Why the future of FDI lies in ecosystems, not industrial estates
Free zones are major catalysts for foreign direct investment (FDI) and while they occupy a unique position in the FDI…
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Lara Williams
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Interview: Databricks EMEA CTO on the company’s global expansion in challenging times
Dael Williamson, EMEA CTO at Databricks joined the company in 2023 tasked with running Northern Europe, including the Nordics, Benelux,…
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US Iran war: Will helium shortages risk major disruption to quantum computing companies?
Supply chains for frontier technologies are complex. Energy, materials and infrastructure are becoming increasingly subject to geopolitical turbulence, as well…
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Frontline AI: The deskless AI transformation is next
The next big AI transformation will be on warehouse floors and within industrial field operations as AI deployment brings automation…
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Does the UK’s focus on AI infrastructure risk the chance of building its own British Big Tech?
US President Trump’s UK state visit in September was marked by a host of accompanying US tech titans, some of…
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Opinion: Businesses can’t audit and insure their way to responsible AI
Recently, the Big Four accountancy firms have started offering audits to verify that organisations’ AI products are compliant and effective.…
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Stop hiring humans? Business leaders face AI labour arbitrage
Advertising almost always appeals to the aspirational. But AI platform, Artisan.co, has bucked this convention by plastering fear all over…
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Could Trump break the global semiconductor supply chain?
With the capacity to fulfil just 12% of domestic demand for semiconductors, the US needs to rapidly increase its onshore…
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UK International Investment Summit: New data centre investment to enable AI roll-out
Data centre investment by US companies announced today (14 October) at the UK’s International Investment Summit will enable the UK…
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Top five technology investment trends to watch in 2024
Despite geopolitical turmoil and economic uncertainty in 2023, technology investment continued to grow significantly, underlining a common belief that the…