AI & Automation
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Big Four firms cut graduate roles due to AI automation. Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC have reduced graduate recruitment by up to a third, driven by AI adoption and cost-cutting measures, impacting the traditional entry-level job market.
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UK executives face record stress levels. New Icertis research shows tariffs, regulatory shifts, and the scramble to keep pace with AI are placing UK C-suites under mounting pressure — with nearly 90% expecting tariffs to dent the bottom line, and four in five struggling to assess AI investment impact.
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Europe’s AI future hinges on grid speed. A new report warns that poor electricity grid planning could result in 13-year connection delays for data centres, pushing billions in investment away from the continent’s traditional tech hubs and towards more agile markets in southern and central Europe.
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BT boss Allison Kirkby signals more job losses could follow AI rollout.
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Bengio says AI now needs watchdogs smarter than the models themselves.
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The majority of the Big Four giants are developing a new audit system for AI tools as they hope to tap into a new revenue stream
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Jensen Huang warns that restrictions have backfired, accelerating Chinese innovation and costing US firms billions.
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The UK government is piloting an AI tool named ‘Consult’ to automate the analysis of public consultation responses, aiming to reduce administrative workloads and enhance efficiency across departments.
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New benchmarks show smaller AI models delivering near-equivalent performance to GPT-4 — at a fraction of the compute cost.
