Can anyone survive the cacophony of politics by Twitter and Whatsapp? October 21, 2022 It seems to be the fate of any prime minister who models themselves on heavyweights of our past to not so much fall short of them, but absolutely trash their legacy. Boris Johnson’s obsession with being Winston Churchill prevented him from being a prime minister who would even see out his term. Astonishingly, Liz Truss, [...]
Day One: Summit October 20, 2022 Day 1: Auditorium Wednesday 23rd November 2022 Time Title Speakers 9:30 – 9:40 Introduction James Bowater 9:45 – 10.05 Keynote James Aslett – Head of Education at Binance Charity , Binance Academy 10:10 10:30 Panel Riz Pabani – Head of Partnerships, Cardano Foundatioin 10:30 – 10:35 Official Welcome Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of the [...]
Kudos for OnlyFans: Watchdog says smaller video platforms need to do more to protect kids October 20, 2022 New research from Ofcom has found that smaller adult video-sharing platforms need to do more to prevent children from accessing porn. In a report published today, the media regulator said it was concerned that whilst smaller companies had some age verification measures in place, they did not go far enough. One unnamed adult platform told [...]
Let’s be honest, the competition watchdog shouldn’t care about Meta buying Giphy October 20, 2022 On Tuesday, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked Meta’s acquisition of Giphy, a gif search engine. This ruling risks undermining London’s status as the digital capital of Europe — threatening innovation, job creation and economic growth. And yet, they did it anyway. The CMA had two justifications for blocking the acquisition. The first was [...]
Peter O’Toole is the style icon, not Harry Styles October 20, 2022 As a society obsessed with novelty and hyperbole, we seem to anoint a new “style icon” on a weekly basis, more often even than we change chancellors of the exchequer. Recently we have bowed down before Harry Styles, who seems to have slept in his grandmother’s laundry basket; Tom Holland, awkward out of his Spider-Man [...]
Truss says she’s ‘committed’ to state pension triple lock October 19, 2022 Liz Truss has said she is “committed” to increasing the state pension by the rate of inflation, after Number 10 just yesterday refused to back the triple lock. Truss said during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) that “I am completely committed to the triple lock and so is the chancellor”. Truss’ spokesperson and Jeremy Hunt both refused [...]
How women are making their mark in the male-dominated crypto world October 19, 2022 Crypto AM columnist Katia Shabanova says she believes women are now tipping the balance in the male-dominated blockchain industry.
Chair of defence committee says RAF vets who train Chinese pilots should ‘lose British citizenship’ October 18, 2022 The Tory chair of the Commons defence committee has called for RAF veterans to lose their citizenship if they train Chinese pilots. Tobias Ellwood made the comments on social media this morning just days after it was reported up to 30 former pilots have been lured to Beijing with large payments. Following reports, the UK [...]
Wasps enter administration with MPs set to question rugby’s chiefs October 18, 2022 Wasps, one of English rugby’s most decorated clubs with a history dating back 155 years, has gone into administration as the Premiership yesterday lost its second team in a month. The Coventry-based side admitted last week that they were likely to be handed over to administrators within days and that came to pass on Monday [...]
Lookahead: Ad tier to distract from falling Netflix subscribers October 17, 2022 Netflix’s new ad tier could act as the perfect distraction for falling subscribers, as the streamer gears up for its third quarter results tomorrow evening, analysts said. With Netflix estimated to add one million new signups globally in the latest quarter, Cowen & Co analyst John Blackledge said that heavier focus may be placed the new ad tier [...]