‘More social media use now than during pandemic’

Why that’s important to your business... SOCIAL media, according to research, is at the epicentre of brand-consumer trust. Sprout Social surveyed 1,350 UK consumers and marketers....

Is the office now officially a financial millstone?

INDUSTRY analysis by debt advisory firm Sirius Property Finance predicts that the UK’s serviced offices market will grow by 17 percent this year. But the...

Regulators eye checks and balances on DeFi market

THE WORLD’S securities regulators are set to crack down on decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms. The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has outlined a plan...

Apple shares fall as China bans iPhone use

By HAL WILLIAMS ISAAC Newton would doubtless see the gravity of the situation: Apple's stock market valuation has fallen by more than six percent. That’s quite...

This could be a grape investment — but …

Want to invest in something different? There’s an app for that, discovers HAL WILLIAMS... THE WINE investment segment has seen a five percent rise in...

Bots enter fintech sector, but watchers are worried

AI AND machine learning (ML) are spreading across virtually every industry, with an increasing focus on fintech and financial services. A McKinsey report found that...

Saxo Bank chief calls for fair play on rate hikes

Consider this more than an op-ed — it's a call to action, says CEO and founder of the Danish bank KIM FOURNAIS IN THE...

Some SME founders are putting everything on the line

AS THE deadline for the inquiry into SME finance nears, the founders of UK start-ups are facing increasing demands to personally guarantee business loans. Applications...

The takeaway from UK govt’s chip order

THE UK government will spend £100m of taxpayer money to accelerate the production of computer chips. The aim is to build a national AI resource...

Wrapping up hospitality’s plastic problem

CLIMATE-tech startup (and top five percent B Corp) Skoot is taking an innovative approach to the problem of plastic pollution in the hospitality industry. A...

Let playful moments and spontaneity define your workplace

By KATE PHILPOT THE PANDEMIC remodelled the once-simple definitions of “work” and “home”. Employees at many organisations, including Getty Images and iStock, can now choose where...

Phony products are a rip-off — time to get tough

Counterfeiting is getting more common and more sophisticated: what’s a brand to do...? By GEDIMINAS RICKEVIČIUS WHEN it comes to counterfeit goods or IP infringement, we...