Sports tech: Why super Speedo is making a splash yet again February 8, 2024 Speedo is no stranger to revolutionary tech. But 15 years on since the ban of a race suit they produced that was deemed “technical doping”, they’re back with a new bit of space age tech that could change the swimming world. Matt Hardy takes a deep dive. Pharmaceutical doping has been at the heart of [...]
FCA urges Big Tech to crack down on fraud amid rise in unauthorised firms February 8, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a fresh call for social media firms to do more to prevent mass fraud on their platforms, City A.M. can reveal.
Arm: AI boom “is real” as New York-listed Cambridge firm soars February 7, 2024 Arm, the UK chipmaker which listed in New York, proved the worth of its fundamentals on Wednesday evening – beating analyst estimates and sending shares soaring. Demand for artificial intelligence upgrades has boomed across the global economy and Arm has benefitted, bosses said. “We’re seeing more interest in newer designs and newer technologies by customers” [...]
Taylor Swift threatens legal action against student who tracks private jets: ‘Her team thinks they can control the world’ February 7, 2024 Music icon Taylor Swift has threatened legal action against a US student over his social media accounts that track flights of celebrities’ private jets, including hers. Jack Sweeney, who is a student at the University of Central Florida, runs social media accounts that focus on takeoffs and landings of private planes owned by wealthy and [...]
Occupied City: Steve McQueen’s amazing 4.5 hour documentary February 7, 2024 Occupied City shows Steve McQueen’s ability to make us take a fresh look at the past, as well as an anxious glimpse to the future.
Year of the Dragon: Why investors have soured on China’s economic prospects February 7, 2024 China has powered global growth for decades, but as the year of the dragon begins, has the country still got its fire? Elliot Gulliver-Needham reports
‘Huge potential’ for City says UK science minister amid soaring UK quantum investment February 7, 2024 Investment into quantum computing has "huge potential" for London, according to the UK's science minister, Andrew Griffith.
Over-hiring blamed as UK consultancy job vacancies nosedived last year February 7, 2024 The number of job vacancies at UK consultancies dropped by more than 80 per cent last year, as experts park the blame on firms over-hiring coupled with the drop in demand. According to data from a labour market analytics firm Vacancysoft shared with Bloomberg, McKinsey and Co., Bain & Co., Boston Consulting Group and Accenture [...]
UK M&A deals sink in 2023 as private equity surges February 7, 2024 UK Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) fell sharply last year, declining by 17 per cent compared to a global decline of just six per cent. In total, the UK saw 3,628 M&A deals across 2023, compared to 4,362 the previous year, though this was still around pre-pandemic levels, data from PwC has revealed. In the second [...]
Has ChatGPT single-handedly killed the world’s chances of hitting net zero? February 6, 2024 When questioned if it really did have our best intentions at heart, ChatGPT is unnervingly diplomatic.