Drones and robots may get their big breakthrough in 2021, says what3words CEO January 18, 2021 2020 was a volatile and unpredictable year for businesses large and small. In a sink-or-swim situation, the swimmers were those who responded fairly quickly to the pandemic and managed to come up with creative and innovative solutions. This often involved pivoting to an entirely new model, according to Shoreditch-based Chris Sheldrick, co-founder and CEO of [...]
Edge computing – what to look out for in 2021 January 18, 2021 Businesses will be familiar with cloud computing, with many having moved their IT to colocation facilities or to cloud-based applications such as Office 365, Salesforce and Slack. The networks required to deliver these services transfer huge amounts of data to central hubs where it is processed and stored. This can result in data congestion and [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on Trade the Chain January 15, 2021 Trade like a crypto insider: Trade the Chain combines the power of AI-driven sentiment indicators and actionable, real time alerts, and an expansive knowledge base with a global community of traders to help people make more informed trading decisions Hedge funds and other large financial institutions have long been able to make massive profits on [...]
Our tech advances are difficult for productivity stats to compute January 13, 2021 One of the most depressing aspects of the decade of the 2010s, well before Covid-19 struck, was the apparently very slow growth in productivity. This is not a mere ivory tower issue. It is only through increasing productivity that rises in living standards can be sustained. Productivity is the key measure of the efficiency of [...]
Exclusive: It takes a bot to catch a bot, says advertising chief January 12, 2021 Alongside its early challenges and uncertainty around digital ad spend, 2020 has been a big year for digital advertising as the pandemic forced businesses and consumers moved online. City A.M. spoke with Mayfair-based Nick Morley, EMEA Managing Director at online ad verification giant Integral Ad Science, which analyses the value of digital advertising placements. UK [...]
Covid-19 has shown it is time to invest in Britain’s scientists January 6, 2021 Let’s start the New Year with a very positive point. The speed of scientific innovation seems to be accelerating sharply. And it is innovation which ultimately drives our health, wealth and well-being. The types of problems which have previously taken years or even decades to solve are being cracked in record times. The development of [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on EdenBase & its ‘Cognitive Revolution’ January 5, 2021 I haven’t until now stepped in to write an introduction but in this moment find myself compelled to. When two of our brightest come together to forge a brand new venture it deserves our attention. Eric Van der Kleij, original creator of London’s much lauded Level 39 in Canary Wharf, has joined Daniel Doll-Steinberg, co-Founder [...]
Sustainability investing: what does the future look like? January 5, 2021 ‘Future of Sustainability in Investment Management: From Ideas to Reality’ is a newly published CFA Institute report. The 60-page publication was informed by the views of more than 7,000 industry participants, including 3,500+ retail investors, 920+ asset owners and 3,050+ investment practitioners. Research included virtual roundtables across 31 markets. Here we summarise its findings. The [...]
What to expect from sports technology in 2021 January 1, 2021 After the sporting chasm that was 2020, things are definitely looking up in 2021. In prospect are Olympics and Paralympic Games, football’s European Championship and the return of a plethora of iconic annual fixtures, such as Wimbledon, Royal Ascot and The Open. But as we embrace the new normal of live sport next year, what [...]
British chipmaker Graphcore raises $222m as AI rivalry heats up December 29, 2020 UK chipmaker Graphcore has raised $222m (£164m) in fresh funding as it gears up for growing demand for its technology. The series E funding round takes the Bristol-based firm’s valuation to $2.8bn, making it one of the country’s most valuable unicorns. Graphcore specialises in so-called intelligence processing units (IPU) — a form of chip designed [...]