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Meta director joins Definely as chief product officer
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Definely has appointed John Connolly as chief product officer (CPO), effective immediately, the UK-founded legal tech solutions company announced today (16 February). Connolly joins Definely with over 20 years of product experience, most recently as director of product management at Meta, where he led the account integrity (Trust & Safety) team, covering all Facebook,…
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Top skills to perfect in advance of a leadership role
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You might assume that moving into a leadership position means that you already have the skills you need to succeed, but everyone benefits from a long-term learning strategy. Read more: Top skills to perfect in advance of a leadership role
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Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 with visual agentic abilities
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Qwen3.5 is 60pc cheaper to use and eight times better at processing large workloads, the company said. Read more: Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 with visual agentic abilities
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Is AI signalling the end of ‘learning on the job’ for young people?
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Dr Vivek Soundararajan of the University of Bath discusses how learning and training is changing for future employees in the wake of AI advancement. Read more: Is AI signalling the end of ‘learning on the job’ for young people?
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Bytedance commits to change after legal threat from Disney
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‘ByteDance’s virtual smash-and-grab of Disney’s IP is wilful, pervasive and totally unacceptable,’ Disney’s cease and desist letter read. Read more: Bytedance commits to change after legal threat from Disney
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German start-up Sitegeist raises €4m for construction site robots
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Munich-based Sitegeist wants to address Europe’s backlog of broken concrete architecture. Read more: German start-up Sitegeist raises €4m for construction site robots
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Leah and PwC UK launch agentic AI partnership – We speak to their AI heads
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By Rob Hewett Following news of its rebrand from ContractPodAi to Leah at the start of the year, this week (10th February) Leah and PwC UK last week announced a new partnership, deepening their relationship that started in March 2024. The partnership will support Leah’s expansion out of legal into other business areas such…
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Europe’s love for pets fuels Swedish insurtech Lassie as it raises $75m Series C
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Sweden’s Lassie, the ‘prevention-first’ pet insurer, has raised $75m in Series C funding to support its mission to become a leader in Europe’s pet care and insurance market. Read more: Europe’s love for pets fuels Swedish insurtech Lassie as it raises $75m Series C
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OpenClaw founder joins OpenAI to create next-gen personal agents
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OpenClaw was formerly known as Clawd, a play on OpenAI rival Anthropic’s Claude AI. Read more: OpenClaw founder joins OpenAI to create next-gen personal agents
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DCU, UL research could help avoid cancer drug resistance
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The team says this new chemical strategy could avoid some of the typical mechanisms that cancers use to become resistant. Read more: DCU, UL research could help avoid cancer drug resistance