The over-hyped madness of the metaverse and the forgotten value of video August 11, 2022 The metaverse and Virtual Reality have had the weight of a number of large big technology companies behind it in the last year, spearheaded by the likes of Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft. Not only did the industry see its proliferation increase substantially over the pandemic, but the hype has yet to deter, particularly with speculation [...]
Revolut and the race – or not – to superapp status November 17, 2022 What on earth is a superapp and do we really want one, asks Charlie Conchie
Ed Warner: Manchester United should have refused to tear up Cristiano Ronaldo contract November 24, 2022 Watching Cristiano Ronaldo’s conversation with Piers Morgan I was instantly reminded of Princess Di’s (in)famous interview with Martin Bashir, so much in the news in recent months. No sense here though that the footballer was duped into his doe-eyed criticisms of Manchester United – certainly not if we accept Morgan’s subsequent justifications for the guest [...]
A viral discussion on bin collections proves the case for digital democracy August 27, 2021 Around midnight on Wednesday night, British Twitter erupted, united over a single issue: bin collections. It all started with a “Twitter Space” – a public audio forum where anyone can join as a listener and up to 13 people can speak at once. What started out as an ironic experiment culminated in around 1,600 people joining in [...]
We’re getting there, but there’s a long road ahead towards full Bitcoin acceptance August 18, 2023 Jason Deane reflects over a spell in Bali where, despite his best efforts, the notion of Bitcoin was only tentatively welcomed.
Seventy per cent of FTSE 350 companies have no female exec board members July 15, 2021 The pandemic has set back gender parity prospects for top jobs by four years, according to a new report. Seventy percent of companies on the FTSE 350 have no female executives on their main board and will lag behind men until 2036 amid the pandemic. There has been a sudden slow rise for female appointments [...]
Turning Red review: Another straight-to-streaming Pixar hit March 11, 2022 It hasn’t been a great pandemic for Pixar. Turning Red is the third film to miss cinemas entirely, heading to Disney+ in the wake of the Omicron variant. Like Soul, it seems unfortunate that a film breaking a lot of barriers should miss the big screen, being the first Pixar film to be solely directed [...]
Brexit: Frost leaves door open for EU courts to have minor role in NI Protocol October 25, 2021 Lord David Frost has today left the door open for the EU’s courts to still have a minor role in the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol as negotiations over its implementation heat up again. The UK’s Brexit minister, who wants the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to lose its role as the main arbiter of the [...]
Last chance to back fantastic Hear Art film campaign June 14, 2021 There is just a week left to support one of City A.M.’s favourite arts initiatives, Hear Art, in its crowdfunding campaign to raise £15,000 to help fund films made by deaf filmmakers. Hear Art is a non-profit platform founded by Cindy Sasha (photographer/activist) and Rachel Shenton (actress/writer/activist) to help address the lack of opportunities for [...]
Omicron fears set in at British firms as UK economy hurtles toward contraction December 21, 2021 Omicron fears are embedding into British businesses in a sign that the UK economy is headed for a period of contraction, reveals a new study released today. Business confidence dropped to 32 per cent in early December, down from 40 per cent in just a matter of days from late November, according to Lloyds Bank. [...]