X owner Elon Musk tells PM Rishi Sunak AI will eventually mean ‘no job is needed’ November 2, 2023 Elon Musk has told Rishi Sunak he believes artificial intelligence (AI) is “the most disruptive force in history” and that eventually “there will come a point where no job is needed”.
2019 Tory voters more likely to switch to Reform UK than Labour, YouGov poll finds November 2, 2023 More voters who backed the Conservatives in 2019 would now switch to Reform UK over Labour, a YouGov poll for Sky News has found.
Badenoch: Too many British firms put virtue signalling over profit November 2, 2023 A row has broken out after Labour criticised Kemi Badenoch’s claim that businesses “fear the entrepreneurial” and focus too much on 'virtue' rather than profit
Matt Hancock wanted to decide who ‘lived and died’ if NHS overwhelmed, Covid inquiry told November 2, 2023 Then-health secretary Matt Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals were overwhelmed during the pandemic, the UK’s official Covid-19 inquiry has been told.
Marks and Spencer sorry for Christmas ad showing burning hats ‘in colours of Palestine’ November 2, 2023 M&S took to social media to apologise for any "hurt" caused after their ad showed red white and green Christmas hats on the fire.
No10 on ‘back foot’ from Brexit when Covid struck and rules broken daily, inquiry told November 1, 2023 No10 was on the “back foot” from Brexit when the pandemic struck the UK and rules were broken on a daily basis inside Downing Street, the official UK Covid-19 inquiry has heard.
AI: ‘Doom mongering’ Bletchley Declaration slammed by tech experts for lack of scope November 1, 2023 The Bletchley Declaration on AI safety announced today has been labelled as "doom mongering" and limited in scope by tech experts.
UK rips up state guarantees on nearly £1bn of Covid loans November 1, 2023 The UK government has scrapped guarantees on nearly £1bn of bank loans handed out to ailing businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving lenders on the hook for some of the borrowings that will not be repaid.
Cummings’ insults are petty distraction from grim lockdown lessons November 1, 2023 The originator of the phrase is lost to the vagaries of time, but talk to enough people in the pubs of Westminster about the inner workings of British politics and sooner or later someone will offer it up.“The only difference between Westminster and The Thick of It,” they’ll say, referring to the foul-mouthed BBC comedy, [...]
Ofgem must hold firm on financial rules for suppliers after energy crisis, MP warns November 1, 2023 Ofgem needs to hold firm on financial requirements for suppliers, warned the deputy chair of a leading panel of Westminster MPs.