The liar’s dividend of deepfake tech means we don’t trust what we can see February 21, 2023 Deepfake videos featuring everyone from Barack Obama to Tom Cruise are everywhere on social media. They could be fun memes - or they could be dangerous disinformation, writes Elena Siniscalco
Elliott sheds SoftBank stake as investor grapples with tech rout August 16, 2022 Hedge fund Elliott Management has reportedly offloaded almost its entire stake in SoftBank this year as the Japanese investment giant grapples with a market downturn this year.
Martin Lewis says govt ‘abrogated its responsibility’ over fighting Big Tech scams November 29, 2022 Consumer rights campaigner Martin Lewis has revealed that a senior official said it was easier for him to tackle Big Tech scams than it was for the government to regulate it. Speaking at a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) sub-committee this morning, the financial journalist-turned-consumer champion discussed his legal battle with Facebook after over [...]
Airbnb introduces anti-party tech to crackdown on lively holiday goers August 17, 2022 Airbnb has introduced new anti-party tools to help identify potentially high-risk reservations and stop them from making bookings.
Unfriended: Facebook owner Meta to cut 10,000 job and close of 5,000 vacancies as tech crunch continues March 14, 2023 Facebook owner Meta will sack 10,000 of its staff and close 5,000 vacancies as the tech sector continues to slim down in a bid to cut losses. In a post on facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement, saying it was being done with a view to both helping it “improve our financial performance” and [...]
The tech recession isn’t a tragedy, it is a necessary correction for future growth August 9, 2022 The pandemic may have brought many businesses to their knees, but for the tech sector, it was a boon. It accelerated changes to the way we use technology in our work and personal lives, and this, plus a low-interest rate environment, drove higher levels of expectations, investment, and valuations. The world’s biggest tech companies even [...]
UK must pursue overseas tech talent, says start-up body September 8, 2022 A leading start-up body has championed the flow of overseas talent into the UK’s technology sector today as new figures showed that nearly one in five UK tech firms had a foreign founder.
Cathie Wood warns AI frenzy risks investor losses August 4, 2024 Tech investor Cathie Wood has warned that the fenzy around artificial intelligence that has boosted US tech stocks could leave investors scorched.
Chrysalis shares plunge amid tech sell-off frenzy June 30, 2022 Asset manager Chrysalis saw its share price plunge in the first half of the year after its tech heavy portfolio was battered by soaring inflation and a sharp fall in valuations.
How decentralised escrow holds the key to disrupting the e-commerce tech monopolies September 9, 2022 Anton Churyumov discusses how decentralised escrow and peer-to-peer transactions could disrupt the e-commerce industry.