City tycoon Alan Howard joins multi-million dollar round for AI tech startup Quant Insight July 5, 2018 Hedge fund tycoon and City veteran Alan Howard has backed a series B investment round into London macro analytics startup Quant Insight (QI). Additional backing came from Stone Milliner Asset Management’s Jens-Peter Stein, in a round understood by City A.M. to hold a multi-million dollar valuation. QI also said that over 80 per cent of [...]
Chef’s Table: M Restaurant Chef Mike Reid interviews former England and Manchester United star Andrew Cole July 5, 2018 This month, M Restaurant chef Mike Reid cooks lunch for former Manchester United and England striker Andrew Cole, as they discuss the pressure on footballers, recovering from a kidney transplant, and why Australia is terrifying. STARTER: Cured Sicilian red prawns with potato sauce, peas and almonds; Burrata with baby tomatoes, spiced bread and red pepper; [...]
Profile protection and The Marque: How to preserve your digital reputation July 5, 2018 When someone searches your name on the internet, what is the first thing that comes up? Your LinkedIn profile? Maybe your Twitter or Instagram. Increasingly in the modern world, your digital profile forms the first impression you make to others. In my case, the top entry is the parliament web page for a Scottish Conservative [...]
World Cup 2018: England manager Gareth Southgate proves why waistcoats are cool July 5, 2018 Gareth Southgate has a knack for achieving the impossible. He has steered England through a competitive knock-out game, led them to victory in a penalty shoot-out, and, most shocking of all, made waistcoats cool again – with his sartorial statement leading to an upsurge in sales. Southgate’s embrace of the waistcoat is more than just [...]
The future of digital identity verification will be as simple as saying “Hi, it’s me” July 5, 2018 A child born today won’t have a bank card, hold a passport, or carry cash. Her first payment device may be a phone, a watch, or an item of clothing. Her signature will be a thumbprint and her ID card an iris scan. Her DNA – the fibre of her being – will underpin her [...]
DEBATE: Should digital giants be subject to the same regulatory standards as media firms to combat fake news? July 5, 2018 Should digital giants be subject to the same regulatory standards as media firms to combat fake news? Sue Todd, chief executive of Magnetic, the trade body for magazine media, says YES. The rise of fake news has undoubtedly brought a core strength of established publishers to light – which is the trust they elicit in [...]
UK and France to lead the way on cross-border tech collaboration for data and artificial intelligence innovation July 5, 2018 The UK and French governments will today sign a five-year accord to work together on digital industry innovation, committing the two countries to cooperate on innovation, artificial intelligence, data and digital administration. Digital secretary Matt Hancock is in Paris this morning to announce the partnership alongside his French counrterpart, Mounir Mahjoubi. The aim will be [...]
A new era in bank regulation will allow the City to focus on the future July 5, 2018 Bankers have had to learn a new humility since the financial crisis and its many related scandals. They (not to mention their investors) have had to pay for it too through higher capital requirements, higher personal accountability for managers – no more floating off into the sunset if your bank crashes – and caps on [...]
Chris Tremlett: England need to adapt fast with India offering a trial by spin this summer July 4, 2018 England’s problems against spin bowling are nothing new. It’s been an issue in Test matches for decades, especially when going away from home. After the high of thrashing Australia 6-0 in limited overs matches, India’s Kuldeep Yadav brought England back to earth yesterday with a match-winning spell of 5-24 at Old Trafford in the first [...]
Help! Sir Paul McCartney calls on MEPs to vote for controversial copyright bill despite opposition from YouTube and Google July 4, 2018 Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney wrote a letter to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) today urging them to support a new copyright bill. Ahead of a key vote on Thursday, McCartney asked MEPs to back the copyright directive which proponents say will help protect publishers and creators. Opponents of the bill say it is [...]