UK Employees To Gain Right To Request Flexible Working From Day One

September 22, 2021
Employers would also be obliged to respond to flexible working requests more promptly under the plan, which is being labelled a major reshaping of the way people work in the post-pandemic world. However, prior to the government document being officially released, unions are warning that the proposals fail to go far enough. They argue that […]
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Klarna CEO Says Market Volatility Makes Him Nervous About Potential IPO

September 22, 2021
In an interview with CNBC, Siemiatkowski said: “The volatility in the market right now makes me nervous to IPO, to be honest. I think it would be nice to IPO when it’s a little bit more sound. And right now it doesn’t feel really sound out there.” Swedish fintech Klarna is currently one of the […]
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Bill Gates Raises $1 Billion As Corporate CEOs Support Clean-Energy Push

September 21, 2021
BlackRock is making a five-year, $100 million grant to clean energy from its charitable foundation. Microsoft, alongside other supporters such as General Motors, American Airlines, and Bank of America, is providing a mix of equity capital and “offtakes”, or purchase agreements tied to the clean-energy projects. “We’re not doing this to make money,” Larry Fink […]
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Former Theranos Manager Says CEO Elizabeth Holmes Pushed Her To Validate Tests For Walgreens Rollout

September 20, 2021
Surekha Gangakhedkar told the court she printed off company documents to protect herself as she suspected the pending launch of the company’s blood-testing machines in Walgreens would end badly.  On Friday, eight years on from quitting her role at Theranos, Gangakhedkar testified at the criminal trial of her former boss, Elizabeth Holmes, the CEO and […]
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SpaceX Inspiration4 Launches Four Passengers To Orbit In Company’s First-Ever Tourism Mission

September 17, 2021
Spotlights dramatically illuminated the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and when the Inspiration4’s nine engines fired just soon after 8 pm ET, the surrounding wetlands were flooded with an explosion of light as the rocket took off into the upper atmosphere, decorating the night’s sky with an eerie light show.   Orbital […]
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Cook, Musk And Huang Amongst Time’s 100 Most Influential People Of 2021

September 16, 2021
Image by NVIDIA Taiwan - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nvidia-taiwan/27097146880, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59106866 Cook’s inclusion on Time’s list comes just a day after Apple revealed its iPhone13 range alongside its new Apple Watch Series 7 and upgraded iPads. In Cook’s profile, Nike co-founder Phil Knight writes: “What separates the good from the great are intangibles such as character, […]
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Apple Unveils iPhone 13 Alongside New Apple Watch And iPads

September 15, 2021
Following a major redesign of the popular smartphone last year, tech giant Apple has instead opted to make a series of incremental changes across four versions of the iPhone handset. The range’s four new devices are the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Each device is powered by […]
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launches 51 Starlinks Into Polar Orbit

September 14, 2021
The launch came just two days before the planned launch of another Falcon 9 from Florida on Wednesday, which is set to carry four passengers in what will be the first non-government commercial flight to orbit. The Inspiration4 mission was chartered by American billionaire businessman and pilot Jared Isaccman to raise funds for the St. […]
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Gates And Bezos Back 3-Year Search For Electric Vehicle Metals That Could Be Used In Teslas

September 13, 2021
BHP and KoBold Metals will work together in their search for nickel, lithium, cobalt, and copper in Australia. The companies’ 3-year partnership could help to source nickel used in Tesla’s vehicles, with BHP signing a deal with the electric vehicle manufacturer back in July.  KoBold Metals, a mineral exploration company based in Silicon Valley, uses […]
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TAG Heuer Launches New 80s Era Dive Watch

September 10, 2021
In a nod to the 80s, Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer has released the Aquaracer Professional 300 Night Diver, an updated version of the dive watch worn by Timothy Dalton in the 1987 Bond film The Living Daylights.  The 15th Bond film has no official timepiece, but years of close analysis by enthusiasts has led […]
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Cathie Wood Sells $110 Million In Tesla Stock

September 10, 2021
Three of Ark Invest’s funds, including its flagship Ark Innovation ETF, sold 142,708 shares of Tesla on Wednesday, according to the firm’s daily transaction reports. The shares represent a stake worth approximately $108 million.  These latest transactions come just days after Wood praised the electric vehicle company’s success. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Wood […]
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Bill Gates Takes Control Of Four Seasons Hotels In $2.21 Billion Deal

September 9, 2021
Cascade Investment will acquire half of the billionaire prince’s stake in the luxury hotel chain, raising its ownership to 71.3% and valuing the company at approximately $10 billion on an enterprise basis. According to a statement by Four Seasons, Prince Alwaleed will continue to own the remaining stake in the company.  The prince owns stakes […]
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