Keeping the crown on: the drive for social mobility in financial services May 4, 2023 | Sponsored Who has been watching ‘The Gold’ on BBC iPlayer? Aside from it being a great bit of TV, there was one quote that stuck in my mind. “I do a lot of reading, Micky, about England, about the way it was. And the funny thing is, right, this country, it wasn’t always like this, there [...]
Derwent: London property investment trust credits ‘busy’ West-End and return to the office for uptake in leases May 4, 2023 Derwent, the London property investment trust, has told investors that London and the West-End is “busy” as a return to offices and shopping signal better times for the capital. In its first quarter trading update, the FTSE 250 real estate firm revealed a 6.6 per cent uptake in the number of leases secured which totalled [...]
Wolfson does it again? Next beats revenue expectations despite recession fears May 4, 2023 Next remained confident in front of investors this morning with better than expected sales in the first three months of the year.
Britain badly needs a godfather of AI regulation, but we’ll never be able to afford him (or her) May 4, 2023 The so-called Godfather of AI has quit Google over fears of the technology. He’s the kind of person who should be designing our laws - if we could afford him.
Shell unveils £3.2bn share buyback programme after posting mega profits May 4, 2023 Shell has announced a £3.2bn ($4bn) share buyback pro gramme, after the energy giant posted bumper profits of £7.6bn for the first quarter.
Westminster council boss vows to crack down on illicit American candy stores May 3, 2023 The boss of Westminster City Council has called for “greater transparency” about who operates in the city as it looks to crack down on the business owners behind illicit American Candy stores which litter Oxford Street, with the chief urging for more progress from central government to tackle the issue. Cllr Adam Hug told members [...]
Federal Reserve bumps interest rates 25 basis points higher in what may be its final hike May 3, 2023 The US Federal Reserve today hiked interest rates for the tenth time in a row in what could be its final move.
The Motive and The Cue, National Theatre, review: Mark Gatiss is the best bit May 3, 2023 The Motive and The Cue review and star rating: ★★★ If the London theatre scene has an A-List, a good chunk of that list compromises the cast and crew of The Motive and The Cue. Written by Harry Potter & The Cursed Child’s Jack Thorne, directed by the titan that is Sam Mendes, and starring [...]
Getting a piece of the Pi: Google DeepMind and LinkedIn cofounders launch AI chatbot May 3, 2023 An artificial intelligence startup founded by the cofounders of LinkedIn and Google DeepMind has launched a new chatbot. The company, Inflection AI, said the chatbot, named Pi, uses AI technology developed in house to hold conversations with users, give feedback and work through “tricky decisions.” “We think of Pi as a digital companion on hand [...]
Coronation: £1m windfall for ceramics giant Halcyon Days as Brits buy King Charles plates and tea cups May 3, 2023 The chief executive of one of the UK’s biggest makers of luxury ceramics has said that Brits should not “underestimate” the value of the Royal Family, as it prepares to rack in a million pounds in sales from Coronation themed tea cups and plates. Pamela Harper, head of the Halcyon Days, a pre-eminent supplier of [...]