Law firms are not taking cybersecurity seriously enough April 3, 2025 Cybercriminals love law firms; the sheer amount of information makes them a goldmine for scammers. But data shows a lack of awareness.
Exclusive: Law firm Shoosmiths ties bonuses to AI usage April 2, 2025 Law firm Shoosmiths is the first major firm to link a firmwide bonus to its workforce's use of artificial intelligence (AI).
Raspberry Pi: Profit cut in half at FTSE 250 tech firm April 2, 2025 Raspberry Pi’s profit before tax fell 57 per cent over 2024 to just $16.3m (£12.6m) as issues with inventory correction finally hit the firm. The FTSE 250 tech firm’s adjusted operating profit dipped 15 per cent to $37.2m (£28.8m), it revealed in its annual results. Analysts had expected a fall in the firm’s profit, forecasting [...]
Tech funds plummet in March while gold soars April 1, 2025 Technology funds plummeted ten per cent in March as UK investors dumped risk assets as fears started to grow about US president Donald Trump’s handling of the American economy. Tech funds were the worst performing UK investment fund category in the month, followed closely by North American small company funds (nine per cent drop) and [...]
ChatGPT will make you dumber – if you don’t learn how to use it March 27, 2025 ChatGPT will make you dumber - if you use it incorrectly. Lewis Z Liu outlines how to use the tech to make you more intelligent, not less.
US investment giant: This isn’t a repeat of the dot-com bubble March 26, 2025 With the recent dip in US tech stocks coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the dot-com bubble’s peak in March 2000, many investors are worrying that history is set to repeat itself. Indexes of US ‘mega cap’ stocks have fallen 6.7 per cent this year, underperforming all other market sectors, according to data from US [...]
MintStars: ‘Ethical’ OnlyFans rival more than doubles in value March 25, 2025 MintStars, a start-up launched as an ‘ethical alternative’ to OnlyFans, more than doubled in value during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The challenger was established by Jessica Van Meir and Daniel Sargent, who serves as its chief executive, in 2022. In an interview with City AM last year, Van Meir said the [...]
Spring Statement won’t ‘alter basics’, Starmer insists, amid tax cuts reports March 24, 2025 The Spring Statement this week will not “alter the basics” of public spending plans, Sir Keir Starmer has insisted.
Banks turn to AI to lead fraud prevention efforts March 23, 2025 As Britain’s biggest banks scale up their technology, lenders are turning to AI to fight fraud, a new report has found. NTT Data’s ‘Banking Trends 2025’ report found over half of UK banks thought generative AI was key to fraud prevention. Lenders have been urged to up their consumer protection abilities after Chair of the [...]
Will London take New York’s fintech crown? March 21, 2025 According to Z/Yen’s 37th Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 37), the Square Mile is snapping at the heels of the Big Apple.