The top five cybersecurity threats facing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and how they could disrupt events, halt broadcasts and expose sensitive data July 23, 2021 The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which officially begins today, isn’t going to look anything like the Olympic Games that have gone before it. Since no spectators are permitted at the live sports, this is likely to be one of the most streamed events of the year, with millions of people watching from home. It isn’t [...]
If it can happen to Mark Cuban, it can happen to you July 23, 2021 Crypto AM's Jillian Godsil talks to 14 figureheads of cryptocurrency about DeFi and privacy.
Analysis: Freedom is on its last legs in Hong Kong as Beijing takes control of children’s books July 23, 2021 It is almost a parody of the stereotypical authoritarian coup. But it’s real, and horrifying. Three members of Hong Kong’s union for Speech Therapy have been arrested for writing a “seditious” children’s book called “The Guardian of Sheep Village”. The story about sheep and wolves has a thinly veiled political message and now seemingly even [...]
Screenshot: Have Bezos and Branson ushered in a new era of space tourism? July 23, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Badger, mushroom, snake **Have Bezos and Branson ushered in a space tourism boom? **No more chill for Netflix Media Moment of the Week: Badger, mushroom, snake Want to feel old? The iconic animated badger video (you know the one) is now almost 18 years old. Aside from lamenting [...]
Status quo anxiety: from Covid to foreign aid, we’re trapped by our desire to keep things the same July 23, 2021 Covid restrictions were relaxed this week, but it was far from universally supported. A group of academics wrote to the Lancet to condemn the move as a “dangerous and unethical experiment”. Some scientists warned that letting the virus run amok would create a fertile breeding ground for new variants and urged the government to once [...]
Which values do we value? Companies want to ‘give back’ but they need to walk the walk July 23, 2021 As we emerge from a tumultuous year, defined by the first global pandemic for over a century, there have been many calls to build back a better, greener, more inclusive world. Corporate leaders need to heed those calls. There are encouraging signs that something is changing from the better. A first of its kind “values [...]
Exclusive: London Mayor Khan expects one in three Hong Kong migrants to settle in capital July 22, 2021 With over 34,300 applications for the Hong Kong BN(O) visa scheme by the end of March, London Mayor Sadiq Khan expects that up to a third will choose to settle in the capital. In an exclusive interview with City A.M. this afternoon, Khan sent a clear message to Hongkongers who have or intend to move [...]
Boisdale Life: Canary Wharf sees the first big bash of a post-pandemic summer July 22, 2021 Journalists, jazz musicians and bon viveurs joined forces at the Boisdale Life Editor’s Lunch yesterday, in what was surely one of the capital’s first big bashes as we emerge from pandemic restrictions. The restaurant’s magazine has become a staple of luxury journalism in recent years and the Editor’s Lunch saw 170 of Boisdale’s connections tuck [...]
Tokyo 2020: What Covid-19, no fans and public opposition mean for sponsors and the International Olympic Committee July 22, 2021 The 60,000 seats of Japan’s national stadium, built for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, are coloured in muted shades of green, brown, beige and grey. Architect Kengo Kuma chose those tones to fit his vision of the stadium, which he wanted to look as natural and organic as possible. Timber is the most visible material and [...]
Raising the money to fund social care reform is half the battle, we need steely determination to mend the system July 22, 2021 Proposals to hike national insurance by 1 per cent to fund adult social care reform has caused much excitement in the media. But raising the money is barely half the battle. The tax raising options are, after all, well understood, even if the political challenge of implementing one remains formidable. As great a challenge is [...]