English cricket to get independent regulator in response to discrimination problems September 25, 2023 English cricket will introduce an independent regulator in response to a damning report that found discrimination was entrenched in the game.
Japan’s growing military power will help the West challenge China’s threat September 25, 2023 Old memories die hard and there will inevitably be scepticism of reinvigorated foreign policy from Japan, but it should be a change we embrace, writes Eliot Wilson
Inside story: How Cavendish became the City’s newest bank September 21, 2023 In late January, two bankers sat across from each other at the 57-year-old Chelsea haunt La Famiglia for a tete-a-tete over wine and dinner. The traditional Tuscan eatery is something of a hotspot for celebs and off-duty City types – a pre-sanctions Roman Abrahamovic even used to entertain Jose Mourinho there over a bowl of [...]
Changing times in a changing world September 20, 2023 An important maxim for a business leader to remember is that to stray towards hyperbole is fraught with danger. Yet 100 days or so into my role as the new global CEO of Arcadis, it is no exaggeration to say that the next three years will be game changing, both for me personally, but also [...]
SocGen shares tumble after new strategy sees little growth September 18, 2023 Societe Generale's shares plunged more than 9 per cent on Monday after France's third-biggest listed bank said it expected little if any growth in annual sales over the coming years in a keenly-awaited strategic plan from its new CEO.
Ed Warner: English cricket ought to wise up and encourage outside investment September 14, 2023 Middlesex's financial woes highlight wider problems in English cricket, which should be putting plans in place to embrace investment from India and elsewhere, writes Ed Warner.
Shum’s Denfield to go Splendidly at Happy Valley September 12, 2023 WITH the weather finally relenting in Hong Kong after a typhoon and catastrophic floods in the past 10 days or so, it’s all systems go for iconic track Happy Valley to host its first meeting of the season, with an excellent eight-race programme. With crowds expected to flock through the turnstiles to celebrate the occasion [...]
AI companies should to be allowed to build quickly, and we need to let them get on with it September 10, 2023 Dr Chris Kacher urges the world to set aside concerns and embrace a future inevitably laced with artificial intelligence.
Meet the AI startup getting ahead of regulation and artist copyright protection September 7, 2023 Amid the ongoing legal knots and evolving regulations surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI), businesses would be right to be concerned about infringing copyright laws. AI image generators have been the subject of much backlash, with accusations of scraping material from artists landing them in murky legal territory. Earlier this year, several visual artists filed a [...]
Crypto’s volatile seven days amid Grayscale legal triumph September 4, 2023 Data from CryptoCompare shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) started the week trading at around $26,000 and jumped to $28,000 before correcting.