Chery Tiggo 9 CSH review: 7-seat family SUV goes big on value January 1, 2026 Chery is the biggest car company you’ve never heard of. It has been China’s top automotive exporter for the past 22 years, selling vehicles in countries as far-flung as Australia, Brazil, Malaysia, Israel and Turkey. Now, Chery has finally planted its flag on British soil – and its progress so far suggests it won’t remain [...]
AI use will set great companies apart from the rest in 2026, Dell boss predicts December 31, 2025 The use of AI will “start to be a defining factor that sets great companies apart from the rest”, the UK boss of Dell has predicted. Steve Young, the US giant’s UK senior vice president and managing director, said progress has “laid a strong foundation” but told City AM that 2026 will be marked by [...]
Who still gets hired in the 2026 workplace? December 28, 2025 Britain’s labour market has probably never felt more precarious than it does now, as the struggling economy and the rapid rise of AI take effect. Redundancies are at their highest since the pandemic, unemployment has risen to 5.1 per cent, and entry-level opportunities, the traditional stepping stones for grads and young workers, have all but [...]
How AI took the wheel in 2025 December 27, 2025 2025 was the year artificial intelligence (AI) took the driver’s seat, literally. Not just in boardrooms or on trading floors, but increasingly on the tarmac, in showrooms, and behind the wheel itself. From record-breaking EV sales in the UK and Europe to autonomous taxis navigating San Francisco streets and preparing to arrive in London next [...]
Bentley Continental GT review: Luxury coupe with a sporting side December 24, 2025 Bentley went big when it launched this fourth generation of Continental GT. The Speed model was first out of the blocks, with a 782hp hybrid V8 making it the most powerful production Bentley ever. Then came the 666hp Supersports, a two-seat road racer and the lightest Bentley since 1940. In such context, the new ‘standard’ [...]
I’ve been speaking to CEOs all year – this is what they really think December 24, 2025 After spending a year interviewing some of the UK’s top business leaders, a number of themes have emerged which paint a concerning picture of their confidence in this country’s future prospects – but there is also hope. In 25 episodes of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast series in 2025, a large number of the CEOs [...]
Liquid Reply Joins the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) to Advance Open, Trusted Agentic AI December 23, 2025 Liquid Reply, specialising in platform engineering and cloud-native technologies within the Reply Group, today announced that it has joined the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF). The newly established foundation was launched under the auspices of the Linux Foundation and provides a neutral, open governance framework for the development of agent-based AI systems. Members collaborate transparently to [...]
Bentley Continental GT review: Luxury coupe with a sporting side December 22, 2025 Bentley went big when it launched this fourth generation of Continental GT. The Speed model was first out of the blocks, with a 782hp hybrid V8 making it the most powerful production Bentley ever. Then came the 666hp Supersports, a two-seat road racer and the lightest Bentley since 1940. In such context, the new ‘standard’ [...]
Private members’ clubs are the new face of London heritage December 12, 2025 Private members’ clubs have evolved from exclusive retreats for the elite has evolved into a defining force behind one of the most dynamic investment trends in London’s hospitality market: the rise of the club-hotel hybrid, says Daniel Kyriakides London has always excelled at reinventing its own traditions and nowhere is that clearer than in the [...]
Will Andrew Bailey be Santa or Scrooge this Christmas? December 10, 2025 The Notebook, where the City’s movers and shakers have their say, Today it’s Susannah Streeter with the pen Christmas spirit seems to have spread a lot faster this year. I’ve never seen so many trees up in windows quite so early and there seem to be more lights twinkling in the streets. After months of [...]