UK’s audit chief ‘open to learning’ from Elon Musk’s DOGE in US February 5, 2025 The head of the government’s spending watchdog has said he is open to learning from Elon Musk’s US “department of government efficiency”, or DOGE. Gareth Davies, the UK’s chief auditor, gave his annual speech to Parliament on Tuesday, warning that money was being “wasted” and public services “compromised” as he stressed that there was a [...]
Yes, AI will wipe out some jobs. But this is the story of progress February 5, 2025 AI will inevitably make some jobs redundant, but the benefits to society are far worth it, writes Paul Ormerod.
The AI divide: How do the UK and US strategies stack up? January 28, 2025 Safety-first vs shooting for the stars, the UK and US's approaches to AI appear worlds apart. But can they come together?
Davos 2025 is about growth, growth, growth. The UK must listen January 20, 2025 Despite struggles, the UK still has all the ingredients for growth. Davos 2025 is an opportunity to remember that, writes Chris Hayward.
Starmer declines to confirm Reeves will be Chancellor at next election January 13, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer has declined to confirm that Rachel Reeves will be Chancellor at the next general election. The Prime Minister was asked about Reeves’ role following a speech in London on artificial intelligence (AI) and insisted he was “completely confident” in her. However, he declined to guarantee she would still be in post at [...]
The new meeting etiquette: to bot or not? January 2, 2025 The dos and don’t of using AI in meetings while safeguarding your business’ culture and values, according to Amale Ghalbouni Artificial Intelligence has woven itself into the very fabric of every modern business. And while AI has found a natural home in places where productivity is of the essence, meetings and workshops remain a place [...]
The world’s first AI university January 1, 2025 Over the past year, AI has taken the world by storm. It is no surprise that there is the world’s first University focused exclusively on AI
UK needs to innovate at wartime pace, defence secretary says December 2, 2024 The UK needs “innovation at a wartime pace”, the defence secretary has said as he announced a new strategy for the industry. As he launched a defence industrial strategy, which is being developed alongside the government’s strategic defence review, John Healey said war game exercises to test the military’s capabilities will be carried out with [...]
Nvidia and Softbank team up to build new AI supercomputer November 13, 2024 Nvidia announced its partnership with Softbank to build a Blackwell-powered AI supercomputer, as Japan seeks to get ahead in the AI arms race.
Entrepreneurs are the ‘real heroes’ and AI is already here, says Xero’s UK managing director November 12, 2024 Alexander Von Schirmeister is not just the UK managing director of Xero, a New Zealand-based online accounting software for small businesses, he is also one of the most well-travelled people one could meet. Alex – he said he prefers to be called – grew up culturally rich. The managing director was raised in Mexico by [...]