Paul Armstrong

4 days ago | cityam.com | Paul Armstrong |Anna Moloney

Tuesday 24 June 2025 5:55 am | Updated: Monday 23 June 2025 4:44 pm Cannes Lions: Ad agencies are subsidising their own AI displacement It may have been all smiles at Cannes, but behind closed doors the future of AI poses a huge threat to ad agencies, writes Paul Armstrong Cannes wrapped last week with sun, celebration and (Meta) spectacles. Brands congratulated themselves on big ideas, bold storytelling, some disgraceful headlines and culture-first thinking. Behind the scenes, platforms...

1 week ago | cityam.com | Paul Armstrong |Anna Moloney

Tuesday 17 June 2025 5:34 am | Updated: Monday 16 June 2025 4:05 pm Liquid Glass launch shows Apple is cautious on AI (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Apple’s headline ‘liquid glass’ announcement at WWDC shows the tech company is deliberately cautious on AI, writes Paul Armstrong Apple’s WWDC 2025 delivered over an hour of careful polish, hardware refinement and calm technological confidence while actually delivering very little (except for ‘we have high standards’) on the AI that was...

2 weeks ago | cityam.com | Paul Armstrong |Anna Moloney

Tuesday 10 June 2025 10:47 am London SXSW in review: Where was the vibe? (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images for SXSW London) A lot to love, but a lot to improve. Was the first year of London SXSW a success? Paul Armstrong gives his verdictLast week South-By-South-West (SXSW) came to London. A win in itself.

1 month ago | cityam.com | Paul Armstrong |Ali Lyon

Tuesday 27 May 2025 7:00 am  |  Updated:  Monday 26 May 2025 10:47 pm The death of deep thinking: What generative AI is doing to your future team Will AI spell the death of deep thinking? AI is reshaping education at a structural level, but the implications are beginning to show beyond lecture halls.

2 months ago | cityam.com | Paul Armstrong |Anna Moloney

|  London is becoming the global testbed for a new kind of tech, and it’s all about the experience economy, writes Paul ArmstrongLondon is no longer trying to out-hardware the world. It’s testing something else: what happens when you swap products for presence. From 28 April to 2 May, the first London Experience Week will throw the city wide open.