In memory of a friend, Paul Taylor is doing a slow (28mph maximum) charity road trip. He will start in Shitterton (“Please stop stealing our sign”)(“Us too!”), which lies in the Piddle Valley, and journey to Twatt, Cockpole Green, The Knob, Great Tosso…
Make Coal History Says PM Boris Johnson After UN Climate Report
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Coal needs to be consigned to history to limit global warming, says PM Boris Johnson, describing a UN report on climate change as “sobering.” He said the world must shift to clean energy and provide fin…
UK Considers Blocking Nvidia Takeover of ARM Over Security
According to Bloomberg, the U.K. is considering blocking a takeover of Arm by Nvidia due to potential risks to national security. SoftBank announced plans to sell Arm to U.S. chip company Nvidia last September for more than $40 billion. It’s been under…
Why Draper Esprit doubled down on its status as a publicly listed VC
Draper Esprit, another British venture capital firm, moved from the AIM to the LSE proper, with a secondary listing on Euronext Dublin.
UK Pharmaceutical Firm Fined For Hiking Drug Price 6,000%
Slashdot reader Bruce66423 shares a report from the Guardian:
The UK’s competition watchdog has imposed fines of more than £100m on the pharmaceutical company Advanz and its former private equity owners after it was found to have inflated the pri…