Headlines – updates this week

Headline Update 13-09-2024 : -AI Takes the Wheel in Travel Planning -AI will not fix Apple’s sluggish iPhone sales any time soon -Royal Mail considers bin collection-style website for letter delivery days | Royal Mail -BP extends use of AI in five-year deal with spy tech firm Palantir | BP -Only 65% of UK firms have plan to cut emissions to net zero, study shows | Business -House prices in the UK hit two-year… Read more

Headline Update 06-09-2024 : -Companies with emotionally intelligent managers make more money, research shows -UK reportedly poised to slash amount banks must refund to fraud victims | Banking -Councils in England draining reserves to stay afloat, leaders say | Local government -North Sea oil producer warns windfall tax rise will hit investment at wrong time -The lightbulb of the 21st century: The battery revolution illuminates a new era | Technology -With Robots.txt, Websites Halt… Read more

Headline Update 30-08-2024 : -Using fear to sell AI is a bad idea -Canada to impose 100% tariff on China electric vehicle imports -Klarna aims to halve workforce with AI-driven gains -Klarna to use AI to halve workforce -Visa lunches money movement advisory practice in North America -Energy bill rise highlights cost-of-living affordability gulf -Cost of living impacting retirement overspending -Australians get ‘right to disconnect’ after working hours -AI Search Startup… Read more

Headline Update 23-08-2024 : -Software expertise powers up quantum computing – Physics World -How do VC’s think and what’s the best start-up pitch? -What employees say matters most to motivate performance -Starling inches towards IPO with search for head of investor relations -Swiss banks turn on instant payments system -Klarna acquires assets of bankrupt BNPL firm Laybuy -AI models can’t learn as they go along like humans do -Fortune 500 companies flagging… Read more

Headline Update 16-08-2024 : -UK unemployment falls as wages growth hits lowest in two years | UK unemployment and employment statistics -Study Shows Top-Performing Credit Unions Innovate to Stay Competitive -How to stop AI costs from soaring -7,640,112 Customers Hit By Massive Bank Breach – Exposing Names, Social Security Numbers, Locations and Bank Account Numbers -Consumers cut back on spending -FCA to extend motor finance probe -11% of Credit Unions now offer open… Read more

Headline Update 02-08-2024 : -Consumer credit borrowing dips – Credit Connect -Businesses who use AI see 38% growth -FCA launches review to reduce regulatory burden on financial services firms – Mortgage Strategy -Why people — especially young people — are embracing voice notes -Council’s huge £12.4m Debt Collection Challenge -Open banking marks major milestone of 10 million users -Nightmare fuel: 1 in 5 admit to filling up their car with the wrong fuel… Read more