Coronavirus: The government must outline the way forward April 8, 2020 It is said that it is always darkest before dawn. And with our nation in the grip of the Coronavirus crisis – with the economy sinking, civil liberties restricted, and the peak of infections and deaths approaching – it certainly appears to be a particularly baleful moment for the UK. But rather than dwelling on [...]
Whatsapp limits message forwarding to fight coronavirus fake news April 7, 2020 Whatsapp will impose a limit on message forwarding in a bid to halt the rapid spread of misinformation about coronavirus on its platform. The social media firm said that when users receive a message that has already been forwarded multiple times, they will only be able to send it on to one chat at a [...]
Wirex achieves profitability by maintaining 3 million registered customers in 130 countries April 7, 2020 As the sun shines down on the deserted great City of London and the presses stay silent during this unprecedented lockdown with the NHS diligently fighting COVID-19, the crypto markets remain open demonstrating that the digital economy will play a vital role going forward. It strikes me that if we had had a Central Bank [...]
Crypto A.M. shines its Spotlight on BABB April 7, 2020 BABB combines blockchain, database hybrid and a utility token to facilitate borderless P2P transactions, lower barriers to financial inclusion, make the world of Crypto accessible to everyone and open up a whole new channel for individual and charity fundraisers. When BABB founder Rushd Averroës arrived in the U.K he was unable to get a bank [...]
Could Blockchain Save The 2020 US Election? April 7, 2020 Blockchain technology might hold the key for a free and fair election as Corona Virus threatens access to ballot boxes. Seeing Donald Trump lambasting the press, an abundance of MAGA (Make America Great Again) hats on television and over-the-top political advertising should be a sign that the United States is heading full throttle towards a [...]
Roku launches ad-funded UK streaming channel with classic British shows April 7, 2020 Roku has today launched a new UK channel as the ad-funded streaming service ramps up its TV offering for British consumers. The Roku Channel will offer users free access to more than 10,000 films, TV episodes and documentaries. It will feature British favourites such as Homes under the Hammer, Kitchen Nightmares and Skins, as well [...]
Facebook classified ads under scrutiny amid EU competition probe April 6, 2020 EU regulators have turned their attention to Facebook’s classified advertising business as part of an ongoing competition probe into the tech giant. The next stage of the antitrust investigation will examine whether the social media platform is distorting the classified ads market by promoting its free Marketplace service to users. Regulators have sent a 14-page [...]
Ed Miliband returns to Labour shadow cabinet under Keir Starmer April 6, 2020 Former Labour leader Ed Miliband has returned to the frontbench as shadow business and energy secretary in Sir Keir Starmer’s new look shadow cabinet. Miliband will join Anneliese Dodds, announced as shadow chancellor yesterday, and new shadow international trade secretary Emily Thornberry in Labour’s key economic and business portfolios. Starmer appears to have purged the [...]
Mirror publisher Reach cuts wages and furloughs a fifth of its staff April 6, 2020 Dairy Mirror publisher Reach has today announced its employees will take a pay cut during the coronavirus crisis, as it continues to operate all of its regional and national titles. The publisher said some members of the senior editorial and management team will take a 20 per cent cut as part of cost-cutting measures. Other [...]
Coronavirus: The tipping point for company communications? April 3, 2020 We are living through ‘unprecedented’ times. Everyone agrees that Covid-19 will change the world forever – and in myriad ways. ‘Unprecedented’ is used almost constantly. But can it be said that how companies communicate with their investors specifically, and the financial market in general, has changed in ‘unprecedented’ ways too? The answer, thus far, is [...]