Tag: The Financial Times

Two British Battery Firms Unite to Work on Developing the UK’s First Gigafactory

EnergyJune 3, 2020

Battery developers AMTE Power and Britishvolt have agreed to work together to evaluate the potential for a multi-billion-pound battery facility that would solve...

Marketplace Lending News Roundup – May 9th, 2020

CrowdfundingMay 9, 2020

During the week I share the latest marketplace lending and fintech news on Twitter as it happens. Then every Saturday I take the most...

Acast partners with JioSaavn, one of India’s largest streaming audio services

StartupsMay 8, 2020

Acast, a podcast monetization and distribution platform, announced a new partnership with JioSaavn, one of the largest streaming audio services in India. The...

UK car sales plunged 97% in April, with private customers only registering 871 new vehicles

Business InsiderMay 5, 2020

Only 4,321 new cars were registered in the UK last month — the lowest that figure has been since 1946.Of those, only 871...

UK chafes at COVID-19 death toll comparison with Italy

ReutersMay 3, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government sought on Sunday to deflect questions over a coronavirus death toll that is Europe’s second worst after...

UK pushes back against COVID-19 death toll comparison with Italy

ReutersMay 3, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) - Facing questions over why Britain’s death toll from the new coronavirus was now the second-worst in Europe after Italy, a...

Bill Gates says that US testing data is ‘bogus’ because it still takes 3 to 4 days to get results

Business InsiderMay 1, 2020

Bill Gates said at a CNN town hall on Thursday that US testing data is "bogus" because of testing inequality and slow turnaround. "The...

JCB Introduces Tap on Mobile Solution for JCB Contactless Payments on Android Smartphones

PaymentsApril 30, 2020

JCB Co. Ltd. (“JCB”), Japan’s only international payment brand, is leveraging Asia’s leading fintech player, Soft Space Sdn. Bhd.’s (“Soft Space”) technological expertise...