Beirut survived 15 years of civil war, and now Lebanon’s once-beleaguered capital is a highlight of the club scene June 22, 2018 It’s barely nine o’clock in the evening, and I’m uncomfortably close to my first brush with death. Or, to be more precise, Death, a lethal-sounding concoction made with gin, vodka, cognac, sherry, lemon, orange and cinnamon, stored in a bottle featuring a skull and crossbones on the front. It’s the creation of a small, dapper, [...]
Thought millennials went crazy for avocados? Meet Generation Z September 15, 2017 If you thought Generation Y were a bunch of avocado-obsessed health-freaks, you ain’t seen nothing yet: it turns out Generation Z, their even younger counterparts, eat 226 per cent more avocados than their predecessors. Research by Barclays reveals today’s students are shunning traditional university pursuits – drinking, smoking, etc – in favour of quitting smoking [...]
Thought millennials went crazy for avocados? Meet Generation Z September 15, 2017 If you thought Generation Y were a bunch of avocado-obsessed health-freaks, you ain’t seen nothing yet: it turns out Generation Z, their even younger counterparts, eat 226 per cent more avocados than their predecessors. Research by Barclays reveals today’s students are shunning traditional university pursuits – drinking, smoking, etc – in favour of quitting smoking [...]
Investors in bitcoin futures are set to suffer, though bitcoin drove gains for investment managers in 2017 January 7, 2018 Investors who ploughed money into bitcoin futures are currently facing hefty losses, as the first contracts are set to expire in just over a week. Soon after bitcoin futures debuted on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) in December, frantic trading caused the price of the January contract to rise from around $15,000 to almost [...]
Can Oman double its tourism in just six years? Jenny Southan visits the nation’s top luxury retreats to find out… July 6, 2018 Just metres beyond the hotel’s infinity pool is the edge of a cliff that gives way to an enormous canyon that stretches towards the horizon. This is one of the highest points in the Middle East – 2,000 metres above sea level – and if you dare to venture over this precipice you can make [...]
Netflix says it will end House of Cards just a day after allegations against its star Kevin Spacey October 31, 2017 Netflix has announced it will cancel House of Cards after its upcoming sixth season, just one day after a sexual misconduct allegation was brought against its star Kevin Spacey. In a statement with production studio Media Rights Capital, Netflix said it was “deeply troubled” about actor Anthony Rapp’s allegations against Spacey. Rapp said Spacey had [...]
Back to school: We must teach AI to have a moral compass April 6, 2018 In the UK, it’s mandated that 13 of the first 18 years of a young person’s life are spent in some sort of education. We invest very heavily in teaching children what they need to know to be functioning and productive members of society: our doctors, our teachers, our data scientists of the future. Artificial [...]
Xavier Rolet dedicates lifetime achievement award to LSE colleagues in a tweet November 29, 2017 Praise has already started pouring in for Xavier Rolet, who stepped down as the chief executive of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Group today. On Twitter, Rolet announced he had won the 2018 Lifetime Achievement award at the Risk Awards last night. Hosted by Risk.net, The Risk Awards are widely recognised as the most prestigious [...]
Crypto AM Awards 2020 January 10, 2020 Crypto AM Awards 2020 The inaugural Crypto AM Awards celebrated innovation and excellence, by awarding those recipients working within AI, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Impressions from the day Winners of the Crypto A.M. 2020 Awards Community Enhancement Award – CryptoCompare Service Provider Award – CMS Law Enterprise Blockchain Award – [...]
Ignore the forecasts. No-one really knows what 2018 holds for markets December 21, 2017 How will markets and the global economy perform in 2018? If you’ve not yet been confronted with a barrage of forecasts or predictions, then you’re likely to be in the coming days. Trying to predict what will happen next year has become as much a part of the Christmas tradition as turkey, presents and overindulgence. [...]