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 [...]
BrewDog signed beer distribution deal in Qatar despite ‘anti-sponsorship’ campaign November 8, 2022 BrewDog has signed a deal with an alcohol distributor operating in Qatar, despite launching an ‘anti-sponsorship’ campaign this week protesting human rights in the country ahead of the World Cup. The firm’s beers are distributed in the country by the Qatar Distribution Company – a state-owned subdsidiary of Qatar Airways – which is the only [...]
Britishvolt: We did not enter the EV battery market ‘in a race to the bottom’ November 7, 2022 Beleaguered battery darling Britishvolt has said that comparing the price points for Chinese and British electric vehicle (EV) batteries is like “comparing apples with pears and not a fair reflection”. The firm responded to claims made by an unnamed potential customer, quoted in The Telegraph yesterday, that its lithium-ion batteries were up to a third [...]
China trade slumps for first time since May 2020 on zero-Covid rules November 7, 2022 A combination of strict Covid-19 containment measures hobbling factories and a global economic slowdown have kneecapped China’s trade position, official figures out today revealed. Beijing’s commitment to blanket lockdowns to stop the spread of the virus has disrupted production, forcing down factory output and leaving Chinese exporters with fewer goods to ship abroad. The world’s [...]
Tech troubles: Apple iPhone 14 shipments hit by Chinese Covid-19 curbs November 7, 2022 There will be fewer iPhone 14’s under Christmas trees this year after Apple forecast smaller shipments of its latest offering. Apple supplier Foxconn issued a significant production cut as it battled against a Covid-19 outbreak at one of its large facilities in China in mid-October and tough local pandemic restrictions. The Zhengzhou plant – one [...]
Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues review: Beauty in complication November 4, 2022 A lot of recent documentaries have been built around the discovery of archive recordings of legendary stars, hoping that the first-hand perspective will make old subjects feel new. For Apple’s new documentary Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues, the voice of a jazz icon is just part of a fascinating deep dive. Sacha Jenkins, who won [...]
Cutting edge tech rarely sits still, so why is ESG slowing things down? November 2, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher turns his attention to energy consumption in world economics and what effect ESG is having on progress.