Apple executive hands in notice amid return to office policy May 9, 2022 An Apple executive has handed in his notice after the firm demanded that employees return to the office three days a week.
‘Hello from the Big Apple’: Sadiq Khan touches down in New York City as London Mayor starts US tour to boost tourism and tech May 9, 2022 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has arrived in New York City and met with former mayor Michael Bloomberg as the London leader began a US tour aimed at boosting the British capital’s tourism and tech industries. The mayor of London tweeted he had caught up with his “good friend” Mr Bloomberg, who was in charge of [...]
Litigation funders seek to bankroll intellectual property disputes against big tech firms, new research shows May 9, 2022 Eight of the UK’s ten biggest litigation funders are now seeking to bankroll intellectual property (IP) disputes, according to new research from IP specialists Mathys & Squire. Litigation funders, whose business sees them finance lawsuits with a view to taking a cut of any winnings, are increasingly looking at IP disputes as a means of [...]
Ex-Magic Circle lawyer who injected food with blood found not guilty by reason of insanity May 8, 2022 A London lawyer, who caused £500,000 worth of damage by injecting his own blood into food in supermarkets, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Leoaai Elghareeb, 37, was found not guilty, after he entered three supermarkets – Sainsbury’s Local, Tesco Express, and Little Waitrose – on Fulham Palace Road carrying a bucketful [...]
How to cancel ‘cancel culture’ and correct the politically correct May 8, 2022 Crypto AM columnist Dr Chris Kacher examines how a Web3 metaverse can help stabilise the world's unbalanced avenues.
Half of all staff may leave: Apple braces for exodus of workers as return-to-office order does not fly well May 5, 2022 Staff at iPhone and laptop giant Apple are reportedly so unhappy with the company’s return-to-office policy that half of all workers is considering to leave. In March, Apple informed most of its employees they would be expected to return to the office on 11 April, and the company made clear it expects its staff to [...]
London misses out as Binance taps Paris as home of European HQ May 4, 2022 Crypto exchange Binance has confirmed Paris will be the home of its European Headquarters after securing approval from local regulators.
Oxford St raid: Officers seize thousands of counterfeit and dangerous items from two retailers May 4, 2022 Trading standards officers seized £58k worth of vapes and unsafe toys from two Oxford Street retailers. Westminster City Council officers seized more than 4,000 items that were thought to be counterfeit or possibly dangerous to the public. Items seized in the 26 April raid included vaping devices containing excessive levels of nicotine and which had [...]
Ministers clamp down on data stealing and poorly developed apps May 4, 2022 People downloading apps to smartphones, games consoles and TVs will be better protected from hackers under new government plans to boost security standards. A new report on the threats in app stores published today by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has shown that people’s data and money are at risk because of fraudulent apps [...]
Crypto mania, financial contagion and the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ May 3, 2022 From the gold fever of the 1840s and 1850s and the bicycle bubbles of the 1890s to the bowling manias of the1960s and the dot-com boom of the 1990s and early 2000s, our animal spirits are forever in search of greener pastures. In recent times, the financial herd has stampeded into the field of cryptocurrency. [...]