‘It’s gone’: How a social housing scheme left amateur investors tens of millions out of pocket July 1, 2026 A social housing investment scheme that promised amateur investors huge returns with no risk has collapsed into administration owing its backers nearly £27m, City AM has learned. Alderley Group, which invested in affordable housing projects across the North West of England, has left around 1000 investors out of pocket after claiming it could guarantee returns [...]
Vercel and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team Announce Multi-Year Strategic Partnership July 1, 2026 The agentic infrastructure platform known for speed is joining forces with one of the world's fastest Formula One teams
Cloudflare Allows the Agentic Internet to Flourish with a Simple Philosophy: Your Content, Your Rules July 1, 2026 New classifications, enhanced analytics, and industry-defining partnerships will help site owners and transparent AI companies work together to build a thriving Agentic Internet
Best 1$ Deposit Casino Sites in Canada – July 2026 July 1, 2026 The latest online casino trend in Canada, $1 deposit casinos, draws players seeking affordable gaming. They enable budget-conscious, new, and returning players to try sites for just $1. In this guide, players can discover how to get started, our ranking process, bonuses, games, and more. City AM’s journalism is supported by our readers. If you click [...]
Azalea Vision Awarded Prestigious EIC Accelerator Funding to Advance Smart Contact Lens into Clinical Development July 1, 2026 Belgium’s only company selected in the latest EIC Accelerator funding round. Up to €7.5 million in blended finance: a €2.5 million non-dilutive grant plus a planned €5 million EIC Fund equity investment. Funding advances Azalea’s smart contact lens platform from technical validation into the clinic. Selection provides independent validation of Azalea Vision’s technology, clinical strategy and commercial potential.
AI disputes are turning into deals July 1, 2026 Lawyer by day, rapper by night, Nick Eziefula has seen both sides of the coin when it comes to disputes over AI and art.
Hated World Cup hydration breaks here to stay for even hotter 2030 and 2034 July 1, 2026 Hydration breaks are expected to remain a feature of future World Cups despite attracting widespread criticism, City AM understands. The divisive three-minute pauses, taken midway through each half, have become one of the tournament’s hottest talking points. They have effectively turned football into a game of four quarters and head coaches have said they are [...]
Canary Wharf’s reinvention is a triumph July 1, 2026 Seven years ago, almost to the day, I found myself leaning backwards over the ledge at the very top of the Barclays tower in Canary Wharf. I exchanged a glance with the then Lord Mayor, Peter Estlin (a former Barclays exec, incidentally) to my left before pushing off like a commando and conducting a flawless, [...]
The Nichols N1A proves there’s still a market for cars that make no sense at all July 1, 2026 Steve Nichols, the Formula One designer behind McLaren’s legendary MP4/4, has finally put his name on a road car. The result is a £540,000 British supercar that seems determined to ignore almost every automotive trend of the past decade. The modern supercar is becoming a strangely sensible thing. Even Ferrari is building an electric car, [...]
UK banks’ digital ID bid is a game of optics – and the odds are not in their favour July 1, 2026 A digital ID row has dominated headlines in the last year, and banks are set to join the row. In this week’s column, Samuel Norman takes a look at what they might be in for. Britain’s banks have voluntarily thrown themselves into one of the most toxic culture wars of the decade. Few subjects evoke [...]