A fairy tale of the future: How Brexit transformed Britain… into Germany When Britain voted to leave the European Union, few people expected it would result in the UK becoming more like Germany, the country that runs the show. But that’s what ended up happening, and it was in 2017 that the process really began. Industrial strategy was the first step. Theresa May’s government decided that Britain’s [...]
Creativity and optimism will help Britain cope with the robot onslaught THE ROBOTS are coming, and they’re after your job. New research from Oxford University and Deloitte will be sure to send a shiver down the spine of British workers. It showed that up to 35 per cent of jobs in the UK could be destroyed by automation and computerisation. Deloitte argued that this would cause [...]
London is no Silicon Valley – here’s why that may be a good thing Geeks and startup types are again gathering today in Billingsgate for TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference, a celebration of London’s tech sector. There’s a lot to celebrate: the sector hasn’t been this hot since the days of the dot-com boom. Investors are toasting two billion-dollar exits this year: games designers Natural Motion and artificial intelligence wizards Deep [...]
Is Morgan Stanley right that the car industry as we know it is about to die? October 8, 2014 Stian Westlake, executive director of research at Nesta, says Yes. Car-sharing services already make it possible to rent a car for days, or even hours. And within five years, Google expects to be selling vehicles that can drive themselves. You can see where this is heading: if you can rent a car whenever you need [...]
Is the UK close to widespread adoption of driverless cars? July 30, 2014 Stian Westlake, executive director of research at Nesta, says Yes. Self-driving cars offer big benefits for consumers and for the economy. They’re safer. They’ll allow us to free up city centre parking and relieve drudgery for the 57 per cent of British workers who drive to work. The reality is near at hand. Google cars [...]
