Big tech’s year of rough seas has taught us a lesson in naming winners and losers December 16, 2022 IF 2022 has taught us anything, it has shown us how there are no clear business winners or losers from the pandemic. The rough year for big tech is a case in point. Although many of the Faang (Meta neé Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet) cashed in on the various lockdowns, this year has [...]
Piazza at the Royal Opera House is perfect for festive fun December 15, 2022 London is beautiful at Christmas and one of the most festive corners of our city is Covent Garden. Opening to the general public for the first time, Piazza is the fifth floor restaurant in the iconic Royal Opera House, boasting a huge terrace with panoramic views over Covent Garden’s holiday wonderland. The dining room is [...]
Spotify asks Apple to play nice, tiff between tech giants gets heated December 15, 2022 A podcast featuring Spotify’s CEO called Apple out for making the tech market unfair. Spotify has been campaigning for years to have free and fair market competition in the tech sector and have levelled accusations that Apple is harming developers and other streaming services. Over the years Apple has refused to allow competing app stores [...]
JP Morgan raises China growth forecasts as country braces for Covid-19 spike December 15, 2022 JP Morgan has hiked its growth forecasts for China, after the sudden removal of its ‘zero-Covid’ laws paves the way for a brighter economy. The US bank now expects China’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 30 basis points to 4.3 per cent next year. “The most important development in the past month is [...]
Apple is now embracing crypto-style security to protect your data December 14, 2022 Jonny Fry delves into the world of identity and data protection as Apple takes its security cue from cryptocurrency.
The Christmas Quiz: Twelve questions to test your grey matter December 14, 2022 Roll up, roll up, for the City A.M. quiz in association with Deloitte's economics team. Twelve questions, all (just about) related to business and economics
Twitter brings back paid blue tick but charges iPhone users more December 12, 2022 Twitter’s paid blue tick made a comeback today after its rollout was paused due to a flurry of impersonators. The social media firm said the verification badge would cost an extra $3 per month for Apple users, meaning that Android users will pay $8 (£6.99) per month for the premium badge, while iPhone owners will [...]
Twitter to relaunch revamped subscription service with higher cost for iPhone users December 11, 2022 Twitter is to relaunch a refreshed version of its subscription service tomorrow, with a higher price tag for iPhone users. Users can subscribe to the service in order to be able to edit tweets, upload higher quality videos and get a blue checkmark. It comes at a price of $8 per month through the web [...]
Do we care about the world enough to make companies care? December 9, 2022 If asked who I’d love to be seated next to at a hypothetical dinner party, I immediately respond, Steve Jobs. I would love to learn how he went about building a company that has had such an extraordinary impact in the world, changing the way we work, live and communicate. I am not saying that [...]
The Christmas gift guide 2022, by City A.M. December 8, 2022 Ho, ho, hold up on shopping for Christmas presents on the freezing cold streets of London… we present you with the City A.M. Christmas Gift Guide. Do your shopping online and find some seriously thoughtful presents in our guide, which is broken down into ten categories so there’s something for every type of gift receiver [...]