Matthew J. King

December 1, 2023

Rap beefs heat up on two albums from Future and Metro Boomin

...Hip-hop’s biggest names are hurling insults at each other — a veritable feast of roasting and grilling from the self-styled kings, gods and goats of US rap....

April 17, 2024

FT Live

Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia-Pacific

Celebrating innovations from both law firms and in-house teams in the region

Bridge - Card game

True skill is demonstrated when luck deserts you

...East won with K♣, and led a third diamond to West’s king. The case for the defence began immediately: “Both finesses wrong — as usual — couldn’t be made.”...

March 27, 2024

O. J. Simpson

OJ Simpson, NFL star known for ‘trial of the century’, dies aged 76

...The trial of one of America’s most famous Black citizens in a Los Angeles courtroom unfolded four years after the brutal beating of Rodney King, a Black man, by LA police, and racial tensions in the city...

April 11, 2024

HTSI

Jeremy King is reconquering London’s dining scene, one restaurant at a time

...His Simpson’s reboot, meanwhile, sounds like it will be comparable to previous revivals of The Ivy and J Sheekey. “Hopefully, I know how to do Simpson’s,” he says....

February 26, 2024

Chess

Indians shine at Candidates, but Russia’s Nepomniachtchi leads again

...Nakamura wrongly declined the bishop, fearing 14 gxh3 Qb8 with a potential Qg3+, but his king was exposed for the rest of the game, during which Vidit chased the white king to the other side of the board...

April 11, 2024

FT Live

Innovative Lawyers Summit

Guiding business in a new global age

Special ReportInnovative Lawyers: Europe

Legal practitioners’ full breadth of expertise

From finance ministers to stateless migrants, all need innovative thinking in legal advice

September 22, 2023

ReviewNon-Fiction

The Money Kings — the profound legacy of America’s Jewish banking dynasties

...Seligman started his journey to America in 1837 on a horse-drawn cart from a Bavarian farming town and went on to make a fortune as the founder of J & W Seligman & Co, which became famous for trading US...

December 5, 2023

HTSI

Aston Martin, Formula One and the $135mn question

...promotional benefits that come with it (such as the Netflix hit series Drive to Survive, which charts the highs and lows of the racing season) will extend a fan base that already includes James Bond and King...

November 15, 2023

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

Jupiter warns on outflows as retail investors turn negative

...The UK Special Situations Fund will be managed by Alex Savvides, who will join from J O Hambro Capital Management, Jupiter said....

January 9, 2024

Bridge - Card game

Deduction from silence reveals position of missing cards

...However, when West continues with K♥ and J♥, you ruff high in dummy and East shows out. How does that change your plans? West is now marked with six hearts headed by ace-king-jack....

December 6, 2023

HTSI

Ready for the one-mile race?

...Designed by Roach Matthews, each shop floor is inlaid with a terrazzo running track. The brand’s track racing events originally began stateside with the Twilight 5,000 series, a 5K race....

January 19, 2024

UK Budget 2024

Chancellor sets out £3.4bn plan to boost NHS productivity

...Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents health groups across the country, said the £3.4bn additional investment in technology over the next parliament had the potential...

March 6, 2024

Bridge - Card game

Every bid, including passes, can contribute key information

...Having drawn trumps, South took the diamond finesse, losing to East’s king. East exited passively with another diamond....

September 20, 2023

US equities

From Mongolian football to the ‘Pasta Prince of LA’

...The club’s executive chairman is one Daniel J....

March 8, 2024

FT Live

Innovative Lawyers Awards Europe

Celebrating innovations from both law firms and in-house teams in the region

British Library

British Library to burn through reserves to recover from cyber attack

...It later penetrated King Edward VII’s Hospital in London and the state-owned Energy China....

January 5, 2024

Bridge - Card game

Declarer seeks salvation focused on avoidance of dangerous opponent

...The beauty of South’s play was this: even if West wins the third club trick with J♣, declarer was safe. What could West lead?...

October 4, 2023

InterviewMusic

Meet 5K Records — the driving force behind a new blend of African and western music styles

...Jae5 has given it a London stamp, especially through his work with leading UK rapper J Hus....

October 16, 2023

Bridge - Card game

When obvious play is rejected by opponent, question why that might be

...At the first table, declarer won in dummy, and played a spade to ace and cashed the king. When Q♠ failed to drop, he was one down....

September 27, 2023

Biometrics

UK government seeks expanded use of AI-based facial recognition by police

...In the UK, police forces are not alone in adopting the technology — schools and private retailers, such as the Southern Co-op and J Sainsbury, have all begun to use it....

August 30, 2023

Inside Politics

Labour is in a strategic hole of its own making

...Others put the blame on elements around the leader’s office, such as Morgan McSweeney and the party’s communications chief Matthew Doyle, and on politicians like Pat McFadden who, they say, have all spent...

February 9, 2024

London Metal Exchange Ltd

LME wins High Court ruling over cancelled nickel trades

...Chief executive Matthew Chamberlain told the court that such dramatic moves posed a “systemic risk” to the market....

November 29, 2023

Israel-Hamas war

Israeli intelligence ‘dismissed’ detailed warning of Hamas raid

.../ From Robert A J Matthews, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK...

November 23, 2023

ReviewNon-Fiction

Alone on the high seas — two books on the allure of solitary sailing

...Sailing Alone: A History by Richard J King Particular Books, £25, 512 pages Wavewalker: Breaking Free by Suzanne Heywood William Collins, £20, 416 pages Victor Mallet is an FT journalist based in Paris...

September 19, 2023

Cryptofinance

BlackRock Buidls back better Premium

...The indefatigable Matthew Russell Lee, at @innercitypress, has been tweeting every move....

April 12, 2024

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