We can’t base artificial intelligence laws off of the risks we only imagine to be real June 21, 2023 We’ve heard endless calls to ‘do something’ on artificial intelligence, but politicians are still basing their thinking on the risks they assume to be real, not the ones we know about, writes James Boyd-Wallis. Last week, Rishi Sunak said he wants to balance safety and innovation to realise the potential of artificial intelligence. But to [...]
Tu-dums and ba-da-ba-baa-baas: How the jingle got usurped by the ‘sonic logo’ April 18, 2024 With music's powerful link to memory, advertisers would be crazy to let the jingle die - and that's why they haven't, writes Anna Moloney.
NFTs and sport: How to avoid being left holding the (boot) bag August 23, 2022 Rafi Azim-Khan - Head of Data Privacy and Marketing Law at Pillsbury - delves into the murky yet interesting world of NFTs and sport.
Government accused of wasting £120m on ‘festival of Brexit’ as MPs call event ‘recipe for failure’ March 16, 2022 MPs are saying the Government is wasting tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on a so-called “festival of Brexit” without any clear idea of what it is meant to be. The Unboxed: Creativity in the UK event – due to take place later this year – is supposed to showcase the best of [...]
Activist investor calls for PurpleBricks chairman to resign July 11, 2022 PurpleBricks could have a shareholder revolt on its hands, after one activist investor called for the estate agent’s chairman to resign today. The online-only agency has struggled to maintain its market share, despite the transition over to virtual spaces during the pandemic. In a letter to the company, Adam Smith’s investment vehicle Lecram Holdings said [...]
Zuckerberg condemns “coordinated effort” to paint Facebook in a bad light October 25, 2021 Facebook’s chief executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg denounced “the coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to pay a false picture” of the social media platform. In his calls to investor to discuss the third quarter results, he said: “I believe large organisation should be scrutinised. I much rather live in a society where they [...]
Ed Warner: Sci-fi sport is coming, are you ready to watch? I’m not February 29, 2024 Our sport business columnist takes on some of the week's big talking points.
Aston Martin Vantage 2024 review: From sports car to supercar May 13, 2024 The new 665hp Aston Martin Vantage is gunning for McLaren and Lamborghini. Tim Pitt drives it on the road and racetrack.
“It’s broken for Black women”: Oscar nominations 2023 not diverse enough, say critics January 24, 2023 American film critics have begun calling out the Oscar nominations 2023 for not being diverse enough, saying there are systemic reasons why Black people are not being recognised. Of this year’s Oscar nominations 2023, All Best Actor nominations are White men, while Michelle Yeoh makes up the only non-White nomination for Best Actress. In terms [...]
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon bashes Bitcoin (again, yawn) January 24, 2023 Nigel Green loses patience with JPMorgan's CEO over his continued discrediting of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.