AI Only a Click Away for UK SMEs
By Mor Philosoph, Head of Wix ADI Technology Only five years ago, artificial intelligence (AI) was for science fiction films only. It is only recently that it has become a part of the day to day business vernacular. Within a very short space of time it has stopped being fodder for futurists’ conversations and charged headlong into the here and now. A quick look around will tell you that AI is more prevalent that you might think. Banks use it...
Erdogan Moves to Reinstate the Death Penalty
Turkish President Recep Erdoğan has moved to reinstate the death penalty following last month’s failed military coup. Mr Erdogan addressed huge crowds of supporters in Istanbul, saying that he will reinstate the death penalty if the "nation makes such a decision". Capital punishment has been banned in Turkey since 1984 and the reinstatement will seriously jeopardise the country's chances of joining the European Union. But regardless, the Turkish leader, who has detained thousands of military personal and academics since the coup, seems...
Daylight Robbery: 90% of household burglaries go undetected in England & Wales
With only 16% of British people considering their home’s security, they may as well welcome burglars into their homes as recent survey data suggests that 90% of home robberies go undetected. Between the months of June 2015 and May 2016, there were 397,643 recorded home break-ins according to data on the UK police’s official website. Of these crimes, 277,300 were investigated but no suspect was identified. That’s a staggering number of unresolved cases and can mean that many more homes...
There’s A Walking Wall Trudging Around London
A walking wall has been spotted trudging around London inviting people to throw blows at it to symbolise the time workers ‘hit the wall’. A survey of 2,000 workers revealed that 2.22pm is the moment when the post-lunch slump is most likely to kick in, triggering a lull in concentration and productivity. Warm working environments, not enough sleep the night before and the sheer volume of their workloads emerged as the most common reasons for the slump. Dehydration and eating too much at...
DVD Review: Poor Cow
Review by Leslie Byron Pitt In Poor Cow; Joy (Carol White) may be the name of the woman we watch in this slice of life tale, yet as we observe this young woman’s life, we sense that joy is merely a title for her. She gains little pleasure from the choices she makes. As Joy narrates her story in doleful narration, it often speaks of love and aspirations. The reality always seems far from the talk. Ken Loach’s first cinema...
Review: The Shallows
Review by Leslie Byron Pitt B-Movies: When you keep them simple and sharp, you often heed the best results. The Shallows never overstays its welcome, nor does it overcomplicate its obvious silliness. It takes a Dario Argento approach towards proceedings. As much as we like to often deny our baser urges, sometimes our film cravings will drive us towards an attractive person being tormented by a killer shark. Just this writer? Ok then. The Shallows introduces us to its lead...
Is the Bull Market Set to Collapse?
By Charles Hibbert It is well known around the markets and economy that expansions don’t last long, they don’t die of old age, but that doesn’t mean they can’t get still get slightly weary and last a little longer. In the eighth year of the current bull market, recent stocks have risen to an all time high, which makes this the second-longest lasting market in history. However, despite this success, Jonathan Gilonna head of US equity strategy research at Barclays...
The Weekly Cocktail Recipe – Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa’s ‘Dhon Kulhi’
It would be fair to say that the Maldives’ summertime is far more gratifying and reliable than ours in the United Kingdom. Named after the Dhonakulhi Island in the north of the Maldives, this week’s featured cocktail recipe - ‘Dhon Kulhi’ - was created by mixologist Jayson Santos Del Rosario for the island’s luxurious Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa. What’s more, the bartender has also won the Grape Expectation Bartender’s Challenge for 2016, as well as having participated in the...
The Top Ten Songs That You Just Can’t Get Out of Your Head
By Charles Hibbert There is always a song that you love so much you just listen to it over and over again until it’s impossible to get out of your head. It seems that for the majority of people in the UK this song is 500 miles by The Proclaimers, which people just can’t get out of their head. The Scottish brother’s 1988 smash hit “I’m gonna be (500 Miles) according to a study is top of this list. The...