Musk and Google warn UK on tech exodus over safety rules February 17, 2025 Tech giants Google and Elon Musk’s X have warned that Britain’s new online safety laws could force global companies to reconsider their UK presence due to high compliance costs and regulatory overreach. The Online Safety Act, which was passed under Rishi Sunak’s government, imposed strict rules requiring major platforms to introduce age verification and stop [...]
Legal funders warn UK government it is easier to ‘invest elsewhere’ February 13, 2025 Litigation funders have said the sector is facing a “moment of reckoning” following a court ruling, with some blaming the lack of action from the government
Mercedes-AMG GT 63 review: Taking on the 911 Turbo February 12, 2025 The previous AMG GT was a bit of a brute. With steroid-pumped styling, a bombastic V8 up front and rear-wheel drive, it embodied AMG at its most ‘OMG’: a muscle car that took a wrong turn off Detroit’s Eight Mile Drive and somehow ended up in Stuttgart. The new GT is, well… more of a [...]
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Porsche 911 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid review: The 911 goes electric February 7, 2025 We knew it was coming and so did Porsche; the current ‘992’ generation of 911 was engineered to accommodate a battery and electric motor from the outset. Even so, this feels like an evolutionary leap: a milestone in the car’s 62-year story so far. In time, will the arrival of a hybrid 911 be seen [...]
Battersea Power Station: How London’s newest village was brought back to life February 6, 2025 From the UK’s biggest power station to international cultural fame on Pink Floyd’s tenth album, to near-ruin, Battersea Power Station has claimed multiple identities over the years. Now, the power station has entered its newest – and quite possibly cleanest – phase, as a multi-use residential, arts and office hub. A £9bn project has transformed [...]
Yes, AI will wipe out some jobs. But this is the story of progress February 5, 2025 AI will inevitably make some jobs redundant, but the benefits to society are far worth it, writes Paul Ormerod.
Salesforce cuts 1,000 jobs as it joins Meta, Microsoft and Apple in AI pivot February 4, 2025 Cloud-based software giant Salesforce is cutting 1,000 roles while hiring salespeople for AI, following in the footsteps of big techs like Meta, Microsoft and Apple. Salesforce is reducing its headcount to streamline its operations, while actively looking for new roles centred on selling new AI products. This move reflects a trend of layoffs in big [...]
Reeves reviews tech tax as Trump trade war fears mount February 4, 2025 Rachel Reeves is reviewing the UK’s £700m digital services tax (DST) on American tech giants in a bid to avoid Donald Trump’s tariffs. The DST, which was introduced in April 2020, imposed a two per cent levy on UK revenues of major tech leaders like Amazon, Apple and Google. The US previously expressed strong opposition, [...]
Warnings Trump tariffs on China and allies risk economic disruption February 1, 2025 New trade penalties against Canada, Mexico and China that US President Donald Trump plans to impose represent an aggressive early move against America’s three largest trading partners – but at the risk of higher inflation and possible disruptions to the global economy. In Trump’s view, the 25 per cent tariffs against the two North American [...]