Apple hit with lawsuit over anti-competitive behaviour through Apple Pay July 19, 2022 Apple is being sued over its Apple Pay system and accused of anti-competitive behaviour by stifling competition from other payment apps. The class action complaint filed yesterday in a California court by payment card credit union Affinity Credit Union alleges that the iPhone maker used its market power to resist competition from other payment apps. [...]
Watch out Apple: London’s smartphone maker Nothing reveals fresh model following £166m Alphabet funding June 15, 2022 London tech start-up Nothing unveiled the design of its debut smartphone this morning after securing more than $200m (£166m) in funding from the likes of Alphabet’s venture capital arm EQT Ventures.
Doceo market insights- Chips & Stout: How investment trusts can protect against inflation June 6, 2022 The promise This article will explain how an extra-large portion of chips and the finest Stout is just one of a number of strategies being deployed by investment trusts to tackle the threat of a sustained period of inflation. But first… The problem: too much tomato ketchup “The Federal Reserve and several administrations have [...]
45 per cent of Brits with disabilities admit to concealing them in the workplace to avoid being ‘valued less’ May 20, 2022 Britain is a country uncomfortable speaking about workplace disabilities with almost 45 per cent of those with one concealing it, according to new figures published by Samsung. Research shared by the electronics firm this week firm found almost half of 2,500 people polled did not feel OK using the word ‘disabled’, while 40 per cent [...]
US oil giant Chevron backs London cleantech firm in $150m funding round May 11, 2022 US oil giant Chevron has thrown its weight behind London cleantech firm Carbon Clean today in a $150m funding injection - the largest ever equity round for a ‘point of emission’ carbon capture company.
Heart and Seoul in South Korea, as the nation reopens for tourism April 25, 2022 The baby octopus floats in its tank, blissfully ignorant, until, all too soon, its time comes. The tiny, wrinkled old woman, who, I later learn, has been manning this particular food stall in Seoul’s colourful, noisy, aromatic Gwangjang market for over thirty-two years, yanks it out unceremoniously and whacks it down onto the steel surface. [...]
Everything you were afraid to ask about the metaverse April 22, 2022 This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA Magazine. It recently hosted its first wedding, with a guest list of thousands. It may soon see CAs send digital avatars to clients’ virtual offices. But will the metaverse really reshape business or be just a niche preserve of gamers? Christian Koch investigates. The metaverse is coming… “Who [...]
Nanoco Group continues growth story with surging revenues April 12, 2022 Revenues at nanomaterial developer Nanoco Group have risen 21 per cent to £1.3m amid increased commercial activity.
Samsung’s profits jump amid computer chip shortage April 7, 2022 Samsung expects a 50 per cent jump in quarterly operating profits to $14.1tn powered by the global shortage of computer chips.
Booming chip demand sees Samsung’s earnings jump 50 per cent April 7, 2022 Samsung Electronics posted an estimated 50 per cent jump in quarterly operating earnings this morning following strong demand for its products.