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Aaron Hurst is Information Age's senior reporter, providing news and features around the hottest trends across the tech industry.

AI & Machine Learning

EU AI Act met with claims of stifled innovation

In an open letter to policymakers, over 150 European companies have stated that the proposed EU AI Act "would jeopardise Europe’s competitiveness"

AI & Machine Learning

AI-led business processes – getting the balance right between business impact and staff satisfaction

David Semach, CEO of AIM Reply, spoke to Information Age about how businesses can keep staff motivated and productive alongside AI-led business processes

Data Protection & Privacy

Class action lawsuit filed against OpenAI over “stolen private information”

OpenAI, developer of ChatGPT, has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging misappropriation of personal data scraped from the web

Recruitment

Highest-earning software salaries ranked

A deep dive into the highest-earning salaries that are being offered across the software market

Data Protection & Privacy

Ex-NVIDIA executive Ido Bukspan appointed new CEO of Pliops

The semiconductor veteran will lead all operations at data processor startup Pliops, as former CEO Uri Beitler shifts focus to strategy

AI & Machine Learning

Google Cloud enters anti-money laundering space with AI product

The newly launched AML AI solution from Google Cloud aims to help global financial institutions more effectively detect money laundering

AI & Machine Learning

Just 6% of MPs confident in UK regulators to monitor AI

Research from AI policy network Appraise reveals that fewer than one in 10 MPs believe existing regulators have the necessary skills or expertise to regulate AI

AI & Machine Learning

Google UK chief shares approval of AI regulation approach

As Government urges ministers to boost use of AI, Google UK managing director Debbie Weinstein has referred to the country's approach to regulation as 'best in class'

Research

A quarter of tech leaders believe salaries fall short

Research from CTO Craft and Albany Partners reveals that a quarter (24 per cent) of tech leaders are unsatisfied with their current salaries

AI & Machine Learning

£54m in UK government funding announced for AI research

UK Technology Secretary Chloe Smith announced government investment totalling £54m towards building secure and trustworthy AI, at London Tech Week

AI & Machine Learning

What the EU AI Act plenary vote will mean for businesses

Today, members of the European Parliament voted in favour of the EU AI Act to regulate businesses, including monitoring of generative AI and biometric identification

Disruptive Innovation

HSBC announces SVB UK acquisition rebrand ‘Innovation Banking’

The new HSBC Innovation Banking division, announced at the start of London Tech Week, will house SVB UK and new teams based in the US, Hong Kong and Israel