Call me converted, I’ve finally found a positive use for ChatGPT August 6, 2025 Anna Moloney was an AI Luddite. Then she discovered it could do her taxes. She tells us about (kinda) embracing ChatGPT in today's Notebook.
Retail investors cool on AI and pile into defence sector July 30, 2025 Retail investor appetite for AI stocks has cooled as geopolitical tensions spark a surge in enthusiasm for the defence sector. Over 50 per cent of retail investors believe the defence sector will deliver the strongest growth over the next six months, according to new research from online investing and trading platform IG. AI-related industries slipped [...]
How AI is redefining luxury fashion July 29, 2025 From digital Gucci fashion drops to AI stylists, luxury fashion has jumped on board the AI train, writes Paul Armstrong.
AI disruption rocks professional services jobs market fuelling anxiety among Gen-Z July 29, 2025 The UK jobs market is facing significant turmoil, with rising unemployment figures and layoffs, a trend seen in the professional services sector
OpenAI: ChatGPT maker’s UK earnings skyrocket July 23, 2025 OpenAI has raked in millions of pounds since the launch of artificial intelligence (AI) service ChatGPT in the UK, it has been revealed. The UK division of the US tech giant ended last year with current assets of £56.2m which included £42.4m in the bank and a further £13.7m owed by debtors, according to new [...]
IBM sheds nearly 400 UK jobs as profit slashed July 22, 2025 IBM shed almost 400 jobs in the UK in 2024, it has been revealed, as its profit was slashed by nearly a quarter. The UK arm of the US giant saw its headcount reduce in the 12 months from 7,309 to 6,920, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The fall in headcount in 2024 [...]
Universities have woken up to AI reality. Can businesses now keep up? July 22, 2025 Universities are moving from degree machines to AI-savvy, entrepreneurial training grounds. Businesses must keep up, writes Paul Armstrong.
British body tames AI audit frontier with world’s first global standard July 21, 2025 BSI has published the world’s first international standard to help ensure the quality of audits and protect against a ‘wild west’ of unchecked AI providers
AI is on the march but many law firms still don’t have a strategy July 17, 2025 UK law firms are ahead of their international peers in their pace of AI adoption but most firms still don’t have an AI strategy.
In Starmer’s Labour, it’s backbenchers that hold the power July 15, 2025 Labour needs backbenchers who fight for growth, not just block spending cuts, writes Michael Martins in today's Notebook.