UK cybersecurity centre issues warning over use of AI chatbots August 30, 2023 British national security officials have warned organisations to take care when integrating artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots into their systems due to their susceptibility to manipulation and cyber risks. In a double blog post on Wednesday, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said all sectors should “exercise caution” when using large language models (LLMs), algorithms which [...]
Gatwick: Profits take off but airport warns on air traffic control issues in UK and France August 30, 2023 Gatwick has seen post-pandemic profits continue to climb but has warned disruption could slow down passenger rebound
The Works: Discounter fails to benefit from cost of living crisis as profit slides August 30, 2023 The retailer The Works, which speciailses in knockdown prices, has failed to turn the cost of living crisis to its advantage
Brexit border checks on food delayed for fifth time August 29, 2023 The implementation of post-Brexit border checks on food products coming from the EU has been delayed for a fifth time.
Sunak faces another by-election drama after Nadine Dorries finally resigns August 27, 2023 Rishi Sunak faces another potentially damaging by-election after Nadine Dorries finally handed in her resignation 11 weeks after vowing to go. The Tory former culture secretary is expected to leave her parliamentary seat on Tuesday after notifying the Chancellor of her intention to do so on Saturday. She had come under mounting pressure – including [...]
Nadine Dorries QUITS as Tory MP with scathing attack on PM Rishi Sunak August 26, 2023 Nadine Dorries has resigned her parliamentary seat with a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak, accusing him of “demeaning his office by opening the gates to whip up a public frenzy” against her. The Tory former minister had announced in June that she would quit the Commons with “immediate effect” in protest at not getting a [...]
Mark Kleinman: The Post Office disgrace, Historic Royal Palaces and DAZN’s next move August 24, 2023 Post Office chief fails again to Read the room Like salt poured in an open wound: that’s the only conceivable metaphor for the corporate governance disgrace delivered by the Post Office in recent weeks. Consider the facts: thousands of sub-postmasters were the victims of a grotesque cover-up, with many of them left penniless, homeless or [...]
Post Office boss to return bonus pay linked to Horizon scandal August 24, 2023 The boss of the Post Office has said he will return all of his bonus payment linked to the Horizon inquiry regarding hundreds of wrongfully convicted postmasters. Nick Read, chief executive of the Post Office, also apologised again for “procedural and governance mistakes made” in the firm linking significant bonus payments to work related to [...]
Getir to slash 2,500 job roles as demand for delivery fades August 22, 2023 Grocery order service Getir will slash 2,500 jobs from its global workforce, in the latest signal that demand for rapidly delivered goods is dwindling. The startup has said it is cutting 10 per cent of its 23,000 strong workforce across the UK, Netherlands, Germany, the US and its homeland of Turkey. In recent months the [...]
The Notebook: Victoria Scholar on falling house prices, global travel’s acceleration and Netflix’s Sackler drama August 22, 2023 Today, Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, takes the City A.M. notebook pen The only thing being built is negative momentum Rising interest rates, high inflation and the cost of living crisis are starting to take a serious toll on the UK housing market. Just this week, data from Rightmove pointed to a [...]