After the Nvidelity comes the Huangover. Jensen Huang joins long list who confused boardroom and bedroom
Falling inflation helps government borrow much less than expected in boost for tax cut hopes January 23, 2024 The latest round of figures come as the government lines up its latest round of tax cuts, which are likely to be announced in the Spring Budget.
Yemen: Further UK and US strikes on Houthis over Red Sea attacks January 23, 2024 The UK and the US have carried out a fresh set of joint airstrikes in Yemen, in the latest bid to stop Houthi attacks.
The Notebook: The future of work, from bees to smart offices January 23, 2024 Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, Dan Drogman, CEO and co-founder of Smart Spaces with the Notebook pen. The new tech-driven transformation of London’s work spaces Working in the City of London has changed hugely in the last five years – with one of the big post-pandemic changes being the rise [...]
London firms doing the heavy lifting as UK services exports shoot up January 23, 2024 According to the Resolution Foundation, London's services exports have grown by 47 per cent between 2016 and 2021, hitting £152.2bn.
Plural launches £342m fund to target new ‘tech titans’ January 23, 2024 Venture platform Plural has launched a second fund aiming to raise €400m (£342.6m) for early stage ‘tech titans’. The firm, which began in June 2022, was founded by Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus, along with other entrepreneurs such as Songkick founder Ian Hogarth and angel investor Khaled Heloui. Over the last 18 months, the firm’s original [...]
Why council funding may be the next hot potato for Rishi Sunak to handle January 23, 2024 Dozens of Tory MPs have written to Rishi Sunak demanding “emergency” funding for councils which they say are facing cash pressures “like never before” amid an election year.
London office vacancy rates to rise in City, Wharf and West End amid Wework trouble January 22, 2024 London office vacancy rates are expected to rise by the end of the year, in another blow for the health of the capital’s commercial property market.
Explainer-in-brief: The naming of storms and why we do it January 22, 2024 Storm-naming alliances and first-half alphabet privilege - here's how storms in the UK get their names and why.
Men are working much less than they used to. Women are picking up the slack. January 22, 2024 Growth could be supported by a "continuing recovery in average hours to pre-pandemic levels," the ONS said. In other words, men need to get back to work.
Are you asking the right questions about your building’s energy usage? January 22, 2024 Businesses are finally asking the question – ‘how much energy are we using, and how can it be reduced?’. It seems the energy crisis, however you view it, did have one upside. I say ‘finally’ because I’ve been waiting a long time for this. Having spent 30 years in building services, selling energy saving control systems for [...]