Places, policies and practices for women at work July 18, 2023 DiverCity® Podcast · Places, policies and practices for women at work In this episode, host Julia Streets is joined by Sophie Creese, Founder of MotherBoard, and Eleanor Mills, Editor in Chief of noon.org.uk. They explore the current landscape of women at work; the ages and stages of women in the workforce: from mothers to ‘Queenagers’, which [...]
One Fifth Of UK Workers Are Using AI, Without Telling The Boss July 13, 2023 Generative AI developments are moving faster than most of us can keep up with. Recent data from the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) has found that public awareness of AI has increased over the past year, with 72% of adults now able to give at least a partial explanation of [...]
The Interview: A hacker vigilante who could break the Internet July 12, 2023 Elena Siniscalco interviews Chris Wysopal, a friendly neighbourhood hacker who also happened to crack into Microsoft back in the '90s
A ‘be British’ mandate won’t make up for seasonal workers picking our fruit July 11, 2023 Bringing back "pick for Britain" won't solve the problems of seasonal workers who come to the UK and find a substandard job market ripe for exploitation, writes Elena Siniscalco
Law Commission final report on digital assets July 6, 2023 Professor Sarah Green, Law Commission for Commercial and Common Law of England and Wales, explains the commission's digital assets report.
Facebook vs Twitter: Meta launches rival as Musk locks Tweetdeck July 4, 2023 Facebook owner Meta is launching a new app to rival Twitter this week. Threads, which will be linked to Instagram, is available for pre-order in the Apple App Store and will go live on Thursday. It is described as a “text-based conversation app… where communities come together”. The new app is the latest chapter in [...]
Leap of faith from politics to Upland – a busy world of Web3, blockchain and metaverse July 3, 2023 Upland's Chief of Staff - Danny Brown Wolf - discusses making the move from politics and law with some notable overlaps in Web3.
Apple halves Vision Pro headset production plans as virtual reality given a reality check July 3, 2023 Apple has slashed production forecasts for its $3,499-a-piece Vision Pro headset as the company experiences teething problems in its foray into virtual reality, according to reports. The tech giant has had to halve 2024 shipments for its mixed-reality headsets with predictions down from 900,000 to 400,000 in the first year, according to a Financial Times [...]
Vodafone CEO: A merger with Three isn’t a threat to national security or competition June 30, 2023 Vodafone chief executive Ahmed Essam has defended plans to merge with Three.
New CMA bill could undermine UK’s tech superpower ambitions, CPS report warns June 29, 2023 The government should scrap its new Digital Markets, Competitions and Consumers (DMCC) bill because it is already too old, the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has warned today. The report, titled ‘The Unregulated Regulator’, alleges that dynamic digital markets have “outpaced” the new legislation. What’s more, it would weaken investment and grant the CMA “extensive [...]