Of course, as one door closes, another opens! It's been so fun being part of the rocket ship that is Wayve. We just celebrated the milestone of taking our AI Driver out to 500 new cities – here's to many more milestones in 2026!
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Klarna’s US IPO Launch Marks Europe’s Tech Growth
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And finally, just before I left CNBC, I covered Klarna's long-awaited IPO: https://
cnbc.com/2025/09/10/kla
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UK Fintech Week 2026: Shifting Market Sentiment in Financial Technology
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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
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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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Career Change and AI: Reflecting on 2025’s Journey
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It's that time when we tend to look back and reflect on the year we've had and the things we're proud of… This year has been a strange one for me, as it resulted in a total change of career. Luckily, it's been a very welcome change – and I'm buzzing about 2026.
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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
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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.