WPP bets big on AI to regain industry leadership Tech Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t just reshaping industries, it’s upending them. Nowhere is this more evident than in advertising, where AI is reshaping how brands create, deliver and optimise campaigns. While many firms are still finding their feet with AI, WPP is claiming it has hit the ground running. For the global communications giant, the AI [...]
New Online Bookmakers UK – Top New Betting Sites for March betting The best new bookmakers will have top software, a well-designed website, a generous welcome offer, a range of betting markets, and gamification features, among other things, so what are the best ones currently available? City AM is here to help. In this article, readers can find all the best new online bookmakers in the UK, [...]
Natwest partners with OpenAI as FTSE giant scales up tech Banking Natwest announced on Thursday it has entered a partnership with OpenAI to focus on “bank-wide simplification”. The FTSE 100 lender said it would leverage AI to meet customers’ needs faster and more effectively, whilst increasing productivity and efficiency across operations. The firm said it would deploy “some of the latest and most powerful developments in [...]
This future of AI is examined in this exciting new movie March 20, 2025 Documentary The Thinking Game charts the rise of AI through the story of DeepMind, a leading AI lab founded by Demis Hassabis, an earnest but likeable tech genius who has devoted his life to “solving” the mystery of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Recruiting the best minds in the field, they seek to create systems that [...]
Fast broadband ‘revolution’ in final phase, Ofcom says March 20, 2025 The roll-out of ultrafast broadband across the UK is in its “final phase” and could reach nearly all homes by 2027, Ofcom has said. The industry regulator said data it had compiled from telecoms firms indicated 96 per cent homes and businesses would have access to full-fibre by 2027 with the right investment and regulation. [...]
Keir Starmer vows to cut costs for business and ‘unleash’ private sector March 17, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to cut costs for businesses and “unleash the power of the private sector” in a bid to deliver economic growth. Writing for City AM the Prime Minister described it as “an outrage” that the government “does not know how much it costs business to comply with the regulations imposed on [...]
Analysis: What do Starmer’s reforms actually mean – and can they work? March 15, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer has announced his reform plans to make the British state more “innovative and effective”. The Prime Minister unveiled a series of new measures on Thursday, including the headline abolition of NHS England – the arms-length body which runs the NHS in England. But Sir Keir also spoke about his broader ambitions to [...]
Tech secretary Peter Kyle asks ChatGPT about UK businesses, AI and podcasts March 14, 2025 The UK’s technology secretary Peter Kyle has asked ChatGPT questions about UK businesses, artificial intelligence (AI) and even what podcasts he should appear on. A Freedom of Information (FoI) request submitted by the New Scientist magazine revealed Kyle, who leads the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has been making regular use of the [...]
Nvidia stock: cheap as chips? March 13, 2025 Nvidia’s stock has dropped this year, making it one of the cheaper options among its tech rivals. While many investors are concerned about increasing competition and potential trade policy effects, others see it as a strong buying opportunity. The stock market’s AI darling has dropped 14 per cent in 2025, bringing its valuation down to [...]
Lessons from the dot-com bubble, 25 years on March 13, 2025 While it’s tempting to compare the current excitement around AI to the dot-com bubble of 2000, it would be wrong to draw too many parallels, says Brad Holland As one market reporter quipped in Summer 2000: ‘pity the poor technology investor’. After the past fortnight’s trimming of US financial markets, some might think this observation has proven [...]