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The Beauty of Chamonix
Few sights are as remarkable as Mont Blanc, the highest mountain peak in Europe. In the shadow of this majestic mountain’s snow-capped peak is Chamonix, or Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, an alpine village that’s a mecca to skiers from all over the world. The abundance of snow...
The Chess Match That Brought Artificial Intelligence to the Fore
On the 11th May 1997, Garry Kasparov lost a chess match to a supercomputer. His match against IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer was a highly publicised affair; when he lost the sixth game to the machine, it seemed the unfathomable had happened. For some people, losing one...
Pinot Noir: Cultivation, Characteristics, Growing Regions and Variations
Pinot noir is one of the most popular varieties of wine-making grape: the 10th most planted variety on vineyards around the world. The pinot noir grape also attracts higher than average prices, due in part to its solid reputation for creating delicious, high quality...
Start-Ups: What Venture Capitalists Are Looking For
Venture capital funding is primarily used by start-ups when they reach a stage where they are ready to think about growth. A more detailed definition of venture capital can be found in the short video attachment to this post. With an eye on future growth, there are...
Artificial Intelligence: What Is It and How Is It Used?
Artificial intelligence is the term used to describe computer programmes that have been designed to be able to simulate human thought processes, mimicking human actions to solve a variety of problems. In recent years the definition of the term, usually shortened to...
Travel and Tourism: The Newbie’s Guide to Skiing at Chamonix
The hamlet of Chamonix in France is best known for its skiing, home as it is to the highest mountain in Europe, the 4,807m summit of Mont Blanc. The resort became even more world-renowned after playing host to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924 and has been drawing in...
Wine Varieties: Chenin Blanc
Chenin blanc (pronounced ‘shen-nin blonk’) is widely regarded as the most versatile grape in the world, thanks to its ability to produce different wine types. This grape variety is native to France, specifically the Loire Valley region. Outside of this region, it is...
Trading Lessons Learned from Chess
Garry Kasparov is regarded as the greatest chess player in history. His record of accomplishments points to a man who dedicated time and energy into learning the game and becoming a master at it. His peak chess rating of 2851 was the highest recorded until 2013, while...
Venture Capital in a Tech World
The role of venture capital is invaluable, especially in the period of growth where a business seeks to commercialise its product or solution. In the modern world, venture capital is a result of the structure of traditional capital markets. Typically, an entrepreneur...
Understanding Big Data
The concept of big data is steadily gaining acceptance around the world, even though its origins can be traced back to the 1960s and '70s with the development of the relational database and the first data centres to handle large data sets. The early and mid-2000s saw...