As April came around, I was tasked with covering UK Fintech Week. I'd been to many fintech events in the UK over the years – but this was the first time I got a sense that the mood music was changing..
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Steve Wozniak on Elon Musk’s Government Efficiency Role
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Then in March, I was lucky enough to get the chance to interview Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak: https://
cnbc.com/video/2025/03/
05/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-talks-doge-musk-and-tesla.html
… We spoke about Elon Musk's management of the Department of Government Efficiency (something he had some strong views on!) -
Zepz Fintech Cuts 200 Jobs Amid Global Workforce Restructuring
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In February, I got the scoop that British fintech Zepz had laid off 200 people – a redundancy measure impacting around 20% of its global workforce at the time:
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DeepSeek’s Low-Cost AI Model Commoditizes Language Models
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In January, DeepSeek rocked the world with an advanced AI model that cost a fraction of what Western firms have spent on their models to make. I wrote about how low-cost models like DeepSeek's could result in large language models becoming a commodity:
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Wayve AI Brings Advanced Driver Assistance to Nissan Vehicles
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Nice to work with some former colleagues on this @CNBC interview with @wayve_ai CEO @alexgkendall
! During the chat, Alex explained why @NissanGlobal chose Wayve's AI-driven approach to bring advanced driver assistance to its vehicles -
New Role at Wayve AI: Exciting Journey Begins
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A very proud moment @wayve_ai & I'm barely a month into the job!! It's been such a fun ride already and there's so much still yet to come – I can't wait for what's next
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Balderton Capital leads $30M Series A for Light’s AI finance platform
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Early Revolut investor Balderton Capital has led a $30 million Series A round in Light, a Danish startup that's using AI to shake up the decades-old world of finance and accounting systems.
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US Tech Giants Announce Mega AI Infrastructure Investments in UK
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US tech giants scrambling to get announcements out about some mega AI infrastructure investments in the UK. Google first out of the gate with a $6.8bn investment commitment; followed by Microsoft ($15bn) and Nvidia ($15bn).
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Gemini’s Declining Crypto Revenue Versus Robinhood’s Profitability
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"…Gemini has limited charms. Its revenue shrank over the past two quarters, and it is lossmaking. Rival digital brokerage Robinhood also saw its crypto trading revenue shrink, but it is profitable, more diversified and much bigger."
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Klarna and Mistral Keep European Tech Dream Alive
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Klarna and Mistral are keeping the European tech dream alive