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UK High Court rules London Metropolitan Police can continue to use live facial recognition; police say technology has led to more than 2,100 arrests since 2024 (Connor Jones/The Register)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 22, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: The hills we die on A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du, Sally…

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OpenAI says it will make London its largest research center outside the US, without giving specific details; OpenAI’s European headquarters is in Dublin (Sam Tabahriti/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 26, 2026

Sam Tabahriti / Reuters: OpenAI says it will make London its largest research center outside the US, without giving specific…

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Uber plans to test driverless taxis in London using Baidu’s Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis, starting in the first half of 2026, with services available by the end of 2026 (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 22, 2025

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The next AI security crisis (and what to do about it) | Sander Schulhoff Interviews with…

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Impressions from a test drive in London in a car using Wayve’s self-driving technology; Wayve has raised $1.3 billion since its launch and is testing cars with Level 2+ autonomy (John Thornhill/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 8, 2025

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The 100-person AI lab that has become Anthropic and Google’s secret weapon | Edwin Chen (Surge…

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Paid to London, which helps the providers of agent monetizing and monitoring costs, increased a seed of $ 21.6 million led by Lightspeed, a source indicates an evaluation of $ 100 million (Julie Bort / Techcrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 29, 2025

Featured podcasts Podcast by Lenny: A 4 -step setting to build delicious products | Nesrine Changuel (Spotify, Google, Skype) Interviews…

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A look at London "neocloud" NSCAL startup, which won an investment of $ 500 million from NVIDIA and aims to evolve up to 300,000 GPUs worldwide, tied with Coreweave (Iain Martin / Forbes)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 23, 2025

Iain Martin / Forbes:: An overview of the startup “Neocloud” based in London NSCALE, which won an investment of $…

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The London Stock Exchange is launching a blockchain-based platform, marking its push in digital assets, initially focused on private funds (Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 15, 2025

Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg:: The London Stock Exchange is launching a blockchain-based platform, marking its push in digital assets, initially…

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The statement of the UK data center, currently 477, should jump ~ 100 in the next five years, with more than half in London and in neighboring counties (BBC)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 16, 2025

Featured podcasts Big Technology Podcast: Can the web survive a generative AI? – With Matthew Prince The Big Technology Podcast…

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has rejected Uber’s call in a case on VAT, forcing Uber to pay a 20% VAT on prices outside London while rival private taxi operators do not pay (Sam Tobin / Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 30, 2025

Sam Tobin / Reuters:: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has rejected Uber’s call in a case on VAT,…

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OPENAI and the British government announce a partnership to explore the use of AI in justice, defense, security and EDTECH, and possibly extend the London office of Openai (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 22, 2025

Reuters:: OPENAI and the British government announce a partnership to explore the use of AI in justice, defense, security and…

From discreet cooperation to strategic partnership? – The diplomat

5 years later – The diplomat

Transnational repression against Hong Kongers in the UK is worrying – The Diplomat

Trump-Xi summit leaves South Korea facing familiar pressures – The Diplomat

Tajikistan, China sign permanent friendship treaty – The Diplomat

Chinese electric vehicles are coming to Canada and dealers are eager to sell them

Family Investors Turn to Old Economy Companies to Avoid AI Disruption

Starbucks to lay off 300 US employees, close some regional offices

China to order 200 Boeing planes, Trump tells Fox News

CDC says there are currently no cases of hantavirus in the United States, 41 people are being monitored

The war in Iran broke Trump

China humiliated Trump and now he’s in a damage control frenzy

HUD Secretary’s BDS is completely closed

JD Vance Compares Himself to Child Abandoned at Deranged White House Event

Trump barely arrives in China with a thud

Kraken cut about 150 employees after AI tools improved efficiency and its IPO could be delayed until late 2026 or early 2027 due to falling digital asset prices (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

A profile of Runway, an AI video generation startup that trains models directly on observational data, is now valued at $5.3 billion and added $40 million in ARR in the second quarter (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

Ofcom says X committed to implementing tougher protections for UK users, including reviewing illegal hateful content within 24 hours, following an investigation (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)

Bill Ackman says his fund took a new stake in Microsoft after the company’s recent stock price decline; Ackman says investors underestimated Microsoft (Amy Thomson/Bloomberg)

A profile of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, who is killing projects, downsizing and pleasing Wall Street, all while steering the company into an AI-centric era (Bloomberg)

Browsing: London

UK High Court rules London Metropolitan Police can continue to use live facial recognition; police say technology has led to more than 2,100 arrests since 2024 (Connor Jones/The Register)

OpenAI says it will make London its largest research center outside the US, without giving specific details; OpenAI’s European headquarters is in Dublin (Sam Tabahriti/Reuters)

Uber plans to test driverless taxis in London using Baidu’s Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis, starting in the first half of 2026, with services available by the end of 2026 (Bloomberg)

Impressions from a test drive in London in a car using Wayve’s self-driving technology; Wayve has raised $1.3 billion since its launch and is testing cars with Level 2+ autonomy (John Thornhill/Financial Times)

Paid to London, which helps the providers of agent monetizing and monitoring costs, increased a seed of $ 21.6 million led by Lightspeed, a source indicates an evaluation of $ 100 million (Julie Bort / Techcrunch)

A look at London "neocloud" NSCAL startup, which won an investment of $ 500 million from NVIDIA and aims to evolve up to 300,000 GPUs worldwide, tied with Coreweave (Iain Martin / Forbes)

The London Stock Exchange is launching a blockchain-based platform, marking its push in digital assets, initially focused on private funds (Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg)

The statement of the UK data center, currently 477, should jump ~ 100 in the next five years, with more than half in London and in neighboring counties (BBC)

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has rejected Uber’s call in a case on VAT, forcing Uber to pay a 20% VAT on prices outside London while rival private taxi operators do not pay (Sam Tobin / Reuters)

OPENAI and the British government announce a partnership to explore the use of AI in justice, defense, security and EDTECH, and possibly extend the London office of Openai (Reuters)