Covid Denmark: Digital passport will allow vaccinated to travel

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

ALEX BRUMMER: The Reddit digital rebellion will likely end in tears 

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

What could JP Morgan’s new digital bank pay British savers?

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

How to keep homeschool costs down: Our guide to the best digital deals

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

LEE ELLIOT MAJOR: I know how vital it is to help bridge Britain’s digital divide

There’s a huge debt I owe to a municipal refuse van. It was while working as a binman for a London borough as a teenager in the 1980s that I was forced to re-evaluate my life. I’ll never forget trudging home, often cold and soaking wet having worked in all kinds of weather, exhausted from … Read more

MIDAS SHARES: Zoo Digital dubs Mickey Mouse in any language

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Add Zoo Digital to your portfolio, it’s the firm that can dub Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse in any language By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 23 January 2021 For decades, watching scheduled programmes on TV was a national pastime. Now, … Read more

Rugby star Maro Itoje launches laptop drive for children in lockdown to tackle ‘digital divide’ 

Rugby star Maro Itoje launches laptop drive for children in lockdown in bid to tackle ‘digital divide’ Rugby star Maro Itoje has been tackling the ‘digital divide’ exposed in lockdown  Itoje says should be ‘absolute priority’ for every pupil to have laptop for classes  He wants computers and free broadband in the homes of 1.78million … Read more

Health and tech leaders like Microsoft are developing digital COVID vaccination passports

A coalition of health organizations and technology companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, are working on a project that verifies who has received the coronavirus vaccination and prevent others from making false claims they have. Called Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI), the venture aims to help people get encrypted digital copies of their immunization records stored in … Read more

Digital divorces: How splitting up online could save money and pain

January is a difficult time for relationships as unfortunately this is the most common month in which unhappy couples decide to divorce. Before the pandemic, tricky divorces were typically fought out in court and meetings with legal representatives conducted face-to-face. But lockdown restrictions have resulted in thousands of divorces being conducted through virtual meetings with … Read more