Conference organisers have been hit hard by coronavirus lockdowns, but one answer is to hold events online or even better in virtual reality. VR Education specialises in this type of technology and for the AIM-listed business, this period of enforced homeworking might prove to be a company maker. A month ago, for example, it ran … Read more
With people stuck at home due to coronavirus, Netflix set to reveal spike in demand for its services By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 19 April 2020 Netflix is expected to have gained millions of subscribers when it reveals its first quarter results tomorrow. … Read more
Last week I went to a beautiful part of central Europe. Not in reality, of course, and not even virtually via an online tour, but through the wonder of a jigsaw puzzle. Piece by piece, the inky waters of Lake Constance and the tree-lined shores of Mainau island, linked by a narrow causeway to the … Read more
Peers demand their daily £323 ‘attendance’ fee to log into virtual Lords claiming not paying would be age discrimination Peers are demanding £323 daily stipend while attending virtual proceedings Members of the House of Lords can expect tax-free income of £48,000 per year Rules state they should only be paid for physical, not virtual, sittings … Read more
Some animals are genetically predisposed to die before reaching old age to benefit the rest of the colony, according to a new British study. Caenorhabditis elegans, a roundworm that shares genetic traits with humans, is programmed to die early to reduce its colony’s demand for food, scientists say. These organisms possess a genetic ‘self-destruct programme’, … Read more
AMAZON Mr Robot Rami Malek is now best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody (he’s the next Bond villain too), but he first found fame via this Golden Globe-winning series, which concluded in December. Rami Malek is now best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, … Read more
AMAZON New Amsterdam Based on the book Twelve Patients: Life And Death At Bellevue Hospital by Eric Manheimer, this medical drama stars The Blacklist’s Ryan Eggold as Dr Max Goodwin, the new medical director at one of America’s oldest public hospitals. The Blacklist ’s Ryan Eggold (above, with Janet Montgomery) plays Dr Max Goodwin, the new … Read more
The billion pound battle of the box: As Disney launches its new on demand TV service, Event compares the big six players so you can see which one is right for you By Mark Wareham For Event Magazine Published: 22:02 BST, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 01:08 BST, 15 March 2020 Advertisement It wasn’t so … Read more
Now ‘coronavirus cops’ demand the right to enter homes to shut down parties and BBQs they deem unnecessary under lockdown laws Police Federation want new powers to be able to break up private gatherings Home Secretary Priti Patel is very unlikely to put new legislation in place It comes after the police have been accused … Read more
DISNEY + The Mandalorian ‘Is it true that you guys never take off your helmets?’ a prisoner asks his captor, the eponymous Mandalorian in the first episode of this eight-episode Star Wars spin-off. ‘Is it true that you guys never take off your helmets?’ a prisoner asks his captor, the eponymous Mandalorian in the first episode … Read more