Tom Bangay

1 month ago | arbuturian.com | Tom Bangay

Life begins at 40. I was told that when I entered my fifth decade last summer and I’ll be honest, I feel like life has been definitively underway for quite some time. A 40-year-old man is horribly commonplace, but a 40-year-old single malt is so rare as to be mythical. The number of things that have to go right for a whisky to emerge after 40 years and be not just drinkable, but actually worth the investment of storing and caring for it for all those years, is huge. Enter Glenlivet.

Dec 21, 2024 | arbuturian.com | Tom Bangay

I get it. I’ve been there. You spend weeks meaning to buy your partner / brother / father / mother and so on something special to drink over Christmas. But the month gets away from you. Before you know if you’ve already watched Home Alone, Elf and The Holiday, passed on Love Actually, and laboured through the work Christmas party and interminable Secret Santa distributions. And now here you are, a week to go with nothing to show for all those good intentions. But don’t worry.

Sep 13, 2024 | blogs.thomsonreuters.com | Tom Bangay

Earlier this year, Thomson Reuters announced  a partnership with Watson, IBM’s artificial intelligence system. Tim Harty, Global Head of Actionable Intelligence, Thomson Reuters, discusses the future and present impact of AI on the law. What can you tell us about Thomson Reuters’ plans in the cognitive computing space? Thomson Reuters is committed to better serving its customers by providing cognitive solutions, and we are working on a number of initiatives in the legal and risk space.

Sep 13, 2024 | blogs.thomsonreuters.com | Tom Bangay

Many in the legal field tuned in to watch the UK House of Lords Constitution Committee hear evidence from Professor Richard Susskind on 11 January. While Professor Susskind extolled the capacity of technology to improve the lawmaking process in Westminster, the Committee raised questions about the automation of legislation, and also the potential for social media comment to influence Parliamentary deliberations, for better or for worse.

Jun 11, 2024 | arbuturian.com | Tom Bangay

Whisky for Father’s Day is the perfect marriage of gift suitability, price point, and the sheer pleasure of sipping and bonding over old boiled beer. The Arb’s whisky aficionado, Tom Bangay, offers five of his favourites – depending on the personality of the dad in question…The Rule-Breaker: Isle of Rassay Signature Single MaltThe Hebrides are for life, not just for the shipping forecast. Distilling whisky in the Hebrides was straight up illegal until very recently.