John Lewis pushes turnaround plan back two years as losses narrow September 14, 2023 Losses at John Lewis have shrunk but the struggling retailer warned that its ambitious partnership plans have been pushed back two years.
Opportunity and risk: why we need ethical accountability in the adoption of AI systems September 14, 2023 We know AI is going to change our world. What we are less sure of is exactly how that change is going to manifest itself. Already, AI-infused innovation has markedly changed our daily lives; think of the facial recognition technology that allows us to unlock our phones, or the map apps that prevent us from [...]
Heart Attacks: Why it’s never too early to call 999 September 14, 2023 | Sponsored When you or someone you love suffers from a heart attack it might not look like it does in the movies: learning the symptoms can help save lives There are few things more terrifying than the prospect of having a heart attack. But despite being one of the leading causes of death in the UK, [...]
Cash usage increases for first time in over a decade as cost of living crisis bites September 14, 2023 Cash payments increased for the first time in a decade last year as concerns over the cost-of-living crisis prompted Brits to take out more cash.
Rents rise by £110 a month over last year in latest blow for UK tenants September 14, 2023 The cost of renting a property has risen by £110 a month over the last 12 months, according to the latest damning report about the health of the UK’s housing sector, as shrinking supply in the market continues to pile on misery for tenants. Rent supply has shrunk 30 per cent below the average for [...]
Mark Kleinman: The inquest into Wilko’s demise has only just begun September 14, 2023 Mark Kleinman is City editor at Sky News Inquest into Wilko’s demise has only just begun Few things elicit British consumers’ sentimentality like the imminent disappearance of a once-proud high street name. For Woolworths in 2009 and BHS in 2016, read Wilko in 2023. The sad fate of more than 10,000 employees at the family-owned [...]
The Notebook: Adrian Biles on upholding standards for lawyers and a breathless read about HSBC’s murkier histories September 14, 2023 Where interesting people say interesting things. Today, it’s Adrian Biles, managing partner of law firm Child & Child Lawyers must live up to a standard – whether trained or otherwise Recent events in the legal profession remind me of the wise words of an early mentor, one of the UK’s leading corporate lawyers. On retirement, [...]
StabilityAI: New AI music tool won’t wipe out musicians September 14, 2023 London artificial intelligence outfit Stability dismissed suggestions it will wipe out some creative jobs yesterday as it rolled out a new tool to allow users to create music via AI. Notting Hill Gate-headquartered Stability AI, which was valued at $1bn last August in a $101m funding round, yesterday launched its Stable Audio product which allows [...]
Our political angst over the triple lock is a result of a deeply unfair tax system September 14, 2023 It would be political suicide for Rishi Sunak to scrap the pensions triple lock, but the frustrations with it are part of how we tax income, rather than wealth, writes Will Cooling
Looney’s successor must also strike a balance on the green agenda September 14, 2023 There must be something in the water. After Dame Alison Rose’s avoidable exit, now we have Bernard Looney’s. Whilst the details of the former are rather clearer than the latter, it does appear that the Irish exec would still be at the head of the oil major today if he’d been more open with the [...]