Alphabet's Pichai Warns: More YouTube Layoffs Ahead, Creator Teams Shaken

January 18, 2024 - Reading time: 2 minutes

On Wednesday, Google is set to reduce its workforce at YouTube by 100 employees, marking another round of gradual layoffs following the elimination of over a thousand jobs recently.

Octopus Energy's $800Mn Fundraising Round Signals Booming Clean Energy Industry Growth

January 10, 2024 - Reading time: 3 minutes

UK-based energy retail, generation and software company Octopus Energy has raised $800 million from investors in a fundraising round that has boosted its valuation to almost $8 billion.

Ofgem Grants Permission for Energy Suppliers to Resume Forcibly Installing Prepayment Meters with Strict Conditions

January 10, 2024 - Reading time: 2 minutes

Energy regulator Ofgem has given permission for suppliers Octopus Energy, EDF, and Scottish Power to resume installing prepayment meters (PPMs) as they have met the set conditions. The firms were temporarily banned last year following a scandal around the practice across the industry.

GRENKE UK's Poor Customer Satisfaction - A Cause for Concern and Investigation

May 10, 2023 - Reading time: 8 minutes

GRENKE UK, a financial leasing company, has been receiving a substantial number of negative reviews from its customers, raising concerns about the company’s practices and management.

iPhone maker Foxconn announces revenue fall

March 6, 2023 - Reading time: 2 minutes

Foxconn, Apple’s largest supplier, claims that due to a decline in the demand for electronics, its revenue last month decreased by 11.

Subscription service launched for Facebook and Instagram - Dispatch Weekly

February 21, 2023 - Reading time: 2 minutes

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has announced that users will soon be able to buy blue tick verification.

BP annual profits soar...but climate goal missed - Dispatch Weekly

February 7, 2023 - Reading time: 3 minutes

While reporting record yearly profits, BP has admitted it will miss a significant climate goal.

Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs

January 21, 2023 - Reading time: 3 minutes

The parent firm of Google, Alphabet, will eliminate 12,000 positions, the most recent round of layoffs to affect the tech sector.

FTX: Collapsed crypto exchange recovers $5bn of assets - Dispatch Weekly

January 12, 2023 - Reading time: 2 minutes

​​Counsel for the collapsed crypto company FTX claim they have discovered more than $5 billion (£4.

FTX collapse: Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in The Bahamas - Dispatch Weekly

December 13, 2022 - Reading time: 3 minutes

​According to the attorney general of The Bahamas, Sam Bankman-Fried, the creator of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been taken into custody there.