Uber must classify drivers as employees, California rules June 11, 2020 Drivers operating on ride-hailing platforms such as Uber and Lyft will now be considered employees, regulators in California said today. Under the state’s gig economy workers law, which was passed six months ago, such companies must pay employees for overtime, health benefits and workers’ compensation. Today the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the ride-hailing sector’s [...]
What can the Covid-19 crisis teach us about tackling climate change? June 11, 2020 We already know how devastating climate change could be for the planet, so let’s ensure we learn the lessons from the current crisis. Covid-19 caught most of the world’s institutions and governments by surprise, leading to a global health and economic crisis unprecedented in modern times. Few people would disagree with the notion that most [...]
APIs: the invisible wiring pivotal to digital transformation June 10, 2020 Unless you work in a technology-focused business, or are particularly technology-minded, it’s unlikely that you will have heard of ‘Application Programming Interfaces’ – or APIs. But as companies, and daily life, become increasingly technology-based – a trend accelerated by coronavirus – and APIs themselves evolve, they are becoming more important to business success. For an [...]
Why the businesses of the future are honing in on Cornwall June 10, 2020 Six months into a new decade, the working landscape has altered beyond recognition. Businesses around the world have adapted to remote working with a scale and ease beyond wildest expectations. “Working from home” has cast off any of the negative connotations attached to it, with workers in fields ranging from banking to surveying, media to [...]
EU must boost capital markets due to coronavirus and Brexit, say finance chiefs June 10, 2020 The European Union needs to deregulate its capital markets to help the economy recover from coronavirus and reduce its reliance on the City of London, according to a panel of industry executives. With huge amounts of debt being sold to counter the economic hit caused by Covid-19 and the bloc set to lose its major [...]
Is the government brave enough to let markets fix the social care crisis? June 9, 2020 We have all seen, with the direst of consequences, the deficiencies of the current social care system. As Covid-19 has raged through the UK, tens of thousands have died in under-resourced, under-invested, and ill-designed care homes. With the focus in those early weeks on protecting the NHS at all costs, central planners sent potentially infectious [...]
Empowering communities with alternative currencies towards a post-Covid economy June 9, 2020 With humanitarian operations becoming more frequent, global and protracted, stakeholders are going to need to find alternative, multi-year pools of funding as well as new financial mechanisms to increase effectiveness and efficiency of existing resources. There was a time when humanitarian organisations only focused on short-term emergencies while development organisations focused only on long-term socioeconomic [...]
The Evolution of Regulation June 9, 2020 Most people who are active in the use or application of blockchain technology, or who have lived through the development of the activity in the space, are more and more aware of the development of regulatory infrastructure intended to support this. However, many are not fully aware of the developments that are occurring in different [...]
Building a competitive edge in the cryptocurrency industry – the custodian of tomorrow June 9, 2020 Having the opportunity to be part of building from the ground up in a brand new industry like crypto is a dream come true. I still pinch myself when I realise that so many people share the same vision and have entrusted me with their time, careers and money. I founded Trustology in 2017 as [...]
Artificial intelligence meets blockchain June 9, 2020 Blockchain Depends on its Community. A strong link is forming between the two most powerful emerging technologies of the decade. On one side is AI, the data-hungry machine that is replacing humans at breakneck speed. On the other is Blockchain’s trustless systems – not where trust doesn’t exist, but where trust isn’t a variable; it’s [...]