Sky launches discount broadband following Ofcom pressure April 12, 2022 Sky is the one of the latest broadband providers to launch a discounted rates for low-income customers, following ongoing pressure from Ofcom.
Police training documents suggest the force are unequipped to investigate Big Tech April 11, 2022 New training documents have revealed that UK police officers are left largely unequipped to investigate Big Tech despite a government push to crackdown on online harms. According to reports from Sky News, training fails to teach officers how they can contribute to social media app investigations, with officers instead being told to obtain specialist support. [...]
Mixed feelings for Crawley Town fans following crypto takeover April 11, 2022 Crawley Town fans say they are both 'excited and apprehensive' over a cryptocurrency group buying a controlling stake in the League Two club.
After Elon Musk turns down board seat: With 211m users worldwide, is Twitter the next social media giant to die? April 11, 2022 Sixteen years after its launch and with 211 million users, Twitter has long been considered one of the original social media platforms. However, as the likes of TikTok make rapid gains in popularity, it seems today’s social media users are being drawn away from the hard news and conflict of Twitter debate, to more positive environments. [...]
EU regulators set to whack Apple Music with another antitrust charge April 11, 2022 European regulators are set to whack Apple Music with an additional anti-trust charge following Spotify's complaints about the tech giant distorting competition in the market.
Rishi stole the crypto thunder with an NFT as Whitehall fights to go digital April 11, 2022 Last week, away from the grinding tragedy of the war in Ukraine and the ongoing fears over rising costs of living, Rishi Sunak unveiled an eye-catching plan. The Royal Mint is set to launch its own non-fungible token (NFT), marking the beginning of the government’s plans to wade into the cryptocurrency sector. NFTs have been [...]
Sunak considered resigning over his wife’s non-domicile tax status April 10, 2022 Rishi Sunak considered resigning as chancellor last week amid a torrent of stories about his wife having non-domicile tax status in the UK, it has been revealed. It was reported by The Independent last week that Sunak’s wife Akshata Murthy, who is worth around £700m personally and is the heiress to a £3.5bn fortune, was [...]
The Royal Mint is creating an NFT – is this the security investors needed? April 8, 2022 Keith Oliver of Peters & Peters cross examines the Royal Mint's moves into NFT territory, asking 'Is this the security investors needed?'
Environmental activists block Tower Bridge causing travel disruption, with campaigner abseiling off of the London landmark April 8, 2022 Environmental protestors hung a banner saying “end fossil fuels now” as they blocked traffic on Tower Bridge and caused travel disruption as it was forced shut. Footage shared on social media showed one activist abseiling and dangling above the Thames, as police attended at the London landmark at around 7am. The campaigners, urging an end [...]
Big Tech’s fast-and-dirty employment honeymoon is over as Amazon unionises April 8, 2022 COULD you imagine a better name for someone making their mark out of being the Little Guy than Chris Smalls? It’s a story ready-made for a Netflix series. So it’s curious its success has taken Amazon – the company borne out of peddling cheap books – by surprise. Smalls is the leader of the tech [...]