If the government can deliver on Andrew Griffith’s CBDC speech, the UK might just have a bright future in fintech April 18, 2023 Reporting from London Fintech Week, Lord Holmes of Richmond took note of economic secretary Andrew Griffith's speech on digital assets.
Dealmakers League: Top M&A Investment Bankers & Lawyers in the UK April 18, 2023 By Datasite Who’s leading the pack in the UK among M&A investment bankers and lawyers? Datasite’s Dealmakers League, in partnership with MergerLinks, identifies the top M&A professionals, based on announced transactions they were involved in, across various regions, in 2022. In the UK, the top ten M&A investment bankers came from eight different firms, with [...]
Bitcoin and Ethereum drifting sideways as fears over Shanghai upgrade are yet to play out April 18, 2023 Bitcoin is again trading below the psychological $30k threshold after a strong push over the past week.
Artificial intelligence is transforming our music, starting with Kanye West April 18, 2023 Kanye West has never sung Hey There Delilah, yet there's his cover of the song online. It's been made using AI, and it's exemplary of how the technology is rocking the music industry, writes Elena Siniscalco
How AI is proving a virtual nightmare for Google boss who admits having ‘sleepless nights’ April 17, 2023 Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence keeps him awake at night as he admitted society is not fully prepared for its advancement. In an interview with CBS’s Scott Pelley for the “60 minutes” programme, which aired on Sunday, Pichai said the technology could be harmful if it is not used [...]
Asda introduces self driving delivery vans in AI first April 17, 2023 Asda is rolling out its largest autonomous delivery trial with customers in London set to receive their groceries via self driving cars. The UK’s third largest grocery store is launching the scheme in partnership with Wayve, a developer of artificial intelligence for self driving cars, and the pair will use Jaguar I-Pace electric cars for [...]
Bitcoin dips below $30k and Ethereum trading flat in line with equities April 17, 2023 Bitcoin is trading close to equities as the SP500 (-0.21%) and Nasdaq (-0.31%) trade flat in the red over the same 24-hour period.
‘A breath of fresh air’ vs ‘more to do’: What City grandees have to say about Sunak April 17, 2023 As Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer doesn’t tire of reminding voters: expertise beyond politics can be invaluable. For the current resident behind that most famous front door, it’s so far proved an advantage. Liz Truss’ accountancy background may not have aided her short-lived leadership bout, but – for the City’s boardrooms at least – her [...]
Elon Musk working on AI tool to compete with ChatGPT April 16, 2023 Elon Musk is reportedly planning to launch an AI tool to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The billionaire founder of SpaceX and Tesla is gathering a team of AI researchers and has acquired the graphics processing units needed to produce the AI tool, the Financial Times reported. Musk is also in talks with SpaceX and Tesla investors [...]
Spotify and Apple warned against letting AI access copyrighted songs April 12, 2023 Universal Music Group has warned streaming platforms to clamp down on artificial intelligence tools wielding copyrighted songs for training purposes. In a letter sent to streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple, the music corporation expressed concern that AI tools would collect data from copyrighted songs available on the platform to train themselves to produce [...]