Family offices double down on AI investments as startup fundraising breaks record in February
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high net worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Fears of an artificial intelligence bubble roiled the stock market in February, but investment firms of
Al Fayed abuse should be investigated as human trafficking, says former senior Met officer
The investigation into allegations of rape and sexual abuse by the late Harrods owner, Mohamed Al Fayed, should be widened to include trafficking, a former senior Metropolitan Police officer has told. It comes as the law firm Leigh Day has written to the force on behalf of at least 15
‘I am not sure we could run our farm without AI’
A cattle farmer said he is not sure his farm would be able to run without artificial intelligence (AI) because of the insight the technology provides into his herd’s behaviour. Paul Westaway, who farms in Dymock in Gloucestershire, uses a fitness tracker-style device on his cows – usually placed in
Andrew gives up lease on Crown Estate property
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is giving up the lease on another Crown Estate property. Mountbatten-Windsor has asked to end his lease on East Lodge, near his former home at Sunninghill Park in Berkshire, with documents showing he has been paying an annual rent of almost £13,000. Last year the former prince announced
‘The highest pitch of refined emotion’: The tragic romance hidden in a 19th-Century painting
Forget Romeo and Juliet or Rose and Jack: Frederic William Burton’s achingly beautiful depiction of Hellelil and Hildebrand’s last moment together will stay with you forever. So say the painting’s many new fans on social media, where it has been stratospherically popular. Though it dates back to the 19th Century,
UK launches consultation asking for views on under-16s social media ban
The UK government has launched a public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s, inviting young people and their parents and guardians to submit comments ahead of a government decision on the proposal. The debate over a minimum age for social media use has been fired up by Australia’s
Could a huge data centre revitalise Ayrshire – or ruin it?
It is currently a large, unassuming patch of farmland in East Ayrshire – but within years it could be one of the largest artificial intelligence data centres on Earth. About 100 hectares (250 acres) of land near HMP Kilmarnock has been earmarked for a technology hub by energy firm ILI
Starmer speaks to Trump after UK joins defensive operation in Middle East
The prime minister has spoken to Donald Trump after the US and Israel launched strikes across several Iranian cities, including the capital, Tehran. Sir Keir Starmer said in a statement earlier that British planes were “in the sky” in the Middle East as part of a defensive operation “to protect
Remains found three years after Ben Nevis walker reported missing
Human remains have been discovered on Ben Nevis following the search for a walker who went missing three years ago. Harvey Christian, from Cambridgeshire, was thought to have been on the mountain in January 2023. Mountain rescue teams accompanied by the coastguard helicopter and a search and rescue dog team
Resident Evil Requiem’s director on redefining the survival horror genre
Thirty years ago, a game named Resident Evil ushered in the survival horror genre – a blend of nerve-shredding tension, elaborate puzzles, and intricate inventory management. The series became Japanese developer Capcom’s best-selling franchise ever, prompting books, films and TV programmes, as well as more games. So how does the