Why top law firms are betting big on virtual reality training | What’s the Context? March 4, 2025 Morning Wire's legal reporter Maria Ward-Brennan visits the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills to try out the virtual reality tools they are testing to train their lawyers.
Google ‘profiting from crime’ says Spanish football boss Tebas February 27, 2025 Spanish football league LaLiga says it has taken legal action against Google over the piracy of its media rights, accusing the tech giant of cooperating with and profiting from crime. LaLiga president Javier Tebas said Google housed urls and apps which offer pirated broadcasts of its matches and allowed criminals to make money from the [...]
How Virgin Media 02 keeps your data running 24/7 February 20, 2025 Morning Wire was invited inside one of Virgin Media 02 (VM02)'s largest data centres in the UK, located in Slough.
UK businesses are struggling to implement AI. Here’s why February 19, 2025 It has been claimed that artificial intelligence (AI) could contribute £200bn to the UK economy. Yet, businesses are struggling with adoption due to a lack of expertise, high costs, and regulatory concerns. A survey by digital transformation company ANS and Yougov of over 1,000 IT decision-makers cited the UK’s skills gap as the leading barrier [...]
Elon Musk’s xAI takes on rival OpenAI with new bot February 18, 2025 Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, has officially launched its new chatbot, escalating competition with its generative rivals such as OpenAI, Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Copilot. The model, Grok-3, was officially launched on Tuesday and is set to be the tech giant’s most powerful AI chatbot yet. Tech titan and chief executive Musk labeled [...]
Relx: revenue jumps thanks to AI demand February 13, 2025 Data group Relx has reported a seven per cent jump in revenue in 2024 as demand for its analytics and decision tools continued to grow. The information and analytics giant, which serves industries ranging from legal to risk and science sectors, saw adjusted profit rise 10 per cent to £3.2bn, while earnings per share increased [...]
Amazon shares plunge after tech giant misses earnings February 7, 2025 Amazon missed expectations for its cloud computing arm, raising concerns about the tech leader’s investment in artificial intelligence (AI). On Thursday, the tech behemoth told the market that its cloud division, Amazon Web Services, reported a fourth-quarter revenue of $28.7bn (£23.1bn), slightly below Wall Street forecasts of $28.84bn. The miss disappointed investors, who were already [...]
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