The next 75 years: will generalists or specialists prevail? July 5, 2022 To generalise or specialise? From the vantage point of 1947, when four financial analyst societies joined forces to create the federation now known as CFA Institute, that question may have had a different answer than it does for investment professionals today. Concentrated in New York and London, finance was hardly the world-spanning sector of 2022. [...]
MPs call for government crack down on Chinese CCTV surveillance from Hikvision and Dahua July 4, 2022 MPs have called on the government to ban sale and operation of widely-used CCTV brands linked to human rights abuses in China.
Buyer beware! The metrics suggest Bitcoin could drop even further June 30, 2022 Crypto AM columnist Dr Chris Kacher warns that, despite Bitcoin's current downturn, there may be further to fall.
UK should ban facial recognition technology until clear legal framework is set, new report says June 29, 2022 The UK should ban all use of facial recognition technology until a clear legal framework has been developed to regulate it, an independent report has said. A new report from the Ada Lovelace Institute has said there is an “urgent” need for a new framework governing “biometric” technologies – including facial recognition technologies – before [...]
Digital debt collector braced for ‘uncomfortable’ growth amid soaring cost of living June 29, 2022 The boss of fintech debt collector Ophelos said the cost of living crunch would lead to a surge in demand for its services this year as it revealed a fresh £5m funding round today to double down on growth.
Inside the brilliantly creative Glastonbury Theatre & Circus fields June 28, 2022 It’s not all about Macca and Billie Eilish, don’t you know? Some of Glastonbury’s best areas involve no music at all. For instance, the Theatre & Circus fields are some of the festival’s oldest areas, where performers surprise punters with spontaneous shows as they pass by, and there are full-scale acrobatics pieces that you’d pay [...]
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 [...]
As Sajid Javid outlines a digital NHS, tech needs to learn the health service’s values June 27, 2022 When Sajid Javid set out his reforms for the health sector back in March, he outlined his vision for a tech revolution. Healthcare, the health secretary argued, needed to follow the banking and shopping sectors, by using tech innovation to empower patients, leading to greater choice and convenience, and lower costs and health disparities. This [...]
Warehouse robots firm BotsAndUs ready for global push after $13m seed funding June 23, 2022 London robotics firm BotsAndUs said it was readying an international expansion today after closing a $13m funding led by European venture outfit Lakestar.
Instagram teams up with London ID firm Yoti to test age verification feature June 23, 2022 Instagram have teamed up with London-based startup Yoti to test a new age verification feature for 18 and over accounts.