Retreat from The Street: Alibaba Aims to Raise $20 Billion in Hong Kong Listing
Alibaba intends on having a second public listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange (HKEX) where it aims to raise around $20 billion.
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June 23, 2019
Phone a Friend: Russia provides 5G lifeline for Huawei
Huawei and MTS (a Russian telecom firm) have signed a deal to develop 5G in Russia.
June 18, 2019
Facing Facts: The Need for Regulation of Facial Recognition
There has been a call for greater regulation of automatic facial recognition technologies in order to prevent abuse of citizens’ privacy rights.
June 18, 2019
The Crypto Craze: Facebook To Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency
This week, Facebook plans to reveal details of its cryptocurrency, called “GlobalCoin”. The coin will be in circulation by early 2020 and is to be used across 12 countries. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes GlobalCoin will allow Facebook’s 2.4 billion monthly users to send money as easily as sending a photo.
June 17, 2019
No Obstacle for Obelisk: CMS Team up with Obelisk to Improve Flexible Working
Obelisk announces a formal partnership with CMS offering flexible legal solutions for its clients and lawyers.
June 16, 2019
Revolutionising Recruitment: Rare Launched New ‘Vantage’ Platform
The graduate recruitment specialist Rare has launched a new online platform called Vantage to overcome barriers that prevent talented, diverse candidates from securing roles in the legal sector.
June 14, 2019
New Kid on the Block(chain): Land Registry Turns to New Technology
Blockchain is a newer type of ledger that uses cryptography to store records. It has recently been hailed as a possible replacement to the land registry system.
June 13, 2019
Old Town Royalties: Nine Inch Nails’ claim against Lil Nas X
Old Town Road, The popular song by Lil Nas X samples a track by American rock band Nine Inch Nails. Now, the band may be able to claim royalties.
June 10, 2019
Innovation Incubation: Slaughter & May Launches New Legal Tech Program
The Magic Circle firm has selected 6 start-ups for its first legal technology incubator, called Slaughter & May Collaborate.
June 6, 2019
American Adversary: Huawei banned from working with US companies
In the latest episode of the US-China trade battle, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning Huawei from working with US companies, leading to Google, Microsoft, Intel and ARM among others cutting ties with the Chinese firm.
June 4, 2019