Bank of England accelerates Leeds expansion as part of cost-cutting overhaul
The Bank of England is accelerating the expansion of its Leeds operation as part of a wider drive to cut...
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Government steps in with £25m investment to keep AI firms listed in London
The government has made a £25 million investment in Kraken Technologies in a bid to persuade the fast-growing artificial intelligence...
Poundland shuts 149 stores and cuts 2,200 jobs in £1 refocus turnaround
Poundland has closed 149 stores and cut 2,200 jobs as part of a sweeping turnaround plan aimed at stabilising the...
Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett back campaign accusing AI firms of ‘theft’
Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett are among hundreds of actors, musicians and writers backing a new campaign accusing artificial intelligence...
Amazon set to cut thousands more jobs as AI overhaul accelerates
Amazon is preparing to cut thousands more jobs as part of a sweeping overhaul driven by artificial intelligence and internal...
Juspay raises $50m at $1.2bn valuation to accelerate global payments expansion
Juspay has secured $50 million in fresh funding from WestBridge Capital, valuing the business at $1.2 billion and strengthening its...
Preply raises $150m at $1.2bn valuation to scale human-led, AI-enhanced learning
Preply has raised $150 million in a Series D funding round led by WestCap, valuing the global language learning marketplace...
Apple explores wearable ‘AI pin’ that could listen to conversations
Apple is developing a wearable “AI pin” capable of listening to conversations and responding to spoken commands, as the iPhone...
Mike Lynch superyacht builder sues widow for £400m over Bayesian sinking
The builder of the superyacht Bayesian, on which British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch died, has launched a £400 million legal...
Calling colleagues ‘old’ over IT skills is not age discrimination, tribunal rules
Calling a colleague “old” because they struggle with computer skills does not, on its own, amount to age discrimination, an...
