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AI failure, cabaret and my back passage AI

AI failure, cabaret and my back passage

Welcome to the end of the week. At last... Here's why tech is great. đź’ˇI really want you to look at our AI Frontiers events at the bottom of this email. The first is on AI disruption in media, entertainment and games later this month. The second is on DeFi (decentralised finance) 5 reasons

Dan Ilett · 4 min read min read
Unlocking DeFi: Opportunities for the Buy-Side in modern finance AI

Unlocking DeFi: Opportunities for the Buy-Side in modern finance

Why DeFi? The Opportunities of Decentralised Finance on the Buy SideJoin us at The Club House, where business leaders from finance, DeFI and real-world asset sectors discuss disruption in the buy-side…Eventbrite Date and time Wed, 6 Nov 2024 17:00 - 19:00 GMT Location W1B 2AF5 Swallow

Dan Ilett · 2 min read min read
AI Frontiers: Transforming Media & Entertainment AI

AI Frontiers: Transforming Media & Entertainment

Wednesday, 23 October Join us at AI Frontiers: Transforming Media & Entertainment to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the way we consume and create media Date and time Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00 - 19:00 BST Location The Club House, 6th floor, 5 Swallow Pl 5 Swallow Place,

Dan Ilett · 2 min read min read
Death of a friend Wellbeing

Death of a friend

Two weeks ago, a good friend passed away. He was my age, single and led a life many men would desire - yet never held it over anyone. He suffered with his mental health sometimes, yet would never let you know. He always asked after my family and made great efforts to help his friends.

Dan Ilett · 2 min read min read
73% of CXOs would vote remain Geopolitics

73% of CXOs would vote remain

The H1 Growth Blockers report launches next week - and yes, it's tough out there. But some companies are adapting better than others. After surveying 107 executives from Fortune and FTSE to early stage firms in B2B, leaders are feeling the impact of the white-collar recession. Few are

Dan Ilett · 3 min read min read
SaaS slashers, AI art tiles and gilet male fails... AI

SaaS slashers, AI art tiles and gilet male fails...

Klarna is shaking the tree in its recent announcement it will kill Salesforce and Workday SaaS applications to replace them with AI-created software. CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski stated: "There are large ongoing internal initiatives that are a combination of AI, standardization, and

Dan Ilett · 3 min read min read
The adventures of Keir Poppins Geopolitics

The adventures of Keir Poppins

First of all, I would like to make one thing clear: I never explain anything. After extending their time on the naughty step for those throwing atrocious petrol bombs around the house, the children have calmed down this week, which has allowed us to tidy up. Roland Rat and his filthy

Dan Ilett · 1 min read min read
About that AI you just bought... AI

About that AI you just bought...

Ever had buyer's remorse? Maybe that mandolin you bought hungover at university you were convinced was a good idea until you sobered up? No? Just me then. Well that's what's happening right now with the millions of dollars sank into AI over the last year. Yes - there are some use cases

Dan Ilett · 1 min read min read
Coming to London as a graduate Downtime

Coming to London as a graduate

Eeeh, in my day, we were sent down to London on the back of a coal truck and told to run for 14 miles to find somewhere to sleep while being chased by pack hounds. We had no clothes so we'd make do with the Evening Standard and fish wrappers. If we were cold, we'd huddle up in't tent made

Dan Ilett · 2 min read min read
The Microsoft Outage - A Lesson For The City in Concentration Risk AI

The Microsoft Outage - A Lesson For The City in Concentration Risk

As Crowdstrike’s share price continues to slide today, Microsoft is doing its best to distance itself from the massive outage of 8.5 million Windows devices. The funny thing is, I was penning a piece for you on how smug Microsoft has been of late due to its success in marketing Copilot,

Dan Ilett · 1 min read min read
There’s no time to waste Growth

There’s no time to waste

Will it be calmer under Starmer? “There’s no time to waste.” Several members of the Cabinet have used this phrase since Friday including the PM himself… It’s a simple, subtle message you may have missed, but the fact it’s been repeated so many times means it’s been planned by some smart

Dan Ilett · 4 min read min read