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...
L’Oreal sells Body Shop
L’Oreal never quite managed to get to grips with what it bought from Dame Anita Roddick in 2006, but was it all worth it?
WHEN...
Etihad Swoop For Tony Douglas As New CEO
Former military defence expert is to take up the role in January, but can he stop the rot in Abu Dhabi where the airline...
The takeaway from UK govt’s chip order
THE UK government will spend £100m of taxpayer money to accelerate the production of computer chips.
The aim is to build a national AI resource...
Mind your language! Rude company names are out
A FREEDOM of information (FOI) request found that 56,640 business names were rejected by Companies House between January 2019 and April 2022.
Nearly half (25,400)...
Ray Tomlinson – the alpha email
WHEN Ray Tomlinson inadvertently invented the email, he had no idea his coding and revolutionary use of the ‘@’ sign would change the world...
Burger and a Coke? Fast food and fizzy drink changes ahead
McDonald’s and Coca-Cola usher in new ideas to pep-up, perk-up and slim-down the customers in the queue
By HAL WILLIAMS
JUNK food has come a long...
Grim UN report shows half-a-billion people struggling to find work
ALMOST half-a-billion people around the world battle to find sufficient paid work, a UN report on employment and social trends shows.
The World Employment and Social...
Too darned hot… how our inner thermostat affects behaviour
Could good air-conditioning be the key to better customer service?
IN THE summer of 2010, Moscow experienced its worst heat wave in centuries. Air-conditioning and...
Indian Summer On The Horizon
Investors had been keeping their distance from India this last 12 months as New Delhi's business hubs looked like being on the brink of...
