Trump’s tariffs threaten the future of innovation – and UK tech could be collateral damage


Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock US president Donald Trump’s 15% baseline tariffs on EU imports may read like a throwback to old-school protectionism, designed to safeguard American jobs and manufacturing. But in today’s globalised and digitally driven economy, the risk isn’t just to steel or car factories, it’s to innovation itself. The world’s most advanced technologies rely on complex, […]

New technologies like AI come with big claims – borrowing the scientific concept of validity can help cut through the hype


Closely examining the claims companies make about a product can help you separate hype from reality. Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty Images Technological innovations can seem relentless. In computing, some have proclaimed that “a year in machine learning is a century in any other field.” But how do you know whether those advancements are hype or […]