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Bah! There’s a bot in my stocking…
AI TECH has us cowering in a corner for its propensity and potential to “steal” jobs. What’s remarkable is the sheer range of professions...
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Selling your business: Are you thinking ahead?
By JOHN FOUNDLING
CHOOSING the right time to sell a business can be a challenge. There's often a temptation to wait and see whether organic...
The bots, the bots! Brits fear AI workplace takeover
ALMOST five million Brits worry about losing their jobs to AI.
Research by Forbes Advisor found that the most “anxious” industry is the business consulting...
Are employees ‘grateful’ for quiet hiring? Shhh!
By IAN NICHOLAS
QUIET hiring — aka stealth recruitment — is the new office controversy.
It boils down to this: organisations are looking to acquire new...
Amazon’s free AI training courses to be rolled out
AMAZON will provide free AI training to two million people by 2025 in a bid to boost proficiency.
The firm’s AI Ready commitment aims to...
Awards, inclusive policies, ESG and philanthropy attract talent: Report
MONEY isn’t always the biggest lure when people search for their dream jobs, research shows.
Nearly half of adults canvassed — 46 percent — say...
A gender seeking lenders: Go, girls!
IT MAY once have been a man’s world, but the Department for Business and Trade and the Council for Investing in Female Entrepreneurs aim...
Either OR: From war room to boardroom…
By SEB HARGREAVES
OPERATIONAL research (OR) is a hidden gem for competitiveness in an evolving business landscape.
Sometimes termed “the art and science of decision-making”, it...
Sounds like a nice job; what does it pay…?
ONLY half of UK organisations include salary information in all their job adverts; 29 percent include it in some.
The findings reflect the ongoing pay...
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Hope springs eternal — and seasonal — for UK retailers
SMALL and independent retailers in the UK have high hopes for the coming year.
Confidence in business growth came from 89 percent of those canvassed...
Lessons in leadership, from Bihar to Buckingham Palace
RAFAAT RAHMANI recounts the life journey that took him from poverty to a top job — and a King’s Award for Enterprise
ALL START-ups face...
Autumn Statement wins attention…and some approval
By HAL WILLIAMS
BRITISH Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn statement has caused another avalanche of responses in the BV inbox, and there are — unsurprisingly —...
Car dealers hope for help in Autumn Statement
UK MOTOR dealers are calling for support ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement — and six in ten say they’re battling rising costs.
A study...
Smartphones that mean business…
Mobiles are a key business tool, but choosing one that meets your business needs can be tricky. KRISTIAN TORODE has some suggestions...
PEOPLE contacting customer...
AI ‘must be understood to be regulated’, say experts
AI INDUSTRY leaders have gathered in Parliament for a special debate on the ethical and regulatory challenges posed by the technology.
The Fintech is Dead,...
Hundreds of green apprenticeships backing net zero
MORE than 200 apprenticeships are supporting England’s drive for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The announcement was timed to coincide with Green Careers Week, which...
Cybercrime winners and losers around the world
A STUDY has revealed the countries most and least at risk of cybercrime — and Britain features on one of the lists.
Proxyrack, which provides...
AI summit hears of widespread fear surrounding tech
THOSE attending last week’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park witnessed the high level of fear surrounding the technology.
The event was touted as a...
Chancellor’s Autumn Statement: What might it hold?
By ROB MORGAN
IT’S THAT time of the year again, when policy ideas swirl around the money columns like leaves in the Autumn breeze. How...
Life after death: Tech Nation rises once more
TECH Nation is officially relaunching to work with the UK government as “an independent voice” for founders, and to help tech entrepreneurs to thrive...
AI safety comes under further scrutiny in UK
THE UK’s Frontier AI Taskforce is establishing a safety research team to evaluate the emerging technology’s risks.
It will work with tech organisations to work out...