UK firms race into AI as Peter Kyle urges regulators to keep pace September 5, 2025 Tech consultancy firm Capgemini has urged that, despite businesses racing to roll out generative artificial intelligence (genAI), most remain aptly unprepared for the governance challenges it will bring. This warning comes just as the UK government leans on the technology to sharpen its competitive edge and cut red tape. The French consultancy’s AI survey, published [...]
Cryptoasset regulation is a make or break moment for the City of London September 4, 2025 The UK must rapidly adjust to new digital assets technologies like crypto or risk losing our place as a global financial hub.
How procurement teams are responding to a complex risk environment September 4, 2025 With supply chain disruption, rising prices and pressure to meet ESG and CSR aspirations, it’s more important than ever that organisations have control over how they spend budgets Procurement isn’t what it used to be. Once a behind-the-scenes function focused on reducing costs is now turning into a strategic powerhouse shaping how businesses respond to [...]
A 0.5 per cent pension shift could secure Britain’s tech supremacy September 3, 2025 To solve the UK’s struggle to scale its world-class startups, we must unlock the nation’s vast pension funds for venture capital investment to fuel domestic growth and ensure technological sovereignty, says Dame Anne Glover This week, as leaders gather at Mansion House to celebrate British innovation, we must confront a hard truth: the UK is [...]
Cazoo owner makes first profit since 2019 September 1, 2025 The owner of Cazoo has made its first pre-tax profit since 2019 after recusing the collapsed brand last year, it has been confirmed. Motors.co.uk has posted a pre-tax profit of £621,000 for 2024, up from the loss of £9.3m it made in the prior 12 months. It is the first time the business has posted [...]
Microsoft negotiations threaten to delay OpenAI’s restructuring August 27, 2025 OpenAI’s plan to restructure its business and raise billions in new funding is being stalled as it remains locked in complex negotiations with its largest investor, Microsoft. The ongoing talks, which could extend beyond the end of the year, as reported by the Financial Times, centre on key points of contention that could impact the [...]
Hiking minimum wage as graduate pay stagnates is incentivising mediocrity August 27, 2025 Hiking the minimum wage as graduate salaries flatline is creating a system where ambition is no longer rewarded, writes Steve Rigby.
1,000 days of ChatGPT: How has work changed? August 26, 2025 1,000 days on from the launch of ChatGPT, Henrik Landgren asks what has changes, and what's next, for the white collar workforce
Inside Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s high-stakes feud August 22, 2025 The long-simmering rivalry between tech titans Elon Musk and Sam Altman has erupted into a full-blown public and legal battle, revealing a high-stakes struggle for the future of artificial intelligence. What began as a partnership to build and scale AI has devolved into a bitter feud marked by lawsuits, public taunts, and a brazen takeover [...]
TikTok sheds London staff in major AI push August 22, 2025 TikTok is set to lay off hundreds of staff in its content moderation and security team in London, a decision that has sparked concern just as the UK’s Online Safety Act comes into force. The company, owned by ByteDance, is centralising its “trust and safety” operations globally and plans to increasingly rely on artificial intelligence [...]