Government amends copyright law to make the UK an AI leader in a post-Brexit world June 28, 2022 The government has announced plans to shake-up copyright law to pave the way for the UK to become an artificial intelligence leader. Under the new rules, the government will make it easier to analyse material for the purposes of machine learning, research and innovation. It will also anyone with lawful access to this material should [...]
Exclusive: Poor connectivity costs UK firms £18bn a year June 28, 2022 British SMEs are losing £18.77bn a year because of poor connectivity, costing the UK economy, an estimated loss of £7.7bn every year. The research, conducted by Three UK, YouGov and Development Economics, found that micro-businesses and small to medium sized firms, who provide their employees with work phones, are losing out on an average of one hour of [...]
The lack of board diversity is deterring investors as the gender gap could take 100 years to close June 27, 2022 A lack of diversity in Europe’s top financial services boardrooms is deterring investors from backing firms, new research has revealed.
NSO Group nabbed £1.9bn EY valuation despite emergency bailout June 27, 2022 Israeli spyware firm NSO Group was given a $2.3bn (£1.9bn) valuation by EY just months before requiring a $10m emergency bailout.
Telecom giants agree new cost of living plan amid rocketing prices June 27, 2022 The UK’s biggest broadband and mobile operators have agreed to a raft of new commitments to further help customers with the rising cost of living following a government-led summit at No 10 Downing Street.
Postal services face summer mayhem as strikes loom June 27, 2022 Over 100 Crown Post Offices will closed for one day in July, as workers strike against a massive real-terms pay cut.
Here we go again: EU regulator investigates Google for Jobs antitrust complaint from Danish rival Jobindex June 27, 2022 Another day, another European crack down on Big Tech, after the Danish online job-search site Jobindex told regulators that Google unfairly favoured its own service, Google for Jobs.
Taxpayer becomes shareholder in adult-only sex party firm Killing Kittens June 27, 2022 The UK taxpayer is the latest shareholder in the female-led sextech firm Killing Kittens after the UK government's backing under a pandemic innovation programme.
Only one in six youngsters flag online harms as UK pushes forward with landmark safety bill June 27, 2022 New research has found just one in six young people flag harmful content online.
Positive results for PCR titan Randox as profits soar thanks to public contracts June 23, 2022 Covid testing giant Randox revealed it made pre-tax profits of £275m last year as the firm cashes in on PCRs.
