City chief execs need to be able to face the music no matter what November 1, 2023 The sign of a strong chief executive is the ability to communicate during the bad times as well as the good. My view has always been that if you want to be the leader of a company, taking home the paycheck that comes with it, you should be expected to step forward and be accountable [...]
We can’t just teach kids maths, they need to understand the stock market October 31, 2023 Rishi Sunak's plan to fix Britain's mathematical and numerical skills is a good one, but it needs to be complimented with plans to teach kids how to save and invest their cash, writes Daniel Harrison
Deepfake videos and artificial intelligence could be the rebirth of trust in media October 31, 2023 As we become more and more accustomed to seeing deepfake videos made by artificial intelligence, traditional media - shunned in recent times - will regain its former importance, writes Nick Baines
In a chaotic economy, firms hold the balance of power over staff October 31, 2023 As British workers fear for their jobs, they are less likely to fight for their employers over remote work and other concerns, writes Emma Rohsler
Biden needs to know how far he is willing to go in a tussle with Beijing October 30, 2023 In an unlikely skirmish over a landing craft in the South China Sea, Joe Biden issued a message to China which Taiwan will hope is a rallying cry for American allies, writes Eliot Wilson
As banks refuse to pass on interest rates, they lose customers’ faith October 30, 2023 As banks refuse to pass on interest rates, their customers are deserting them, writes Victor Trokoudes.
Sunak’s support for National Grid is welcome but private sector key for net zero goals October 30, 2023 Sunak’s push for electrification is highly welcome, but we can only hope National Grid done enough to power the UK's greener future.
London should be a natural leader for new artificial intelligence firms to move to October 30, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents enormous opportunities, not just in terms of how we do business, but in how we interact with one another. Home to a number of innovative businesses and top talent, the UK has a head start in the race to explore AI’s potential for good, and an unrivalled opportunity to shape the [...]
Disabled people are more likely to be founders because board rooms ignore us October 27, 2023 The last research on disabled representation at FTSE 100 CEO level was carried out by the Valuable 500 in 2020. Of the FTSE top 100 companies asked not one had a single leader with a declared disability. So it’s reasonable to assume that no one with a declared disability is at the top of any [...]
A heavy-handed CMA is standing in the way of Britain being a leader in AI October 27, 2023 As a lifelong follower of computer science, it is interesting to see that the forthcoming AI Safety Summit will be held at Bletchley Park. Its role in Enigma code-breaking which turned the course of World War Two is well-known and it has since become synonymous with our country’s contribution to data science and AI. Although [...]