How to speak normally in a world of cliches January 12, 2015 Don’t talk in the way you think you should, says Elena Shalneva. Clear facts and your own voice are far more powerful. Having spent my career reading and listening to corporate presentations, I do not cease to be amused by how little genuine thought many of them contain. I am also intrigued by the [...]
Beautiful things: Glass fruit, an orange clutch and headphones by Vertu September 23, 2014 Watching an artist mould molten glass is a sensual experience. The thick liquid folds on top of itself, smouldering at the edges; it’s this danger factor that attracted Parisian sculptor Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert to the medium. Wintrebert, whose glass installations have been on display at the V&A’s Glass Galleries, says, “It became my passion [...]
Land Rover is a 4 x soar with new Virgin tie-up April 14, 2014 WE ALL know Land Rover is an all terrain vehicle, but now the car-maker is taking things one giant leap further by becoming Virgin Galactic’s first official partner. So does this mean our favourite Chelsea Tractors are to become moon buggies as well? Will they be sprouting wings and taking to the skies themselves? No, it [...]
Listen to Peter Thiel: Politicians must embrace the fact there’s no money left September 25, 2014 MORE must cost less. In his new book Zero to One, entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel observes that the dream of globalisation – expanding the affluent consumption habits of the western middle class to more and more of the world – demands we also commit to radical technological innovation in order to reduce that lifestyle’s [...]
Mince pies with a very Spanish twist by Salt Yard chef Ben Tish November 25, 2014 Ben Tish, executive chef of Salt Yard, Ember Yard, Opera Tavern and Dehesa talks mince pies. I was brought up on mince pies. My gran made them with puff pastry and they were amazing. After she passed away my parents switched over to M&S ones. I’ve always loved them and I’ve always cooked [...]
Review: iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 October 23, 2014 iPad Air 2: ★★★★★From £399 for 16GB wi-fi onlyiPad Mini 3: ★★★☆☆From £319 for 16GB wi-fi only Apple products are like buses, if buses were only 6.1mm thick, featured the kind of technology people could only dream of a decade ago and came in gold. Wait, no, they’re like buses because you wait ages for [...]
It’s the final countdown: Will Europe’s Rosetta mission achieve the first ever comet landing today? November 12, 2014 In less than an hour, we will know whether humans have managed to land a spacecraft on a comet for the first time ever. Six hours ago, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft released its landing probe to begin descent to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta, which was first launched from French Guiana in 2004, has been hurtling [...]
£106m Quantum IPO puts Zeus Capital over £1bn raised November 27, 2014 Zeus Capital has advised on over £1bn worth of funds raised on Aim this year, after securing £106m for Quantum Pharma’s float next month. Quantum, the County Durham-based firm, is set to become the biggest pharmaceutical and biotech float on Aim this year with a valuation of £125m when its shares begin trading on 11 [...]
Winter running essentials: The best gear for cold weather runs from trainers and gloves to iPhone armbands November 17, 2014 Running in the colder months is great fun, just pick up the right gear. KHOMO iPHONE 6 ARMBAND Nobody runs without listening to a playlist on their iPhone these days. This one from Khomo is iPhone 6 and 6 Plus ready, and features a touch-responsive plastic sheath so your precious phone won’t croak when you’re [...]
Miner Mick Davis gets First Avenue on board to build $4bn war chest September 14, 2014 Mining magnate Mick Davis is believed to have hired more advisers as he looks to build on his $4bn (£2.5bn) funds while hunting assets for his new mining company. Davis has been working to build up funds since setting up X2 Resources following the sale of Xstrata to Glencore for $27bn last year. Now, in [...]