022 Twitter’s $8 (£6.99) blue tick feature will “probably” come back at the end of next week, according to chief executive Elon Musk. The serial entrepreneur announced the decision earlier today after being asked about it by Paul Jamil, chief executive of SEO platform Whatsmyserp. Twitter – which announced the paid feature’s introduction days after Musk’s [...]
Focus on Neurodiversity: The Skillset of SuperHeroes November 12, 2022 DiverCity® Podcast · Focus on neurodiversity: The skillset of superheroes In this first conversation, which forms part of a two-part special episode, host Julia Streets is joined by Lou Anderson, Senior Sales Development Representative at Connectr to discuss neurodiversity. Lou shares her personal journey, of living and working with Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [...]
British barrister to represent democracy activist Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong trial November 11, 2022 A Hong Kong appeals court has upheld a decision to let British barrister Tim Owen KC represent newspaper owner Jimmy Lai in an upcoming trial of the entrepreneur over alleged breaches of the Hong Kong’s controversial national security law. Jimmy Lai is set to face trial in December over claims his publication of his pro-democracy [...]
Musk sends remaining Twitter staff back to office November 10, 2022 Elon Musk has ordered all Twitter staff back into the office, ending an era of remote working for the social media firm. The new chief exec told employees in an email late on Wednesday that they would need to prepare for “difficult times ahead”, according to reports from Bloomberg. Musk had already made his views [...]
Musk uses UK as test market for blue verification badges as £6.99 feature on Twitter goes live across Britain November 10, 2022 Twitter’s new social media platform’s subscription service has gone live across Britain. The service allows users to buy a blue verification badge for the first time. Twitter users on Apple’s iOS can now sign up and pay for the Twitter Blue service, which will give them the blue-tick badge next to their profile name on [...]