Stricter regulation is actually a blessing December 8, 2020 ‘Stay safe’ has become more than just a mantra these past six months. Governments have used the phrase to explain why restrictions to everyday life are needed. We read it on posters in the street and on shop doors. We even sign off our emails to friends and colleagues with it. Yet there is more [...]
Screenshot: Can social media win the anti-vax war? December 4, 2020 A weekly column from City A.M. bringing you all the biggest stories and trends in technology, media and telecoms This week **Media Moment of the Week: A very British scandal **Social media gears up for the vaccine information war **How data dominates financial markets Media Moment of the Week It was quite possibly the most [...]
Forget chlorinated chicken – put satellites ‘at the centre’ of a UK-US trade deal, says Raytheon UK space boss December 1, 2020 Defence firm Raytheon has called for the space industry to be at the forefront of any future trade deal between the UK and the US, saying the sector can help the government fulfil its “levelling-up” agenda. Speaking to City A.M., the firm’s UK managing director for space and cyber James Gray said that the sector [...]
Don’t let the doom-mongers stand in the way of our robot-driven future December 1, 2020 Are the robots coming for our jobs? That has been a perennial worry ever since the initial technological advances of the first industrial revolution. But there are concerns that this time is different — and that artificial intelligence (AI) requires government intervention. Some estimates suggest that 40 per cent of jobs are at high risk [...]
How to stage a limited capacity match in the Covid era, from socially distanced seating to ordering drinks November 25, 2020 Sports clubs across England are preparing to host limited-capacity events when lockdown ends next week, but Harlequins are one step ahead. The Premiership rugby club had 2,800 at their home, The Stoop, for a match against Bath in early September, as part of a nationwide pilot scheme. Here, Adrian Wells, chief marketing officer at Harlequins, [...]
How smart buildings can power the green revolution November 25, 2020 The Prime Minister’s decision to base last week’s so-called “reset” around a 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution tells us a lot about where he thinks the country needs to go over the next decade. Indeed, it hints at what kind of country we are after Brexit: not one that looks back complacently to [...]
How Can I Invest in Blockchain? November 24, 2020 With the current frenzy of interest in bitcoin, there is an increasing number of people interested in trying to ride the ‘hype’ wave and invest in blockchain. And like any investment, you should always do your research. This article is not a recommendation or endorsement for any specific token or platform. So if you’re looking [...]
Singing of arms and the man: Behind the big Boris defence announcement November 20, 2020 The announcement was preceded, of course, by a leak to the media, so that it could make a splash in the morning press. Standard practice these days, unfortunately — but the story was still an impressive one: the Prime Minister was giving the Ministry of Defence an extra £4bn a year for the next four [...]
Boris Johnson vows to make UK Europe’s greatest naval power with new defence spending November 19, 2020 Boris Johnson has vowed the UK will return to its place as “the foremost naval power in Europe” through a landmark increase in military spending. Johnson said the country will benefit from a “renaissance of ship building”, while also focusing on space-based defence technologies that will destroy “targets with inexhaustiable lasers”. The government will increase [...]
Data first: How tech startups build trust and tap investment November 19, 2020 When Phil Marshman set about launching his health startup Sentai this year he faced a challenge. For the serial entrepreneur, it was not the pandemic or the intricacies of artificial intelligence or even getting to market that posed a challenge, it was customer data. “For any product team you need to be data first… We [...]