Google boss Sundar Pichai warns AI is ‘too important not to regulate’ May 23, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is too important not to regulate and the US and EU must work together to develop “robust” rules to guide the growth of the powerful new technology, Alphabet’s boss Sundar Pichai said today.
Blockchain is here to stay – and so is Web3 May 23, 2023 | Sponsored Marieke Flament, CEO, NEAR Foundation In 1994 there were only around 12 million internet users in the entire world. Today there are nearly 5.5 billion. That is an increase of 36,000%. If you had asked most people in 1994 if they believed that was possible, they would have almost certainly said no. In the course [...]
Britain still on track to dodge a recession this year but inflation returns May 23, 2023 Britain is still on track to avoid a recession in 2023 driven by consumer spending holding up amid a tough cost of living crisis, a closely watched survey out today shows. S&P Global and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply’s composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for May hit 53.9 points. While the number was [...]
How to measure, practice and capitalise on ESG, with Addidat CEO Nina Spencer May 23, 2023 | Sponsored
Topps Tiles share price up on record sales of £130m despite inflation throwing wrench into profits May 23, 2023 Shares in Topps Tiles soared 4.57 per cent this morning as the retailer reported “record” earnings in the first half of the year, crediting a cooling of high inflation and recruitment woes. The London-listed business said sales were up 9.3 per cent year on year to £130.3m, and group gross profit grew 2.7 per cent [...]
John Allan: Tesco chair now also quits Barratt role fearing misconduct claims may become ‘disruptive’ May 23, 2023 Tesco chair John Allan will quit his role at the top of Barratt Developments, fearing sexual misconduct claims which he staunchly denies will become “disruptive. The London-listed housebuilder told investors this morning that Allan would step aside from the role he has chaired for nine years at the end of next month – three months [...]
Shack up or ship out – why London’s rental market is no place for singles May 23, 2023 London’s notoriously cut-throat rental market has long lured couples into cohabitation in desperate efforts to save costs as opposed to it being the next natural step in the relationship. However, over the past 12 months a cocktail of shrinking supply and rising rents has made trying to find a home or even a room in [...]
Meta slapped with whopping £1bn fine over Facebook data breach May 22, 2023 Meta, the owner of Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp, has been slapped with a record €1.2bn (£1bn) fine by the Ireland's data protection agency over its transfer of European users’ Facebook data to its US server.
Bizarre Phillip Schofield tribute delivered by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary on This Morning May 22, 2023 It’s the first time This Morning has been aired since Phillip Schofield announced he was leaving the show over the weekend. Friday hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary stepped up to present this morning, with Holly Willoughby off this week, and the presenters headed up the show with a bizarre tribute to the former host. [...]
AIM ESG Performance: Social Mobility in Financial Services May 22, 2023 | Sponsored Addidat has collaborated with Nurole on its AIM ESG series, providing information about AIM companies’ ESG requirements and performance, along with practical suggestions about what firms can do to improve. This article focuses on key aspects of the social performance of companies operating in the Financial Services sector, in terms of their progress on social [...]