Elon Musk causes uproar by backing German far-right party ahead of key elections December 29, 2024 Germany is to vote in an early election on February 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month.
2025 must be the year of the partnership disruptor in sport December 29, 2024 Hardcore boxing fans may have felt sucker punched with the underwhelming Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul bout earlier this year. But it delivered knockout results for streaming giant Netflix and established a new contender in sports partnerships. It was an unexpectedly bold and wildly successful move for Netflix, crowning them as the surprise new champ [...]
How to regulate the cloud December 29, 2024 The CMA is about to release a provisional decision in its investigation into the cloud, but seems to have started with a fundamental misunderstanding of how customers buy IT, says Chris Hayman As the CEO of Rayo, a cloud and AI consultancy, and a veteran of the UK’s technology sector, I’ve had a front row [...]
From Trump to COP: A look ahead to the political year in 2025 December 29, 2024 After a whirlwind of a political year in 2024, with elections in the US, UK and across much of the globe, 2025 is already shaping up to be another momentous 12 months. From the return of President Donald Trump to the White House in January, to the challenges ahead for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, [...]
James Bond film Goldfinger at 60: we take an Aston Martin to the Swiss filming locations December 28, 2024 Goldfinger is the very best Bond film, and there’s no arguing with Adam Bloodworth about it. The lifelong Fleming fan celebrates the film’s 60th by taking an Aston Martin for a spin through Switzerland for City AM The Magazine. Photos by Tobi Stidolph There’s a secret to cracking the reservedness of the Swiss – take [...]
Badenoch urged to apologise or face ‘action’ from Farage over Reform row December 28, 2024 Nigel Farage has urged Kemi Badenoch to apologise or face “action” after she accused Reform UK of “fakery” over its membership numbers. The Reform UK leader will spend the weekend weighing up what action to take if the Conservative leader ignores his calls for an apology over the “crazy conspiracy theory”. Farage pushed back against [...]
Trends for 2025: Mr Lyan reckons pop-ups are back December 28, 2024 The latest in our series of articles about food trends: 2025 will see the return of the pop-up, and tropical cocktails, reckons Mr Lyan Mr Lyan’s bars have won the accolade of world’s best bar twice. He runs cocktail venues across the capital, including Lyaness, Super Lyan and Seed Library. He also writes books and [...]
How AI will ‘reshape the UK business landscape’ in 2025, according to Dell boss December 28, 2024 How artificial intelligence (AI) will “reshape the UK business landscape” in 2025 has been outlined by Dell Technologies’ top boss in the country. Steve Young, who is the US giant’s UK senior vice president and managing director, has said new approaches to data centre infrastructure will be crucial to delivering the predicted return on investment [...]
Why the gold price will continue to rally in 2025 December 28, 2024 The untrammelled ascent of bitcoin has occupied the attention of many market watchers of late, with Donald Trump’s election to the White House sending the cryptocurrency – and others like it – on an eye-watering tear. Bitcoin has risen nearly 50 per cent since November 3 – the eve of the US election – while [...]
Why Raspberry Pi had a FTSE Christmas boost December 27, 2024 Raspberry Pi has held up the FTSE 250 on the first trading day after Christmas, with its stock price surging as much as 18 per cent today, pushing it to become a £1bn company. The Cambridge-based tech firm’s share price had been languishing just below £4 since the firm floated on the London Stock Exchange [...]