A future society driven by tech must have freedom at its heart June 4, 2018 Spotify knows your own taste in music better than you do. It’s the promise made by predictive technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) – and it was the claim made to a recent gathering of Europe’s leading investors in technology. Taste in music is not something I’ve ever shouted about, and to say my playlists are [...]
DEBATE: Will mid-market firms struggle to access finance if banks like Barclays tighten lending criteria? June 4, 2018 Will mid-market firms struggle to access finance if banks like Barclays tighten lending criteria? Jake Wombwell-Povey, chief executive and co-founder of Goji Investments, says YES. Many firms still rely on high street banks for their banking services. Although awareness of alternative providers is growing, traditional lenders are still most companies’ first option, and many rely [...]
No need to panic – Donald Trump’s tariff tantrum is Britain’s opportunity June 4, 2018 Donald Trump’s big, shiny, new 25 per cent tariffs on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium were confirmed at the end of last week. It was a move that will have won him no friends here or across the EU – but he had few of those anyway. More seriously, it risks crippling his [...]
Potash fertiliser producer Emmerson lists on London Stock Exchange June 4, 2018 A company looking to produce a fertiliser called potash listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange today after raising around £6m in a significantly oversubscribed placing. Emmerson Plc, which has attracted high-net worth investors including billionaire Scot and Stagecoach founder Ann Gloag, said it had acquired a potash project in Morocco which [...]
Ed Smith’s bold selection vindicated by England’s resounding victory at Headingley June 3, 2018 As Joe Root clung onto the catch in the slip cordon which sealed England’s resounding win over Pakistan on Sunday, there were smiles all round. But while the players congratulated each other on the field and previously under-pressure coach Trevor Bayliss grinned on the balcony, away from the television cameras there was another man inside [...]
England’s lingering lack of ruthlessness taints encouraging pre-World Cup win against Nigeria June 3, 2018 Gareth Southgate can afford himself a moment’s satisfaction as he ponders the state of his England team, one final warm-up match out from departing for the World Cup. He will set off for Russia with a clear and settled tactical system which appears to have the commitment of the players and is capable of producing [...]
Google backtracks over controversial military drone project Maven, as thousands of employees protest its involvement June 3, 2018 Google will not be renewing the contract for Project Maven, a controversial drone artificial intelligence imaging program in partnership with the Pentagon, after it expires in March 2019. Google Cloud CEO Diane Green said during a weekly meeting with employees on Friday that the company would be backing away from its involvement with the US [...]
New iOS features and updates for iPhone, Mac and the Apple Watch: What to expect from Apple’s WWDC 2018 June 3, 2018 From the long-awaited Universal Apps for MacOS, to the release of AirPower, here’s everything you need to know about what could happen at tomorrow’s Worldwide Developers Conference. A glimpse at Apple’s iOS 12 is hoped for as standard, as it’s expected to be released to the public later this autumn and so developers will be [...]
Government denies no deal Brexit plans by civil servants predict “armageddon” June 3, 2018 The government today denied reports that its civil servants have predicted chaos at ports and food, medicine and fuel shortages within a fortnight of a “no deal” Brexit. The massive port at Dover would collapse “on day one”, the leaked government plans from the Department for Exiting the EU reportedly reveal. The three scenarios include [...]
Jeremy Corbyn will return Elgin marbles to Greece if made Prime Minister June 2, 2018 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has promised to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece if he is elected. Speaking to Greek newspaper Ta Nea, Corbyn said it was clear the sculptures “belong to Greece”. “They were made in Greece, and that is where they were for thousands of years until they were taken by Lord Elgin. [...]