Why Premier League has opened door to a ‘Netflix of Football’ November 25, 2024 Friday's vote could be a watershed moment that transforms the way the world’s most popular league is consumed around the world.
Substance must overtake style if Jaguar’s to stay in the race November 25, 2024 Jaguar, whose corporate rebranding exercise sparked a wave of mockery and confusion last week, has met the backlash with a plea for people to “reserve judgment.” This optimistic request suggests that, despite the achingly progressive sentiment behind the carmaker’s new attitude, it doesn’t really understand the internet. Asking social media users to reserve judgement is [...]
Trump’s election means it’s time to take Bitcoin seriously November 25, 2024 Bitcoin was once dismissed as a tulip bubble, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that – in an era of fiat money inflation – it is the best way back to sound money The incoming Trump administration has announced its intention to back a “strategic Bitcoin reserve”. That catapults what was once a fantastical thought experiment, [...]
Rightwing MPs push general election petition as it passes one million signatures November 24, 2024 A host of rightwing politicians have been pushing a petition online calling for a general election, which has now gathered over one million signatures.
Shoppers warned to be wary of social media scams this Black Friday November 24, 2024 Fraud is set to reach an all-time high this Black Friday, with online social media scams the most likely place for fraud to occur, according to new data. UK shoppers are expected to spend £9.14bn over the four-day Black Friday weekend – a 4.5 per cent increase on last year, according to Globaldata. But fraud [...]
How Tiktok is driving Brits to spend local instead of luxury this golden quarter November 22, 2024 Black Friday is known for being the one of the few days of the year when budget-conscious shoppers can flock to their favourite online retailer or high street shop and not feel (too) guilty with the price of their purchases. High-priced, big-name brands have traditionally taken the lead in terms of ringing in the festive [...]
Jaguar rebrand shows the risk of embracing the fleeting ‘now’ November 22, 2024 The Jaguar rebrand has been dreadfully misconceived. The fatal mistake? Throwing away their heritage, writes Eliot Wilson.
Ed Warner: Gold rush for athletes as sport venures into crazy territory November 21, 2024 Too much money chasing too few goods spells inflation. In the madcap pursuit of novel sporting ventures it is the athletes whose prices are swelling.
The Capitalist: Farmers protest heats up; Guardian strikes; Jaguar’s rebrand November 21, 2024 The farmers protest escalates, Guardian hacks threaten strikes and more; catch up on the latest City gossip in The Capitalist.
Great Britain dumped out of Billie Jean King Cup November 19, 2024 Great Britain were eliminated from the Billie Jean King Cup on Tuesday with Emma Raducanu the only player to register a win in the semi-finals. The former US Open champion beat Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4 6-4 to put Great Britain 1-0 up in the best-of-three tie against Slovakia. But Katie Boulter was beaten 6-2 4-6 4-6 [...]