3D printed sports shoes are more about your wallet than your feet December 13, 2018 The race is on to bring 3D printed footwear to market. Adidas, Nike and Under Armour are some of the big names that have been working on delivering bespoke shoes to their customers. From the sounds of their marketing, you may be forgiven for believing that bespoke shoes are just a footstep away. But a [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? May 26, 2021 City A.M.‘s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Johnson & Johnson hires EU consumer health director US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has hired a new London-based area managing director for consumer health in northern Europe. Charmaine England, who [...]
‘Calm before the storm’: Rate of redundancies slows but worst is yet to come July 16, 2020 Fewer British employees were made redundant in June but economists warn unemployment is on course to rise. Around 650,000 people lost their jobs between March and June but the pace of decline slowed in June, with the bulk of job losses occurring around the onset of lockdown restrictions. June’s drop of just over 74,000 was [...]
Sorry to Bother You review: Boots Riley’s provocative and ambitious satire about corporate greed is unforgettable December 6, 2018 Musician Boots Riley bursts onto the film scene with this hilarious and horrifying satire of American consumerism. Lakeith Stanfield is superb as Cassius, who takes a job as a telemarketer and finds success by using a ‘white voice’ (David Cross) to put customers at ease. What follows is a surreal, captivating journey into the heart [...]
UK economy: Footfall at highest level since March but job postings fall August 20, 2020 The number of Britons venturing out to shops and restaurants rose to its highest level since March, with footfall running at two-thirds of the level seen a year ago, new figures have shown. However, the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) said one in ten UK businesses reported they were at “moderate” risk of insolvency, indicating [...]
Perfect Porsche? This British-built 911 restomod comes close April 21, 2021 The Porsche 911 by Theon Design is a homegrown take on the restomod recipe, with a tuned flat-six, lightweight components and modern manners.
The state of the state of Ethereum February 26, 2021 Last week saw record transaction costs on Ethereum, peaking at around $7,000,000 per hour in fees.
John McAfee: A crazy life of searching for one thing, which he eventually found by chance June 30, 2021 Crypto AM editor Darren Parkin chronicles the remarkable life of John McAfee, who died on June 23 2021.
Bring on the post-Brexit vertical farming revolution October 22, 2020 As the UK and the EU stretch out yet another week of “will they or won’t they?” over a trade deal, like a painfully unromantic episode of Neighbours (no jokes about Australian models, please), businesses are not only trying to plan for what happens in January, but also questioning how much we should rely on [...]
The Maserati Levante S is the closest you’ll get to a Ferrari SUV… for now October 21, 2020 The 430hp Maserati Levante S is a large SUV powered by a cut-down Ferrari engine. Does it retain some Maranello magic?