Bitcoin slips below $29,000 and Ethereum now under $2,000 as crypto sell-off continues April 20, 2023 Bitcoin and Ethereum struggled to hold support around key levels, with the leading crypto dipping first below $30k and later $29k.
Jeremy Hunt throws out concerns over job losses and insists UK needs to “win” AI race April 20, 2023 Jeremy Hunt said he doesn’t “buy” the argument that artificial intelligence (AI) could create job losses as he insisted the UK should push ahead in harnessing the technology. Speaking at the Politico TechUK launch event in London, the Chancellor said use of artificial intelligence in technology was crucial to tackling the UK’s “growth challenge,” as [...]
Michael Schumacher’s family to pursue legal action over AI interview April 20, 2023 The family of seven-time world Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher will pursue legal action after magazine Die Aktuelle published an AI interview with the German. The Ferrari legend’s family confirmed to Reuters that they would seek legal action after the magazine ran an image of the driver on their 15 April front page with the [...]
After AI update, Bloomberg looks to boost terminals with more alternative data April 20, 2023 Bloomberg will expand its alternative data offering on its terminals this summer, the company’s chief technology officer told City A.M., after the firm announced that it plans to integrate an ChatGPT-like AI model into its software. Shawn Edwards said the financial data vendor aims to bring new sets of data to its terminals alongside the [...]
Experts fear UK will be left behind in lucrative race to develop self-driving cars April 20, 2023 Developers of self-driving technology have warned that the UK risks losing its ability to compete in the AV market, due to delays in regulation . “Flip-flopping” on legislation will prove highly detrimental for attracting investors, Dr Sarah Gates, Director of Public Policy at AV developer Wayve, told City AM. According to Gates, it has reached [...]
Rollercoaster of a day for Bitcoin is peppered with green and red candles April 19, 2023 Bitcoin peaked at $30,450 yesterday, coming off a $29,200 low, only to retrace back to $29,010 this morning.
AI better than our staff, reckon half of business leaders – so what does that mean for jobs? April 19, 2023 NEARLY half of business leaders reckon AI could replace humans, new data out today shows, but experts think job losses caused by mass adoption of tools such as ChatGPT would be limited. Some 44 per cent of C-suite executives think AI could perform tasks to a similar or better quality than humans, according to a [...]
We asked ChatGPT to write today’s headlines. We’d give it a B minus. April 19, 2023 ChatGPT can write a half-decent headline and turn out good news copy. But it lacks a certain flair and creativity.
Monopolies hire too many pointless managers and kill off productivity growth April 19, 2023 Does your boss - or the economy - really need you?
I’m in! Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett’s communications company acquires Zebu April 19, 2023 A digital communications company co-founded by Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett has acquired London-based Web3 marketing platform Zebu.