The New York Times hints freshly acquired Wordle may no longer be free February 1, 2022 The New York Times has snapped up viral puzzle game Wordle, a move which could eventually see the game placed behind a paywall.
The Online Safety Bill’s noble objectives won’t save it from disastrous outcomes February 1, 2022 For months, technology experts and digital rights advocates have voiced concerns about the Online Safety Bill — namely, that the bill in its current form will not be able to curtail harmful content, as the Royal Society recently claimed. The conversation is finally starting to shift in their favour. Last month, the House of Commons [...]
Editorial: The activists are a welcome sign of faith in the City’s future January 31, 2022 The City is not always portrayed well in the wider media, but a certain kind of Square Mile institution was rather effectively deployed at the beginning of Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. The Crimson Permanent Assurance, a “once proud family firm fallen on hard times,” fights back against its new ownership by the Very [...]
Cyclists and motorists engage in Twitter ‘war of words’ over Highway Code updates January 31, 2022 Cyclists and motorists have engaged in a war of words on Twitter, following the updates to the Highway Code. The rules – which came into force on Saturday – have established a hierarchy of road users to ensure “those who can do the greatest harm have the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger or threat [...]
Opinion-in-brief: A day in the life of Nadine Dorries Twitter January 31, 2022 Clearly, Nadine Dorries is jealous of Rishi Sunak’s social media stardom. The Culture Secretary, famed for telling a reporter she would nail his testicles to the wall, has decided to do what every jilted lover has considered doing, and posting passive aggressive, vaguely amusing jokes on twitter. After the discovery of the “pork pie plot” [...]
Virgin Media O2 owners raising fresh capital to supercharge fast fibre broadband roll out January 31, 2022 Virgin Media O2’s owners are looking to raise hundreds of millions of pounds from investors as the merged firm looks to ramp up investment into fibre broadband across the country.
Spotify faces the music amid Rogan row January 31, 2022 How the streaming giant may have taken its podcast push too far
Weekend Read: Legal minds discuss how Sue Gray report could prejudice police probe into partygate January 30, 2022 Publishing the findings of Sue Gray’s inquiry could prejudice the police investigation into allegations of lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street, the Metropolitan Police said yesterday morning. However, lawyers have questioned how this could be the case, as they zoom in on both investigations and look at the legal aspects of finding the truth in what [...]
Exclusive: Utilita boss slams government meddling in energy market January 29, 2022 Utilita Energy’s chief executive Bill Bullen has called for the government to stop tampering with the market and help consumers through welfare.
London’s Saatchi Gallery named one of the most ‘Instagrammable’ art galleries in the world January 29, 2022 A new study has revealed that London’s Saatchi Gallery is the third most Instagrammable gallery in the world, with Paris' The Louvre taking the top spot.