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Fighting fire with fire: The imperative of AI-based fraud prevention

From deepfakes to artificial intelligence (AI)-powered biometric bypasses, the ways fraudsters are leveraging technology are evolving fast.

This article explores how financial institutions should comply with the seminal PSD3 act.

In December 1955, Herbert Simon and Allen Newell developed ‘Logic Theorist’, which is today considered the first ever AI program.

“There have been many fundamental shifts in the IT space, such as the internet and the ecommerce revolution. This is the biggest one..."

Climate

Blackrock’s former sustainable investing chief, Tariq Fancy, has made nine key claims against the environmental, social and governance (ESG)

It is Women’s Equality Day – and over two years since the publication of the UK government’s last mandatory gender pay gap report, due to co

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest just hit its highest level in over 15 years, despite Brazil – along with 100 other world leaders – pr

What is gender lens investing? How do we advance gender diversity and inclusion in the fintech and renewable energy sectors?

I have been shortlisted in the Young Journalist of the Year 2025 awards

This year has been an inspiring year for music. Here are the songs, albums, and EPs, that had the greatest impact in 2024.

In the wake of ex-One Direction member, Liam Payne’s tragic death on 16 October 2024, calls are mounting for better safeguards for artists.

The 9th October would have marked John Lennon’s 84th birthday. It has been commemorated by the release of a series of Mind Games re-mixes.

Music

An attempt by the CFPB to develop Open Banking infrastructure in the US, and Trump's attempt to dismantle it.

In response to 1st February article by Marina Hyde: Oh, I'm sorry, tech bros - did DeepSeek copy your work?

Dear Ms Goldman, the UK’s writers need your help to stop their rights over their own works being undermined for the development of AI models

Trump’s new meme coin is symbolic of a rising USA tech-industrial complex – aiming to reduce regulation and influence public policy.

Culture & Current Affairs

Horticulture

Earth Day 2024 is upon us; a day to not only demonstrate our unwavering support for environmental protection, but, perhaps, to re-visit some

Thanks to a generous helping of rainfall and a smattering of sun, spring is finally underway. And the gardens are showing it too; weeds are