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The next chapter in Jeff Lemire’s critically acclaimed series sees the surprise return of an old friend, but what does it mean?

Into the Spider-verse isn’t just the best Spider-man movie, it’s the best comic book movie that’s ever existed.

In early 2019, after an extended hiatus, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark’s dystopian political drama Lazarus came back to life. Lazarus: Risen saw Forever Carlyle return to the fray in a new quarterly 64 page format. This announcement didn’t just get me excited about returning to one of the most intricately planned worlds in contemporary comics, it got me excited for what this might mean for other Image published series.

Genshin Impact, a free-to-play ARPG, has been getting a lot of attention over the past month. It’s seen a lot of praise, but it’s also attracted a bit of controversy thanks to its use of a Gacha mechanic. For those of you who don’t know, in a Gacha game you spend real world money for a chance to win a certain character or item. Genshin Impact made its production costs back within its first two weeks of fully launching using this approach, and unlike many Gacha games the gameplay is actually pretty good. So, why the controversy?

As a small child, when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always gave the same answer; an architect. As I got older, those aspirations changed. I put down my scraps of tracing paper and tiny scale ruler and decided that I wanted to be a footballer, then a golfer, then an analyst, then an entrepreneur… The point is, although I’ve always loved to build and create, with time, I have grown and transformed. The same is true of EmpathyBroker.

Related tags do exactly what they say. They show suggested terms associated with a search query. They’re especially helpful when users struggle to generate specific queries, leading to more accurate results, greater findability and an enhanced search experience.

Whether you’re writing an email, checking your tweets, streaming some music, or Googling life’s most important questions, such as “Can dogs see colours?”, these routine online actions generate large amounts of data. Usually, without us even being aware of it.

It was half a decade ago that Google Glass captured our imaginations, promising to thrust us into a futuristic world of wearable tech and Augmented Reality. A few years later, Microsoft launched HoloLens, (their first foray into the mixed reality market), with similar promises. Since then, we’ve seen AR capabilities become an increasingly commonplace feature on our smartphones. Digi-Capital predict Mobile AR to have an install base of 900 million by the end of 2018. By 2022 they estimate this number will approach 3.5 billion.

In this seminar, the first of the three, John Bennett, Director of European Equities at Janus Henderson, reveals why he prefers dinosaurs to unicorns, explains why being a mean reversionist has driven him to drink, and sings the praises of closed-end funds.

As part of a recent series of seminars we hosted in London on the benefits of Investment Trusts, we were treated to a talk from Investec Wealth & Investment’s Head of Fund Research and Collectives, Andrew Summers. Andrew asked the important questions: What are some of the biggest impediments stopping investors from choosing investment trusts? How do closed-ended vehicles perform against open-ended? And why do so many investment trusts have such strange names?

In this, our third and final seminar, we heard from Catharine Flood, Client Service Director at Baillie Gifford. Catharine uncovered how chimps are better than people at identifying facts, explained why only 0.3% of companies on the US market are responsible for over half of its $35 trillion value, and revealed how stupid you can look when managing an investment trust and why that’s important.

Jaguar Land Rover’s latest partnership with pop starlet Dua Lipa is sure to have raised a few eyebrows. The partnership is part of a drive to promote the new Jaguar I-PACE. For a brand that’s usually been marketed at a middle-aged male audience, it’s a seemingly uncharacteristic decision. It definitely caught our attention.

Back in June, the eyes of the advertising world were set on Cannes. Big brands and agencies flocked to the French Riviera, dreaming of walking away with a much-coveted Cannes Lion, (an award celebrating the best of the best in advertising). A couple of weeks later and we’ve finally had a chance to catch up on all the winners and the talks. 

As any video agency will tell you, it’s an important question to ask. There’s been a seismic shift in what is considered to be effective marketing practice. Traditional ‘Above the line/Below the line’ strategies are being scrapped in favour of touchpoint optimisation. With an audience that practically lives online, across multiple devices, and has little to no attention span, it’s become increasingly important to identify their Moments that Matter and, in those moments, deliver content that is relevant and immediately engaging.