Posts by Susan Darwin
AI strategies are kind of destined to fail
As a consultancy owner, I’ve been experimenting heavily with the headline AI applications for the better part of two years now. Our teams have tested it across dozens of products and use cases. Some experiments worked immediately. Others failed at first but succeeded six months later when the models improved. Some we’re still figuring out.…
Read MoreHere’s how much Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Google will spend to develop more AI in 2026
Big Tech is on a spending spree, forecast to drop a staggering $650 billion on artificial intelligence (AI) in 2026 alone—and that’s just for Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon. The companies are ramping up their investment in an increasingly competitive, high-stakes arms race, pouring hundreds of billions into massive data centers and semiconductors, in hopes of…
Read MorePolice search properties linked to Mandelson over Epstein investigation
The former ambassador to the US and Labour minister is under investigation for misconduct in a public office. Source link
Read MoreMurder charge after student stabbed near De Montfort University
Khaleed Oladipo was fatally stabbed near the De Montfort University campus in Leicester. Source link
Read MoreThese countries just won the fashion Olympics
The Olympics are best known as a moment for the world’s most elite athletes to demonstrate their physical prowess on the world stage. But, for a handful of apparel brands, the Games are also one of the most coveted advertising moments of the year. This year, teams at the Milan Cortina Games will be outfitted…
Read MoreSix Nations 2026: Must-win for Scotland as alternative does not bear thinking about
Fair play to Scottish Rugby – not words you often hear, it’s true. Fair play to them for their enthusiasm in putting players and coaches in front of cameras and around tables, fair play for all the access and all the opportunity to pick brains before the Six Nations. If the championship was decided on…
Read MoreM&M recall 2026: Chocolate candy sold in 20 states has a dangerous defect
Valentine’s Day is just a week away, and is one of the most popular holidays for consuming chocolates. But according to two notices from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), buyers of select M&M products are at risk of adverse health consequences due to undeclared allergens. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? On…
Read MorePakistan mosque explosion: More than 30 dead and 169 injured, officials say
Almost 170 were injured in the explosion, which took place during Friday prayers in the capital Islamabad. Source link
Read MoreHead of firm founded by Mandelson to quit after Epstein release
Benjamin Wegg-Prosser concluded his association with Lord Mandelson – and references to them both in the Epstein files – was doing the business Global Counsel harm. Source link
Read MoreUiPath pushes deeper into financial services with WorkFusion acquisition
UiPath, the Romanian unicorn, has agreed to buy WorkFusion, bringing a specialist in AI agents for financial-crime compliance into its fold as part of a broader push into agentic automation for the banking sector. The deal closed in UiPath’s first quarter of fiscal 2027; financial terms were not disclosed. WorkFusion’s software focuses on repetitive and…
Read MoreWatch: Ukrainian soldier thought to be dead calls his family
This is the moment Nazar Daletskyi’s family found out that their relative, who was thought to have died fighting as a Ukrainian soldier in the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion, was in fact alive. They were told he had died in September 2022 and a few months later they received a body that they…
Read MoreAmazon’s shares fall after announcing plan to increase capital spending by 60%
Amazon sales surged 14% during the fourth quarter, helped by strong holiday spending and a better-than-expected growth in its prominent cloud computing unit. But shares fell 11% in after hours trading on Thursday as investors appeared to be spooked by the Seattle-based tech company’s plans to increase capital spending by nearly 60% to $200 billion…
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