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The deputy chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Sarah Pritchard has said she would like to “strengthen” regulation on the tech service providers of the UK finance industry. Speaking to The Guardian, Pritchard, who was given the position earlier this year, said the watchdog is “ready” to supervise the role of web services firms ...
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Toccara Best submitted a request for a year of leave. When it got denied, she quit her job anyway to travel with her husband. Read more ›
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Friday, the EU slapped X with a €120 million fine (about $140 million) for violating the Digital Services Act (DSA). It was the first time that a company had been hit with a penalty for running afoul of the law. Elon Musk responded with his trademark tact and professionalism by posting “Bullshit” on X in […] Read more ›
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A hardware security response from ChatGPT ended with "Shop for home and groceries. Connect Target." But "There are no live tests for ads" on ChatGPT, insists Nick Turley, OpenAI's head of ChatGPT. Posting on X.com, he said "any screenshots you've seen are either not real or not ads." Engadget reports The OpenAI exec's explanation comes after another post from former xAI employee Benjamin De Kraker on X that has gained... Read more ›
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Katie Lynch's ex husband lives in an in-law apartment in the same property she lives. They prioritized their daughter, and it works for them. Read more ›
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Step aside, young folks of tech. This week we hear from the industry’s, ah, elder statesmen—specifically Larry Ellison at Oracle and Hock Tan from Broadcom, whose combined age is about 150. Oracle and Broadcom are each reporting their latest quarterly earnings this week, when the status of their newish AI businesses will be in the spotlight. In the case of Oracle, we’ll be looking for an update on its AI-related... Read more ›
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For "life and death decision-making," Anduril cofounder Palmer Luckey says it's "too critical" to not use the most advanced technology. Read more ›
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If you need to do any electrical work, having a multimeter is a must. Here's what everyday users have to say about the one from Klein Tools. Read more ›
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One does not simply spend more than 11 hours watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy in a single weekend at home when the opportunity to do so in theaters arises. As The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring turns 25, Fathom Entertainment and Warner Bros. announced theatrical screenings of the Peter Jackson trilogy in their extended editions, according to an exclusive report from Variety. The re-releases... Read more ›
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In November, Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s co-CEO made a trip to the White House for a lengthy meeting with Donald Trump. According to Bloomberg, the two discussed a number of topics, but chief among them was Netflix’s plan to bid on Warner Bros. At the end of their conversation, Sardonos felt that “Netflix wouldn’t face immediate […] Read more ›
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I switched my family to DVDs to avoid streaming overload. It transformed our chaotic movie nights into a calmer, quicker, and happier weekly tradition. Read more ›
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Those might not exactly be ads you're seeing on ChatGPT, at least according to OpenAI. Nick Turley, OpenAI's head of ChatGPT, clarified the confusion around potential ads appearing with the AI chatbot. In a post on X, Turley said "there are no live tests for ads" and that "any screenshots you've seen are either not real or not ads." The OpenAI exec's explanation comes after another post from former xAI... Read more ›
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X's clapback came after the Commission fined it $140 million. The gesture appears to be toothless. Read more ›
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Tiny Core Linux is a true example of just how small a functional desktop operating system can be, even in 2025. Read more ›
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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says AI scaling is key to reaching AGI, a still theoretical version of AI that reasons as well as humans. Read more ›
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UK developer Three Fields Entertainment - the studio behind the likes of Dangerous Golf and Dangerous Driving - says it has been "forced" into placing its "entire team on notice of redundancy" because publisher THQ Nordic has shown no "enthusiasm or financial support to continue development" of its latest title, Wreckreation. Read more Read more ›
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US spatial intelligence firm shows off its capabilities by providing high-quality images of a Chinese naval base on Hainan Island. Read more ›
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"People in their teens and early 20s are increasingly turning to old school tech," reports the BBC, "in a bid to unplug from the online world." Amazon UK told BBC Scotland News that retro-themed products surged in popularity during its Black Friday event, with portable vinyl turntables, Tamagotchis and disposable cameras among their best sellers. Retailers Currys and John Lewis also said they had seen retro gadgets making a comeback... Read more ›
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Iam8bit is suing Skybound Games for £2.9 million ($4 million), alleging breach of contract, fraudulent expenses, theft of designs, and claiming that Skybound used iam8bit's trade secrets to cut it out of a Stray deal. Read more Read more ›
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Looks like Giamatti's having a ball as a bad guy on 'Starfleet Academy' with an axe to grind against Holly Hunter. Read more ›
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Less than a fifth (19%) of organisations in the UK have implemented a comprehensive AI strategy, despite widespread adoption, according to new research. Research from the law firm Shoosmiths with FT Longitude has found that AI governance is not a top priority for many firms, with less than a quarter (24%) citing regulatory compliance as ... Read more ›
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The government has been called on to create a National AI in Engineering Strategy following a new report from Autodesk and The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE). The report argues that the UK’s progress on AI adoption is rapidly outpacing the policy framework intended to support it, and warns that a lack of a ... Read more ›
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London-based fintech Wise will expand to Africa for the first time, having secured regulatory approval from the South African Reserve Bank. Under its new regulatory licence, Wise has been approved to operate as a Category 2 Authorised Dealer in Foreign Exchange with Limited Authority. With its approval secured the London-listed group now aims to begin ... Read more ›
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BSF Enterprise, a London-listed biotech with operations in Newcastle, is in the process of raising £15m in equity funding to support the commercialisation of its engineered tissue technology. Founded in 2018, BSF Enterprise specialises in tissue-engineered materials and has notably been involved in lab-grown meat development as well as deploying manufactured tissue across a variety ... Read more ›
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Amidst a cost-of-living crisis, economic stagnation and rising business uncertainty, delivering a budget to reassure the nation felt like an unenviable task for the government. With pressing concerns about the tax burden and the stability of the wider economy, it was important that the budget did not lose sight of the innovators and scaling businesses ... Read more ›
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The government-appointed AI Energy Council will meet on Monday with reformations to the energy grid and building new infrastructure at the top of its agenda. Last month saw two new regions, North and South Wales, designated as AI Growth Zones, putting greater pressure on the council to finalise plans to ensure the UK’s energy grid ... Read more ›
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Wayve, the London-based autonomous driving software unicorn, has acquired data quality assurance startup Quality Match as it pursues data accuracy as a cornerstone of its strategy. Based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Quality Match specialises in interpreting and analysing data used to train AI models for a variety of applications, including autonomous driving. With Wayve working towards ... Read more ›
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Plans to significantly expand data centre infrastructure has been highlighted as a growing factor in the delaying of housing delivery in London, according to a new local government report. In a new report, the Planning and Regeneration Committee of the London Assembly warned that rapidly growing electricity demand in London, driven substantially by the expansion ... Read more ›
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London-based payments firm Sokin has increased its valuation to $300m (£226m) after securing a $50m (£37.7m) Series B investment. Known for its business-facing cross border payments products, Sokin has seen a period of rapid growth, with its reported revenue doubling year-on-year. Looking ahead to the next 12 months, Sokin said it will continue to build ... Read more ›
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This week’s podcast guest is Abu Bakkar, chief innovation officer at HLB International, who discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming the priorities of the professional services sector, the challenges this presents to the next generation of consultancy recruits and why upskilling has become mandatory. HLB International is a global network of advisory and accounting firms. ... Read more ›
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