Time moves fast in AI years, and Britain is nowhere near ready April 25, 2023 The latest version of ChatGPT makes the AI chatbot which went viral last year look like the dumb younger sibling but the UK still can’t figure out what to do - or how to use - artificial intelligence.
Our fintech sector is stalling and taking the competitive pressure off of the big banks April 25, 2023 Innovation and creativity put the fintech industry ahead of the big players, but rather than pressing on the accelerator, they’ve allowed themselves to stall and handing the power back to the institutional banks, writes Andrew Beckley
Human governance in the metaverse: Part One April 24, 2023 In part one of his examination of human governance in the metaverse, Dr Chris Kacher looks at 'the network state'.
Sunak pledges £100m ‘world leader’ AI boost as firms wooed at business summit April 24, 2023 Prime minister Rishi Sunak has insisted his government is undertaking “the most transformative changes to financial services regulations since the Big Bang”. Sunak insisted the Financial Services and Markets Bill was a “very significant piece of legislation”. He pledged that once the law was implemented, Solvency II reforms would “unlock tens of billions of pounds [...]
Investors look for new consolidation levels as crypto ‘Fear and Greed’ index hovers in Neutral April 24, 2023 Bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency, is trading below $28,000 while the price of Ethereum sits just above $1,800 this morning.
Diplomacy with the EU, the US and beyond will help us bolster our financial services April 24, 2023 Diplomatic relations with the EU and US will only help Britain’s standing post-Brexit, writes Nicholas Lyons
Children’s Parliament discusses the metaverse and online protection April 21, 2023 Online protection was the main topic of discussion in the House of Lords at this week's meeting of the Children’s Parliament APPG.
Gary Gensler’s creation of confusion is a toe-curling problem for crypto April 21, 2023 Jason Deane explains why he's still unfurling his toes after watching a particularly painful episode of the Gary Gensler Show.
In a global tech downturn, startups have a mountain to climb April 21, 2023 Tech startups in the UK have had a rocky time. London faces competition from US and European markets, and there are still struggles with raising funds. But those who survive could emerge more resilient, writes Russ Shaw
‘Genie won’t go back in the bottle’ on artificial intelligence, says security minister April 20, 2023 Security minister Tom Tugendhat has said while he understands fears about artificial intelligence (AI), it would be misguided to pause further developments on the new technology. He also suggested that suspending the field could squander UK cybersecurity efforts. “Given the stakes, we can all understand the calls to stop AI development altogether,” he said, speaking [...]