It’s not just looks that can be deceptive. In the world of investing there is an array of stock market-listed investment trusts that have names which give little away as to what the managers who run them do all day. The list is exhaustive and includes the likes of Foreign & Colonial – the country’s … Read more
Competition and Markets Authority could launch more investigations into tech giants after Brexit By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 7 November 2020 Britain’s markets watchdog has revealed it could launch more investigations into tech giants after Brexit. The Competition and Markets Authority’s chairman said … Read more
Tech stocks soar as Biden struggles to wrest control of the Senate from the Republicans By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 November 2020 | Updated: 21:57 GMT, 4 November 2020 Technology stocks soared across the Pond last night as a ‘blue wave’ in favour of Joe Biden failed to emerge … Read more
Number 10 is reportedly in talks with Palantir about getting the controversial tech firm to help improve the bungling test and trace system. Officials have held discussions with the US data analytics company about using its software to manage sensitive contact tracing data, according to the Financial Times. But the move is bound to spark … Read more
Billionaires behind America’s tech giants have increased their fortunes by £180bn this year By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:07 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 22:17 GMT, 30 October 2020 The billionaires behind America’s tech giants have increased their fortunes by £180billion this year, astonishing figures show. Despite coronavirus hammering traditional parts … Read more
As coronavirus crisis tears through corporate Britain, US tech titans are raking in £2bn a day By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 GMT, 29 October 2020 | Updated: 22:47 GMT, 29 October 2020 America’s technology titans are raking in nearly £2bn a day even as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the global economy, … Read more
A Michigan bar owner featured in a Joe Biden campaign ad blaming President Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic for the mass closures of restaurants is actually wealthy tech investor who backed lockdown measures by the state’s governor. The Biden ad, which the campaign has since removed from its YouTube channel, is narrated by Joe Malcoun, … Read more
Three in ten women suffer ‘tech neck’ by looking down at their phones too much as a quarter say it’s aged them ‘noticeably’, survey reveals Almost a quarter of women say their neck has aged from looking at their phones ‘Tech neck’ is caused by muscles becoming stressed, leading to shoulder pain A study found … Read more
A ‘threat to democracy’ that could lead to civil war: Big tech slammed by former Facebook chief and star of Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma who is calling for social media reform to end online tribalism Ex-Facebook chief Tim Kendall says Big Tech is a ‘threat to democracy’ Kendall was formerly the director of monetization … Read more
Apple will unwrap the new iPhone in just a few hours during its online event ‘Hi, Speed’ and already leaks of what the smartphone could look like have surfaced. The launch, which is set for 1pm ET, is set to unveil four models of the flagship handset, ranging in price from $699 to $1,099. Notably … Read more