Crypto markets slip into the red as Ukraine crisis shows no signs of resolution March 7, 2022 The price of Bitcoin is currently down three per cent over the past 24 hours and changing hands for around $38,100.
As Russia triggers needless tragedy, we need to defend our global stability March 4, 2022 The lives lost so far in Putin’s pointless and tragic war are a terrible price for Ukraine, and innocent Russians. But the collateral damage of a land war in Europe will soon begin to spread far beyond razed Ukrainian villages and the flattened streets of Kharkiv. War costs billions every day. And the response – [...]
Web 3.0: The Wild West of the web March 3, 2022 A fresh dawn of internet is looming. Dubbed the ‘Wild West’ of the web, a new, decentralised and crypto-infused platform is looking likely to emerge within the internet as we know it.” Web 3.0 is becoming an increasingly hot topic with an enthusiasm to empower users and give them true ownership over their data while [...]
Retail investors snap up US bargains amid market turbulence March 2, 2022 Retail investors piled into US equities in the past week as they looked for bargains amid the market turmoil sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Streamer turned gamer: Netflix snaps up Walking Dead publisher Next Games in £54m deal March 2, 2022 Netflix becomes the latest tech firm to pivot into the world of gaming, with the streaming giant announcing its acquisition of Finnish firm Next Games in a €65m (£54m) deal.
OneWeb moves ahead with Soyuz launch despite Russian invasion March 2, 2022 Broadband firm OneWeb moves forward with its plans to launch satellites using Russian rockets, despite the ongoing invasion of the Kremlin in Ukraine. According to reports by The Times, the tax-payer backed company has paid for 36 satellites to be sent into orbit from Russian firm Baikonur Cosmodrome, which are set to launch using Soyuz [...]
No more iPhones for Muscovites: Apple pulls all of its products from Russia over Ukraine invasion March 2, 2022 Phone giant Apple said early this morning it has stopped selling iPhones and other popular products in Russia in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The company is one of the latest major corporations to boycott the country following the invasion ordered by Russian president Vladimir Putin last week. Fellow tech giants Google and [...]
Why your next ski break should be in Austria’s Ischgl & Kappl February 28, 2022 “Relax if you can” is Ischgl’s motto and for a high quality, luxury ski destination the place is hard to beat. Walking down Ischgl’s main drag opulence hits you like a diamond-encrusted knuckleduster. Four and five star hotels rule the strip. Our choice was Hotel Piz Buin – all the luxury I could wish for [...]
Is it time a decentralised world created a scoring system for accurate information? February 26, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher examines how our industry can help to purify accuracy in the freedom of expression we crave.
Viral invasion: Russia restricts Twitter usage with eyes on Facebook next February 26, 2022 The Kremlin has blocked Twitter usage across Russia following clashes over “censorship”, with Facebook likely to face the same fate. Twitter Support tweeted this afternoon that it was aware it was being “restricted”. Whilst Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor made no official statement that it has in fact blocked the social media giant, users and internet [...]