UK viewers to get 35 per cent more live Premier League matches on TV October 18, 2023 The move is expected to boost the flagging domestic rights market, which has been eclipsed by overseas deals.
Musk is right to envisage a SuperApp, but why would anyone trust him to do it? October 17, 2023 Elon Musk's vision for a Twitter SuperApp is very in vogue, but he has to convince people to give up Apple in favour of his product.
Ireland will beat New Zealand and finally win World Cup knockout October 14, 2023 The pool stage of this Rugby World Cup provided some corking matches for fans new and old to get their teeth into, and I expect all four quarter-finals this weekend to be equally show-stopping. The big game of the weekend for me sees Ireland take on New Zealand on Saturday night in Paris. It’s hard [...]
Sex (ism) and the City: can new regulations root out the bad apples? October 10, 2023 As the FCA and PRA prepare to crack down on improper conduct in ‘the City’, what would Carrie Bradshaw make of the regulators’ latest attempt to promote healthy culture, and root out the bad guys? Jennie Clarke asks
Banks bullish on Arm one month on from Nasdaq float October 9, 2023 Shares in Arm jumped in early trading today after a number of major US banks issued a 'buy' rating for the stock just one month after the British chip designer floated on Nasdaq.
Blackberry the movie: A gripping real-life corporate tragedy October 6, 2023 Another week, another product biopic. Films about Air Jordan shoes, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos crisps, Beanie Babies, and Tetris have all been released this year to varying success. While the merit of some of those stories may be questionable, BlackBerry has arguably the most intriguing subject. Before everyone stared at their own black mirrors, BlackBerry phones [...]
New Google Pixel 8 phones suggest step forward, say analysts October 4, 2023 A trickle of leaks and teasers had already primed expectations for Google’s launch of its new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro phones, as well as Pixel Watch 2 and Pixel Buds Pro. At an event live-streamed from New York on Wednesday, the tech giant said its new Pixel phones have brighter screens, upgraded cameras [...]
FuturePlus Partners With Expect To Reduce 500MT Of Carbon By 2030 October 3, 2023 Sustainability and ESG management and reporting platform FuturePlus is working with AI-driven Climate Action Platform Expect AI, to solve the complexities of carbon accounting and data accuracy across all industries, and in businesses of all sizes. Expect’s mission is to reduce carbon by 500mt (megatonnes) this decade – the equivalent of 22 years’ worth of [...]
Microsoft chief says unfair practices by Google led to search engine dominance October 3, 2023 Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has said unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine and in turn thwarted his own company’s rival programme, Bing. He gave evidence in a packed Washington DC courtroom as part of the government’s landmark antitrust trial against Google’s parent company Alphabet. The Justice Department [...]
London races ahead of San Francisco on fintech as chiefs rally behind reform October 2, 2023 London tech chiefs have called on the government to push ahead with reforms today after a new survey showed that London has climbed above San Francisco as a global hub for fintech for the first time.