Why Manchester City’s Champions League tie with Monaco could make or break Pep Guardiola’s first season March 14, 2017 In a season of dramatic change on and off the pitch under Pep Guardiola, Wednesday night's Champions League trip to Monaco has taken on huge significance for Manchester City and the Spaniard. It hasn’t been an easy first season for Guardiola, who had a far smoother ride at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, where his team [...]
Itching to get away? Here are the 10 most well-travelled jobs March 14, 2017 Fancy seeing more of the world as a work perk, but not sure which profession would give you the best chance of doing so? Well, wonder no longer, for Gatwick has analysed how often and where people in different jobs travel for business. Read more: Private jet usage has gone up 25 per cent, London [...]
Innovation never stops: What’s next for the tech startups in Bird & Bird’s Digital Innovators showcase pushing boundaries? March 14, 2017 When Bird & Bird and City A.M. sought to unearth, and then celebrate, the most innovative digital companies shaking up the worlds of finance, health, education, media and security, we knew the collective 20 companies we found were an outstanding demonstration of the UK’s leadership in cutting edge technology. Now, just four months on, the visionary founders [...]
Q&A: This is what you now need to know about the second Scottish independence referendum March 13, 2017 Nicola Sturgeon announced today she would shortly be heading to Scottish parliament to seek a second referendum on the country's independence, with the possibility the nation could be casting their votes at some point between autumn 2018 and spring 2019. But what does it all mean? Should we be surprised by the first minister's comments? Probably [...]
British book worms are spending more on reading this year, sending sales up £100m March 13, 2017 Britons are reading more than last year and increased spending by six per cent on books by as much as £100m more compared to 2016, according to research from Nielsen Book Research UK. Printed book sales were up seven per cent, driven by greater reading amongst younger generations, despite commonly held assumptions that young people [...]
Snap: Investors get spooked when you have no long term plans March 13, 2017 There are a number of reasons that, in the cold light of day, investors have become less confident about the long-term success of Snapchat. Putting aside the obvious facts that it is yet to trade anywhere near profit and is reliant on a young audience (more of that later), what are the main causes for [...]
It’s not rocket science! How code written for a manned mission to Mars ended up selling advertising March 13, 2017 It's a question we’ve all faced: what to do when you’ve written machine learning code to help Nasa determine the optimal configuration of components for a manned mission to Mars? Use it to sell advertising, obviously. Such is the story of DataXu, one of the pioneers of Real Time Bidding. Founded way back in 2007, [...]
City Moves for 13 March 2017 – who’s switching jobs at DMH Stallard, Smith & Williamson, JP Morgan Asset Management and Formula 1 March 13, 2017 Today's City Moves cover legal eagles, asset management and sports. Take a look at these movers and shakers: DMH Stallard DMH Stallard has appointed Carolyn Lee as a solicitor in its London real estate and construction team. Carolyn most recently worked in the construction group at Linklaters, where she acted for major property developers. Her [...]
Former L’Occitane boss and CVC Capital Partners plot bid for The Body Shop March 12, 2017 Former L’Occitane boss Emmanuel Osti is plotting a bid for The Body Shop. Osti is working with CVC Capital Partners, which agreed to sell control of Formula One to John Malone’s Liberty Media last year, for the takeover. The Body Shop was put on the market by owners L’oreal last month. The French cosmetics giant [...]
Three major problems with the modern internet keeping Tim Berners-Lee up at night March 12, 2017 Personal data, misinformation (or as it's now been dubbed, fake news) and online political advertising: these are the three major problems of the modern internet that keep the inventor of the World Wide Web up at night. Sir Tim Berners-Lee has shared his thoughts on the 28th anniversary of the day he submitted his proposal for [...]