Burnham says the UK is building an AI defence partnership with the US
Burnham says the UK is building an AI defence partnership with the US

Fundamental decisions on this technology are too important to be left to chance. They must be taken by elected governments who serve working people. Andy Burnham said that about AI on Tuesday evening. It was his first speech to the UN General Assembly …

Tekever hits a $6.4bn valuation and plans acquisitions with its new round
Tekever hits a $6.4bn valuation and plans acquisitions with its new round

The fund raise is precisely designed to support that growth, not only organically, developing new technology, but through acquisitions. Ricardo Mendes, founder and chief executive of Tekever, said that in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Wedne…

UK regulator toughens Google choice screen proposals as AI assistants rise
UK regulator toughens Google choice screen proposals as AI assistants rise

The next time a UK Android user is asked to pick a search engine, ChatGPT could be one of the answers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published strengthened proposals on Wednesday that would require Google to include AI assistants on its A…

Heidi raises $340m and doubles its valuation to $900m
Heidi raises $340m and doubles its valuation to $900m

From the day I started Heidi, the ambition was always bigger than writing doctor’s notes. Dr Thomas Kelly said that on Tuesday, as the company he cofounded announced US$340m of new funding. The money arrives in two parts. In its announcement, Heidi sai…

Andy Burnham wants the UK to use its G20 presidency to broker a global AI agreement
Andy Burnham wants the UK to use its G20 presidency to broker a global AI agreement

Britain will try to broker a worldwide deal on AI during its upcoming turn at the head of the G20, Prime Minister Andy Burnham told reporters on the eve of the UN General Assembly in New York, Politico Europe reported. Britain was “uniquely positioned …

Revolut plans a dual London and Nasdaq listing, Storonsky tells Les Echos
Revolut plans a dual London and Nasdaq listing, Storonsky tells Les Echos

“In reality, we are currently planning a dual listing, on the London Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq,” Nik Storonsky told Les Echos. The Revolut founder was in Paris on Monday. Gabriel Nédélec and Ingrid Feuerstein interviewed him for the French paper, w…

Tom Watson joins Palantir as its £330M NHS contract heads for a break clause
Tom Watson joins Palantir as its £330M NHS contract heads for a break clause

Lord Tom Watson, Baron Watson of Wyre Forest, Labor’s former deputy leader, has joined Palantir as a senior vice president, an appointment he announced on X. He called it: “Palantir is the most interesting company on the planet, doing work of real cons…

Even the King of England has his hesitations about AI

King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and UK government.

Oversight Board orders Meta to remove a deepfake of a UK councillor
Oversight Board orders Meta to remove a deepfake of a UK councillor

Meta’s rules on AI deepfakes are “consistently and fundamentally inadequate to address the rapid rise of AI-generated content”, the Oversight Board said on 17 September. The board ordered Meta to remove two AI-generated videos from Facebook. The first …

King Charles asks AI chiefs to keep the technology under human control
King Charles asks AI chiefs to keep the technology under human control

“Those in our world who value deeply our humanity and its vital moral component are anxiously seeking your reassurance that we will not lose control of our destiny, or our souls,” King Charles III told AI leaders on 17 September. The King spoke at a su…