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1 week ago

Lords warn AI copyright changes could harm creative sector

Our creative industries face a clear and present danger from uncredited and unremunerated use of copyrighted material to train AI models. Photographers, musicians, authors and publishers are seeing their work fed into AI models which then produce imitations that take employment and earning opportunities from the original creators.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 weeks ago

Small Firms Warn Reeves: Costs Impact Growth Plans - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The UK Chancellor failed to address mounting cost pressures hitting 5.7 million small businesses and self-employed workers facing April increases in employment costs, business rates, and energy bills.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Reeves's spring statement? The economy is great, don't worry about the Middle East

We have the right economic plan for this country, she began. Not a plan that was more right than the plan of any other party's plan. But one specially tailored for us. And frankly more than we deserved.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves claims UK economy can beat forecasts again is she right? Our writers discuss

Chancellor Rachel Reeves's spring forecast offers no significant economic improvement, relying on weak GDP projections while avoiding bold public investment initiatives needed to address housing, infrastructure, and transport deficiencies.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Reeves accused of being tone deaf' on energy prices as Middle East crisis deepens

Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended Labour's economic plan amid criticism over energy price preparedness and grim Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts showing reduced growth and rising unemployment.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

US banking giant to build new HQ in Canary Wharf

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Labour seeks ambitious' youth mobility scheme with EU

Reeves said the exchange scheme would allow young people in Britain to be able to go and work, to travel, to volunteer, to gain experience, to learn languages in European countries. And we want young people from those European countries to also be able to come to the UK and have the same opportunities that my generation had to travel, work and study in Europe, she said.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 months ago

Reeves warned decision by mining giant to close London HQ is a wake up call'

Anglo American will merge with Teck and relocate its headquarters from London to Vancouver, prompting concerns about UK economic policy and capital flight.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Starmer names former Bank deputy governor as his chief economic adviser

Minouche Shafik will join Keir Starmer as chief economic adviser, strengthening No 10's economic team ahead of the autumn budget.
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