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Doctors’ appointments and driving license renewals to go digital as part of Government’s bid to streamline public services by ‘moving them entirely online’ PM ‘wants planning applications, driving licences and doctors’ diagnoses online’ He is joined by Michael Gove in spearheading the move to eradicate the backlog Cabinet is annoyed with parts of Government machine’s … Read more
Major City firms will start using digital health passports from next month as part of an ambitious plan to get staff back to offices. Covid-19 testing firm Prenetics has signed deals with around 100 companies – including investment banks based at Canary Wharf in London – to help get staff back to work safely. Employees … Read more
Cabinet ministers have backed the use of vaccine certificates for travellers wanting to head abroad this year. The certificates will verify Covid inoculations and will be developed by the government, following the likes of Greece, Spain, Poland, Iceland and Portugal to commit to similar schemes. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will head up the programme which … Read more
Epic Games, maker of the video game ‘Fornite,’ has released a sneak peek of its browser-based software tool that lets developers create ‘digital humans.’ Powered by the firm’s Unreal Engine, the MetaHuman Creator provides dozens of hairstyles, ear types, lip shades and more, allowing users to mix and match to create 3D characters that move … Read more
Denmark plans digital passport that will allow people who have had Covid vaccines to travel Finance minister put forward a ‘digital Corona passport’ for use in the summer Morten Boedskov said it was crucial ‘to be able to restart Danish society’ He said the passport would be phone application for ease and integration Similar tech … Read more
The raw delight with which Reddit and other chat rooms are taking on hedge funds and the financial establishment is understandable. How enticing it is that for a small retail commitment of cash, there is the promise of great gains at the end of the rainbow. It is not just holders of exchange traded funds … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: More than 4.5bn people use the internet every day, so plug in to tech firm Cordiant Digital, which is powering the online boom By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 13:22 GMT, 31 January 2021 More than 4.5billion people use the internet every day, … Read more
The new bank set to be launched in the UK by JP Morgan Chase over the next few months could upend Britain’s current account market but is unlikely to be a saviour for savers, experts have suggested. The world’s seventh-largest bank has hired 400 people and is preparing to launch an ‘innovative’ app-based bank in … Read more
US lender JP Mogan to launch a digital bank in the UK to poach customers from high street giants By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 27 January 2021 JP Morgan is launching a digital bank in the UK America’s largest lender JP Morgan is … Read more
Lockdown now demands that millions of parents have to juggle work and their children’s schooling from home. Yet despite this, a third of families do not have the computers they need. The Daily Mail is campaigning to ensure all Britain’s pupils are equipped with a laptop or tablet – so no child is prevented from … Read more