I saw inside an AI-powered Amazon warehouse – here’s what I thought October 16, 2024 Last week, I got a behind-the-scenes look at one of Amazon’s new AI-powered warehouses, in what felt like a glimpse into the future. Inside the 3.5m square foot facility in Nashville, Tennessee, Amazon was finally unveiling the fruits of its AI strategy, revealing a fleet of new AI-powered robots and tools designed to increase efficiency [...]
TGI Fridays: Full list of UK restaurants staying open after rescue deal agreed October 7, 2024 More than 2,000 jobs have been saved after a deal to acquire the UK operation of American cocktail bar and restaurant chain TGI Fridays out of administration was agreed. Breal Capital and Calveton, who own restaurant group D&D London, have snapped up a majority stake for an undisclosed sum through their acquisition vehicle Liberty Bar and Restaurant [...]
Ed Warner: A player power reckoning is coming for football and cricket September 26, 2024 Whether or not Rodri truly believes over-worked footballers are close to taking strike action, his comments have certainly had cut-through. Athlete strikes are not without precedent, in football and elsewhere. Think of the four strikes in the NFL’s history plus its owner lockouts, and Argentina’s football strike of 2017. Back in 2001, English footballers voted [...]
‘New footing’: Eurogroup president pledges closer ties with City of London as Brexit tensions ease September 4, 2024 The president of the EU’s council of financial ministers pledged closer ties with the City of London yesterday as he hailed a “new footing” in the relationship between Keir Starmer’s government and the bloc.
Crowds gather in central London for protest led by Tommy Robinson July 27, 2024 His protest is set to move from the Royal Courts of Justice to a rally in Trafalgar Square.
Hammerson shares jump after firm sells £1.5bn stake in Bicester Village July 22, 2024 British shopping centre giant Hammerson has sold its interest in the company behind Bicester Village in a deal worth £1.5bn, according to a statement released today.
Labour does not plan to rejoin EU, Starmer says, after claim Brexit at risk June 22, 2024 Labour has no plans to rejoin the EU, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch claimed Brexit would be at risk if he became Prime Minister.
Square Mile and Me – Conservative City candidate Tim Barnes: ‘I live here, so I understand the everyday problems’ June 20, 2024 We’re asking the candidates for the Cities of London and Westminster to introduce themselves. Today, it's Conservative runner Timothy Barnes.
The City remembers D-Day June 6, 2024 As we fly the Union Flag over Guildhall today, let us remember the D-Day veterans and strive to follow their example, says Chris Hayward On 6 June 1944, the Allies launched the long-anticipated invasion of Normandy. Paratroopers began landing after midnight, followed by a massive naval and aerial bombardment. By nightfall, about 160,000 Allied troops [...]
What big business and the City want from Labour and Tory election manifestos May 25, 2024 The UK’s top business groups are scrambling onto an election footing and preparing to lay out their manifesto demands as the Labour and Conservative election machines kick into gear.