WELCOME TO THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF SALIENCE
This week we cover the plight of quants, the latest IoT innovation, and the growth of hybrid working. Plus, London’s happiest place to live, and the power of a poker face.
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Quality over quant-ity
Had enough of the word ‘unprecedented’ for one year? Try being a quant – a fund which uses powerful computers to sift market data and predict future patterns. Unprecedentedness has been their downfall this year, and 2020’s rage against the machines shows little sign of abating as we enter its final month.
Triffids Armed and ready to deliver IoT
Who knew the key to delivering Internet of Things technology could be found in a 1951 sci-fi novel? Almost 70 years later, Arm Holdings’ ‘Project Triffid’ boasts battery-less sensors which could revolutionise the production and transport of our food.
Believe the hybrid hype
Few of us escaped the technological teething problems of 2020, which made it clear that we need a better long-term alternative to working from home. Richard Morris, Director at Sapience client and leading IT solutions provider technologywithin, says we won’t go back to the offices of old – instead, hybrid working is here to stay.
Richmond-on-Thames is Richmond-on-top
How happy are you with where you live? If you live in London’s southwest borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, the answer might be ‘happier than anyone else’. Richmond has been voted the capital’s happiest place to live for a sixth consecutive year, which will no doubt put a smile on some faces down by the river.
And finally…Embrace your poker face
Ubiquitous in 2008, Lady Gaga’s Poker Face seems surprisingly prescient in 2020. With the pandemic putting humans’ ability to assess risk under the microscope, the world of professional poker may hold the key to turning our bad hand into a royal flush – or at least two pair.
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