Profits cut by half at insurer Beazley ahead of £8.1bn Zurich takeover Boss Adrian Cox said the company was knocked by ‘rapidly softening conditions’ in the specialist insurance market. Evening Standard · Aug 5
The war between competing AI models could end up more like Apple vs. Android than VHS vs. Betamax “While the contest between open and proprietary AI is often presented as a winner-takes-all format war, the most likely outcome is a combination of the two.” Fortune · Jul 27
Flooring professional explains how to repair cracked and broken tiles No-nonsense solutions to mending tiles and when to call in an expert The Independent UK · Apr 14
If OpenAI is to float on the stock market this year, it needs to start turning a profit The poster child of the AI boom, valued at $850bn, needs to show strategic discipline after ‘casting its net too wide’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
Deutsche Bank asked AI how it was planning to destroy jobs. And the robot answered It’s like looking into a crystal ball, or being told by your predator exactly how you’ll be consumed. Fortune · Feb 18
The Magnificent 7 isn't that magnificent: 5 of them have underperformed the market this year Investors are picking between winners and losers in tech, as opposed to just herding into the index or tech stocks as a whole. Fortune · Dec 15, 2025
OpenAI’s ‘flatlining’ subs in Europe: The AI boom’s poster child may be struggling to recruit new subscribers, Deutsche Bank warns “The poster child for the AI boom may be struggling to recruit new subscribers to pay for it,” said analysts Adrian Cox and Stefan Abrudan. Fortune · Oct 14, 2025
Do OpenAI’s multibillion-dollar deals mean exuberance has got out of hand? Some market watchers are concerned by the circular nature of deals with chip makers Nvidia and AMD The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025
Deutsche Bank on 'the summer AI turned ugly': 'more sober' than the dotcom bubble, with som troubling data-center math "It's clear there is a lot of hype," Deutsche Bank says, noting web searches for AI are 10 times as high as they ever were for crypto. Fortune · Sep 6, 2025
How to stop wooden floorboards creaking, and when to call in an expert Here’s how to identify the problem and top tips for DIY success The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025
Beazley eyes cyber crime and space as new frontiers for insurers as profits take a hit from investment losses FTSE 100 company backs London insurance market’s reputation for innovation Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023
Beazley eyes final frontier by taking insurance to the moon Lloyds of London underwriter also leaves its assessment of Ukraine war impact unchanged in half-year results Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2022