Time for an energy revolution? Creating opportunity after a crisis July 16, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic is a tragic event we hopefully will not see again in our lifetime. The human destruction and the strain on global healthcare systems have been devastating. There are no winners from this crisis. Still, it was Winston Churchill who said “never let a good crisis go to waste”. That certainly rings true [...]
The democratisation of trading is long overdue July 14, 2020 Were one to survey the nation on ‘what a trader looks like,’ the responses would likely be myriad: a hybrid of Gordon Gekko and Mark Zuckerberg; a pinstriped but tech-savvy caricature drawn from a life out-of-reach. The reality is far closer to home. The marriage of globalisation and rapid technological uptake over the last two [...]
Commuting in the post-Covid world July 3, 2020 It’s a cliche to say that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed everything — we need to get over this and embrace “the new normal”. But change needs more than an embrace: it needs to be understood and thought-through, not rushed into headlong because everyone else is doing it. And nowhere is such consideration more necessary [...]
UK aims to build world’s first transatlantic net zero plane July 2, 2020 The UK will aim to be the first country to build a net zero emissions commercial airliner capable of crossing the Atlantic, transport secretary Grant Shapps confirmed today. Speaking in the House of Commons this morning, Shapps said that the country had set up the so-called “Jet Zero” council specifically with that goal in mind. [...]
Crypto AM Shines its Spotlight on PlutusDeFi June 30, 2020 PlutusDeFi completes US$1 million fundraise as work begins to create the first “DeFi full stack” platform. PlutusDefi has never had small dreams. To us, Decentralized Finance “DeFi” is a belief in absolute freedom. Every other DeFi project or start-up is a half-step towards truly taking control away from corruptible centralized bankers and financial institutions and [...]
Coronavirus has reshaped urban mobility but the biggest challenge remains Climate Change June 30, 2020 The argument for small, environment-friendly personal transport has been growing stronger for some time. This was true even before the Coronavirus pandemic required us to socially distance, and the government urged us all to “consider all other forms of transport before using public transport”; thus marking a reversal of the long-standing encouragement to use trains [...]
New frontiers: technology and dispute resolution June 30, 2020 One of the cornerstones of dispute resolution is that it should be conducted efficiently and cost effectively. Given the increasing pressure on lawyers to adhere to this, together with the increased volume of disputes, lawyers in this field have had to leverage legal technology to achieve case efficiencies, as well as grapple with disputes that [...]
Car production slump continues in May despite factories restarting June 26, 2020 The country’s car manufacturers produced a mere 5,314 vehicles in May as output stalled for the second consecutive month due to coronavirus. New data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed that although two-thirds of the country’s car plants restarted work last month, output was severely curtailed due to social distancing requirements [...]
Crypto AM’s community play their part in the war against COVID-19 June 25, 2020 Ever since the Crypto AM Awards 2020 on the 11th March and the subsequent lockdown enforcement, it was clear that the new normal required new and lateral thinking with the government’s clarion call for support in the war against the coronavirus COVID-19. Now, months later, I reached out to Crypto AM’s global community to hear [...]
Government trials new ‘no-swab’ saliva test for coronavirus June 22, 2020 A new “no-swab” coronavirus test using patients’ saliva is set to be piloted in Southampton starting this week, the government has announced. More than 14,000 GP staff, essential workers and university staff will participate in the first phase of the trial, which they will be able to complete at home using their own saliva, the [...]