Amazon opens £600m robot lab to speed up deliveries and improve efficiency April 11, 2024 Amazon has been busy developing a fleet of robots such as the Universal Robotic Labeller (URL) to help its staffers sort and pack products.
Mike Lynch loses Darktrace board seat amid lawsuit controversy April 10, 2024 An analysis of the Darktrace shareholder register reveals that the Invoke’s holding has fallen below the level needed to appoint a director.
Nationwide turns to AI after adverts starring Dominic West banned April 10, 2024 Nationwide has turned to AI in a bid to avoid any further entanglements with a UK watchdog after its adverts starring Dominic West were banned for being misleading.
M&C Saatchi has “much more to do” ahead of new CEO arrival April 10, 2024 Advertising agency M&C Saatchi said profit fell during the 12 months of last year, as client marketing budgets were squeezed amid the cost of living crisis.
IQE: Semiconductor firm’s revenue drops nearly a third amid weaker sales April 10, 2024 British semiconductor firm IQE has posted another operating loss amid a slump in revenue as it grapples with lower sales and weak manufacturing.
Is there an AI bubble and will it burst? April 10, 2024 As stocks like Nvidia have risen over 200 per cent in the last year, some are worried an AI bubble is emerging. Jess Jones and Elliot Gulliver-Needham take a closer look
Meta president Nick Clegg says AI can’t be kept in the ‘clammy hands’ of Big Tech April 9, 2024 During a Meta event, Nick Clegg also revealed that Llama 3, Meta's newest large language model (LLM), will be released within a month.
Trafigura: AI and data centre construction could lead to copper shortages April 9, 2024 Trafigura's chief economist said that an additional 1m tons of copper have not been factored into a lot of supply and demand balances.
Klarna: Three-quarters of staff now use AI tools like ChatGPT as fintech looks to reduce hiring April 9, 2024 Around three-quarters of employees at Klarna now regularly use tools like ChatGPT, its head of artificial intelligence has told City A.M., as the buy-now pay-later giant leverages the technology to reduce hiring costs.
No liquidity, no chance: Another London-listed firm heads for the exit door April 9, 2024 Gresham and Alliance told markets that the acquisition values Gresham at around £146.7m, and would be subject to Gresham's shareholders.