On this day: Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web November 12, 2025 On this day in 1990, physicist Tim Berners-Lee circulated a memo for a relatively modest information sharing proposal that would go on to revolutionise commerce, writes Eliot Wilson At 35, Tim Berners-Lee was a fellow at the particle physics laboratory CERN. A physicist by training, he had become interested in computer networking and how organisations [...]
Will rich New Yorkers flee to London to escape Mayor Mamdani? November 11, 2025 In a rare reversal of the slow march of UK wealth towards the US – from entrepreneurs upping sticks to companies switching listings – New York City’s incoming hard-left mayor looks set to nudge some of the city’s richest towards London. American arrivals into the UK could soon be made up of an unlikely coalition [...]
Lamborghini Temerario review: A drive on the wild side November 10, 2025 This is the one: the car I’ve looked forward to driving most in 2025. Last summer, I had a Zoom call with the chief designer, who revealed how it would look. A year ago, at the press preview in London, I interviewed the lead engineer about its performance and technical spec. It feels like I [...]
Tech stocks fall again as AI bubble fears mount November 8, 2025 Tech stocks fell again on Friday, extending a difficult week for the sector as investors fretted over soaring valuations and a possible AI bubble. Leading names including Nvidia, Palantir, Meta, AMD, and Tesla all suffered losses, erasing gains from earlier in the year and intensifying concerns about whether AI-driven growth can justify current market prices. [...]
Uber Eats new tech aims to beat Deliveroo in Christmas delivery war November 6, 2025 The annual Christmas rush, characterised by frantic supermarket dashes and sold-out delivery slots, is undergoing a fundamental change, with on-demand delivery cementing its role as the crucial last-minute lifeline. Uber Eats has laid out its strategy to dominate this market, deploying a heavy suite of new tech aimed at maximising order efficiency and expanding into [...]
Car Connectivity Consortium Releases Inaugural Industry Report on Global Vehicle Connectivity Trends November 5, 2025 60% of industry leaders cite security and ease of use as top priorities in CCC’s new report highlighting global trends and innovation across the connected vehicle ecosystem
JD Wetherspoon ‘more cautious’ on outlook due to Budget uncertainty November 5, 2025 JD Wetherspoon has said it has become “more cautious in its outlook” as Britain’s best-known pub chain braces for the prospect of further tax hikes at the Budget later this month. The firm, which operates around 800 pubs across the UK, reported a 3.7 per cent rise in like-for-like turnover for the 14 weeks to [...]
Tip off: here’s how to fix infuriating service charges in restaurants November 5, 2025 Faced with high staff costs, restaurants are finding ways around new laws to make sure waiters can keep their tips. There is a better way, says Richard Crampton Platt “Call it whatever you want, it’s still theft!” I said to my flabbergasted general manager. It was bright and early on a Monday, we were sitting [...]
When companies can outspend countries, they set the political agenda November 5, 2025 When Nvidia is bigger than the GDP of Germany, the implications for national sovereignty are deeply uncomfortable, says Steve Rigby We like to imagine that the great contests of innovation are fought between nations: the US versus China; Europe versus Asia; governments vying for technological leadership. That framing is already outdated. The real race is [...]
The Austrian ski resort offering great powder without the crowds November 4, 2025 I’d never heard of the ski resort of Pettneu am Arlberg in the heart of Austria’s ski region, but I was very familiar with St. Anton, an eight minute drive away. Compared with that more famous destination’s fancy shops and restaurants, Pettneu is more paired back. There are just a couple of bars, a few [...]