Nokia shares up 20% as Nvidia takes $1bn stake October 28, 2025 Nokia shares soared as much as 20 per cent on Tuesday after announcing that Nvidia will take a $1bn equity stake in the Finnish telecoms group and partner on developing next-generation 6G and AI. The deal will see Nvidia purchase more than 166 million new Nokia shares at $6.01 each, giving the American chipmaker a [...]
Why are asset managers turning away from the US? October 28, 2025 Asset managers are increasingly choosing to diversify their portfolios away from US stocks, despite Wall Street’s pronounced rally, as fears over being overexposed to secular markets grows. US markets saw a significant bounce back in recent months, shaking off the lows that followed Trump’s tariff announcement in April, with investors not yet losing their appetite [...]
British businesses lead the world in risk management October 28, 2025 UK businesses lead global peers in risk oversight, with nearly eight in ten British businesses reporting that boards are directly involved, a figure significantly higher than global peers. According to Aon’s new ‘global risk management survey’, senior leadership in the UK is taking on greater responsibility for the risks their businesses face, as three-quarters of [...]
Will Big Tech earnings pop the AI bubble? October 28, 2025 This week, the world’s most powerful firms, Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, Amazon and Apple, will announce their quarterly results, which could either propel Wall Street to new highs or puncture the AI so-called ‘bubble’. Together, these five firms make up a quarter of the S&P 500’s value, and have collectively added over $6tr (£4.5tr) to their [...]
ChatGPT: OpenAI’s safety upgrade offers an illusion of care October 28, 2025 OpenAI has recently told users that its latest chatbot update aims to become a safer tool for users experiencing distress, particularly when showing signs of psychosis, mania, self-harm, and overall emotional over-reliance on AI. The company, known for its trigger of the AI boom in November 2022 and quasi-synonymous to conversational chatbots, said the changes were informed [...]
AI browser wars: How Gemini and Atlas are redefining the attention economy October 28, 2025 The new generation of AI browsers, from OpenAI’s Atlas to Google’s Gemini, aren't about search, but sense-making, writes Paul Armstrong.
Amazon to cut 10 per cent of workforce amid AI pivot October 28, 2025 Amazon is preparing to axe as many as 30,000 corporate jobs worldwide this week, in what could mark its largest round of layoffs since 2022. The Seattle-based technology giant plans to begin cuts as soon as Tuesday, according to Reuters, targeting around 10 per cent of its 350,000-strong corporate workforce. Amazon employs more than 1.5 [...]
What’s the point of living in Zone 2 anymore? October 28, 2025 A grand a month for Tube delays and no nightlife to speak of, what's even the point of living in Zone 2 nowadays, asks Matt Kenyon.
Nik Storonsky-backed Robin AI seeks rescue buyer after fundraise falls short October 28, 2025 An AI business backed by the likes of Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky is seeking a rescue buyer after its fundraising ambitions fell short, City AM can reveal. London-based legal firm Robin AI has been put up for sale on an insolvency marketplace – meaning its future could be in doubt if a buyer is not [...]
The man on a mission to save the internet October 28, 2025 Search engines and publishers used to operate on a simple deal: publishers would let the likes of Google trawl their site, and in return Google would give them traffic. With the advent of AI, that deal is all but dead, leaving the internet’s old model under existential threat. Ali Lyon meets Matthew Prince, the man [...]