Solving the efficiency problem at the heart of AI May 13, 2021 Our Switzerland-based investment fund focuses on investing in the technologies that can help to unlock an artificial intelligence revolution. Backed by prominent investors such as technologist Tej Kohli*, we invest across five verticals including machine learning, robotics, bionics, sensors, mapping and localization; and we also back frontier applications which combine AI with new innovations such [...]
Over-18s offered Covid jab in Lancashire amid concerns over Indian variant May 13, 2021 All adults will be offered a Covid vaccine in parts of Lancashire where there’s been a spike in cases of the Indian variant. It comes after the Prime Minister said he was “anxious” about the Indian variant and is “ruling nothing out” to tackle it. There are growing concerns over the variant, first identified in [...]
Chris Rock brings weight to worn out Saw franchise with Spiral May 13, 2021 Eyebrows were raised a few years ago when comedian Chris Rock was linked to a revamp of the Saw franchise. The stand-up/actor has made a few films in the past, including the excellent 2015 comedy Top Five, but the torture porn franchise seemed a world away from his performance style. Nevertheless, studio bosses were impressed [...]
David Cameron says he was paid ‘generous amounts’ by failed Greensill Capital May 13, 2021 David Cameron has told MPs today that he was paid a “generous amount” by failed Greensill Capital and that he did not think the firm was in trouble when he lobbied a slew of ministers and officials on behalf of the firm. Cameron told Westminster’s Treasury Select Committee that his almost 60 emails, texts and [...]
Why self-reliance is the future of crypto May 13, 2021 Being your own bank manager by holding crypto investments doesn't have to be as daunting as it may first appear.
Staff at 02 to be handed £2,000 bonus May 13, 2021 Staff at 02 will be handed a nearly £2,000 bonus at the end of the month, after the operator recorded profits in the first three months of the year. All 02’s 6,500 employees will get an extra £1,930 in their May payslips, according to reports. Some 186 full time staff at giffgaff will also be [...]
Square Mile policing priorities set out May 13, 2021 Speaking at the Court of Common Council today, City of London Police Authority Board (PAB) Chair, James Thomson, set out its policing priorities for the City of London Police (CoLP). He said: “Our vision for the City is to make it the safest business district in the world, and for the City of London Police [...]
FTSE 100 sinks to five-week low while tech shares drive Wall Street higher May 13, 2021 London’s FTSE 100 dropped sharply this afternoon, giving up yesterday’s gains amid fears of a rise in inflation and weak performance from heavyweight stocks. London’s premier index was down by 0.7 per cent in afternoon trading, dropping to 6,953.60 points – its worst price for almost a month. The FTSE 250 of midcap companies was [...]
Somebody wrote a symphony about this Arctic Circle distillery May 13, 2021 Booze experts have long sung the praises of Scandinavian spirits but Norwegian composer Alexander Aaroen Pederson has gone one step further, writing a 45-minute symphony inspired by the world’s most northerly distillery, located 350km north of the Arctic Circle. Aurora Spirit opened in 2016 under the name “Bivrost”, which means Shaking Path, a reference to [...]
Kennington Station to become Zone 1/2 station from Sunday May 13, 2021 Kennington Underground station will switch from being a Zone 2 station from Sunday and become a Zone 1/2 station instead. As part of the Northern Line extension project, the change in fare zones means that passengers travelling to central London from new stations at Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms will only pay a zone [...]
