Zoom bags first $1bn quarter but demand for the Covid-19 essential is fading August 31, 2021 Zoom, which became a household name amid the pandemic, has recorded its first billion-dollar revenue in just one quarter – but demand for its Covid-19 essential service is quickly weening. The company forecast revenue of between $1.015bn and $1.020bn for its third quarter, which inched past analysts’ average estimate of $1.013bn, according to Refinitiv data. [...]
What does Extinction Rebellion actually want? August 31, 2021 Last week was a busy one for climate activists Extinction Rebellion. A series of non-violent but obstructionist protests saw them block first Seven Dials then Oxford Circus with a giant table representing an offer to “come to the table” to discuss fossil fuels. They also had chairs, as if the symbology were not heavy-handed enough, [...]
Dame Helena Morrissey on how the business rulebook is being rewritten August 31, 2021 Baroness Helena Morrissey tells Laurence Eastham how economic uncertainty, flexible working and the growth of soft skills are combining to rewrite the business rulebook. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Baroness Morrissey has an enviable track record when it comes to predicting the future. As CEO of Newton Investment Management, her keen eye [...]
A brief history of cryptocurrency in football – and how blockchain technology might shape our experience of the game in future August 30, 2021 Bitcoin and cryptocurrency have reimagined finance and money as concepts. Now more than ever, however, blockchain technology and, more specifically, NFTs and tokens are disrupting everything else. And that includes human culture. NFTs especially have captivated millions of people around the world. This is because we, as humans, have an innate desire to collect and [...]
Rocket strike in residential area of Kabul reported August 29, 2021 There have been reports of a child dying after a rocket hit a residential area in Kabul. An Afghan police chief said a child died after a rocket hit a residential area northwest of Kabul airport, the AP news agency has reported. A loud explosion occurred in the Khuwja Bughra neighborhood on Sunday with Rashid, [...]
Tom Cruise’s BMW stolen in Birmingham while filming Mission: Impossible in the Midlands August 27, 2021 Tom Cruise’s BMW has been stolen while the Hollywood A-lister was filming in Birmingham. The X7 had been used to ferry around the star, who has been in the city recording scenes for the seventh instalment in the Mission: Impossible series. The vehicle was taken in Church Street in the city centre from where it [...]
Fraud trial: National Geographic producer spent more than £100,000 on porn August 27, 2021 A film producer working on a multimillion-pound National Geographic documentary who spent more than £100,000 on online sex shows using a company card has avoided jail. Mark Johann Insanally, 55, previously admitted fraud between October 2019 and November 2020, at Croydon Magistrates’ Court. During a hearing at Inner London Crown Court on Friday, prosecutor Peter [...]
Gogglebox star and former UKIP candidate Andy Michael dies at 61 August 27, 2021 Gogglebox star Andy Michael has died at the age of 61 following a short illness, a statement from Channel 4 and Studio Lambert on behalf of his family has said. The family first appeared on Gogglebox in the debut episode in 2013, but announced in 2014 that they were leaving because Michael was running for [...]
Blackmail plot: Shadow from ’90s ITV show Gladiator jailed for for six years August 27, 2021 Michael Jefferson King, 60, better known as Shadow from ‘90s television show Gladiators, has been jailed at Isleworth Crown Court for six years and three months for his role in a blackmail plot. The bodybuilder, famous for his starring role in the 1990s television programme, was one of four people who kept a man detained [...]
We have a moral duty to share our data August 27, 2021 The majority of consumers would be happy to share their data with companies if it improved their experience, according to a recent survey. However, reality seems to suggest otherwise. The health service launched a data sharing initiative, NHS Digital, in June this year. It would allow personal, but anonymised data, from doctors’ patient records to [...]