The government has been urged to set up a £1bn startup investment fund, introduce special fast-track visas to draw global talent and change the UK’s stock market listing rules to protect and grow Britain’s financial technology sector post-Brexit. The recommendations are made in a report commissioned by the chancellor, Rishi …
Read More »Man Sends 1st And 2nd Class Post At Same Time To See Which Arrives First
A TikToker whose been getting to the bottom of the difference between Royal Mail first and second stamps class has claimed it’s in fact all a scam after conducting a little experiment. Watch him explain here: TikTok user Stage Door Johnny had previously been querying what the actual difference was …
Read More »Drugs worth £1 million and 100 arrests — police force crackdown on county lines
ONE hundred arrests and a million pounds worth of drugs — police have focused on disruption and dismantling county lines drug networks in the last two weeks. Intensified activity across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has seen officers tackle drug related harm by arresting 100 suspected drug dealers, seizing …
Read More »MyHeritage offers 'creepy' deepfake tool to reanimate dead
… it did not include speech to avoid the creation of "deepfake people". It comes as the UK government considers legislation on deepfake technology. Source link
Read More »Awards for Callie Skelton of Tesco in Dereham
An employee from Tesco’s Dereham superstore was one of three people named Covid community heroes by Dereham Carnival committee. Callie Skelton, 34, and the two other winners, Neil Hardingham and Karen Scott Bardell, were each given £100 for the award. Ms Skelton, who is the Tesco branch’s ‘community champion’ and also received …
Read More »SpaceX looks to stay on track with launches as Starlink grows
A Falcon 9 loaded with Starlink satellites prepares for launch. SpaceX SpaceX is busy sending satellites to space to keep up with the rollout of its Starlink global broadband network. I received an email notification that the beta version of the high-speed internet service is now available in my area, …
Read More »5 Top Stock Gainers for Friday: Etsy, Airbnb, DraftKings
Stocks finished mixed Friday. The Dow dropped and tech stocks rebounded following a sharp selloff on Thursday. Here are some of the top gainers Friday: 1. Etsy | Percentage Increase 11% Etsy (ETSY) – Get Report rose as analysts offered glowing commentary on the online artisanal-goods seller’s stronger-than-expected earnings. Revenue more …
Read More »Melrose under fire over plans to close GKN factory in Birmingham | Melrose
Poland and France will benefit from the planned closure of GKN’s factory in Birmingham, with local plants taking on work currently carried out by 500 of the group’s UK employees, under plans being considered by its owner, Melrose. Melrose, a private-equity group, announced plans in January to close the factory …
Read More »Spotify will let you filter your liked songs by mood and genre
Spotify’s making it easier to parse your liked songs. The company is rolling out a new feature today that’ll let users filter their liked songs by genre and mood. This way, you can enjoy more of what you like without compromising on the vibe. I, for example, have songs that …
Read More »Keir Starmer unites his Labour critics with ‘no tax rises’ stance | Budget 2021
When Keir Starmer chose to make taxation one of the dividing lines with the Tories at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, he was returning to a familiar recent theme. Keen to underline their pro-business credentials, he and the shadow chancellor, Anneliese Dodds, have both been making the point for weeks …
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