Explainer: An overhaul of cancer targets causes split between doctors August 14, 2023 Today NHS England announced proposals for new cancer targets following a consultation that began last year. The proposals include significant changes, like abolishing around two-thirds of the targets and changing others in a major overhaul of the cancer diagnostics and treatment system. The NHS says the new system, with fewer targets, will be easier for [...]
Explainer: Mark Rowley vs the government on sacking abusive Met officers August 10, 2023 The Met police is under the spotlight again, but this time, it’s because its chief Sir Mark Rowley has openly accused the government of standing in the way of getting rid of abusive officers within the force. Rowley, who became the Met commissioner last September, has made it his mission to clear up the force. [...]
Explainer: Are Russian hackers involved in the Electoral Commission attack? August 9, 2023 During this otherwise quiet August week, the big story is the hacking of the Electoral Commission, which some are starting to tentatively attribute to Russian hackers. Yesterday, the Commission admitted it was hacked in 2021, but that it only discovered the attack in October 2022. It decided not to say anything to focus on stopping [...]
Explainer: Snapchat under the spotlight for high number of underage users August 8, 2023 Parents concerned about the online safety of their children are an issue as old as the Internet, but one that’s been aggravated by the popularity of social media. Snapchat looks to be the last casualty of scrupulous regulators in the UK. The Information Commissioner’s Officer, the data regulator in the UK, is gathering information about [...]
I’ll be right there – or my hologram will be. The weird future of your lifesize AI boss August 8, 2023 A hologram powered by AI? There's a company that does that and more, from holograms of birds to a hologram of yourself to save you from board meetings, writes Elena Siniscalco
Tech bosses and finance CEOs are using holograms to be in two places at once August 8, 2023 C-suite execs have started using holograms powered by artificial intelligence to attend board meetings and events while remaining physically in other locations – for as much as £35,000. Mike Blackman, the managing director of Integrated Systems Europe, an annual audiovisual conference, was one of the first to test the technology. While at a conference in [...]
Explainer: The first asylum seekers boarding the Bibby Stockholm barge August 7, 2023 The first asylum seekers boarded the Bibby Stockholm today. The barge, located in Portland, was chosen by the government to host 500 men waiting for a decision on their asylum application. The controversial plan has been plagued by delays – the first groups to arrive were expected much earlier in the summer, but worries over [...]
Explainer: Why are plane tickets so expensive? July 28, 2023 Have you recently found yourself making an Excel spreadsheet of flights prices for a summer holiday, or trying to strategise how to book flights for that international trip like it was a game of chess? If you have, that’s because flying has become more and more expensive over the past year. The owner of British [...]
Explainer: Elon Musk is tearing Twitter apart bit by bit July 25, 2023 Elon Musk might have already switched the beloved Twitter bird for his X logo online, but it’s proving a bit harder in real life. Yesterday, police stopped workers who were removing the Twitter sign from the headquarters company in San Francisco. Apparently, Musk had forgotten to notify security or the building owner of his plans. [...]
Papa wasn’t a Rolling Stone? You can still be an investor in their top songs July 25, 2023 A Rolling Stone song could soon be a better investment than property, as top hits quickly become an asset class of their own luring in investors, writes Elena Siniscalco
