Starling Bank founder wants women to drive Welsh revolution
Swansea University Starling Bank founder Anne Boden wants to inspire more women entrepreneurs The founder of Starling Bank has called for Wales to be at the centre of a “revolution” in artificial intelligence (AI), driven by women. Swansea University graduate Anne Boden has returned to the city to encourage others to follow her lead. Ms […]
Amazon heads off facial recognition rebellion
Amazon Rekognition can match photos to databases holding millions of people’s faces Shareholders seeking to halt Amazon’s sale of its facial recognition technology to US police forces have been defeated in two votes that sought to pressure the company into a rethink. But investors rejected the proposals at the company’s annual general meeting. That meant […]
Black Ferns appoint ex-sevens coach Allan Bunting to help build team culture
New Zealand women’s side have brought in Allan Bunting, who led the country’s sevens team to Olympic gold in Tokyo, as manager of culture and leadership. Bunting’s appointment follows the resignation of head coach Glenn Moore after an investigation into players’ claims of cultural insensitivity. Former All Blacks assistant Wayne Smith is part of a […]
Bristol woman with rare hormone condition to open café
Pippa Volans Hannah Egerton has GHD and has had to take injections A new café run by a young female entrepreneur with a rare hormone condition is set to open. Hannah Egerton, 23, who has been running a wholesale bakery business for two years, is now opening Edgie Eats Cake Shop & Café in Westbury […]
Is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed finished?
Reuters Mohammed bin Salman’s rise to power has been meteoric – but can he survive the Khashoggi scandal? “He’s toast”. “He’s toxic”. “He’s my hero”. “We love him”. Opinions are clearly divided on the man they call MBS – Saudi Arabia’s controversial Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi […]
Sophie Ingle: Chelsea experience can help win WSL title
Midfielder Sophie Ingle says recent trophy success could give Chelsea an edge in their bid to retain the Women’s Super League (WSL) title. Chelsea are looking for a third consecutive League and FA Cup double, having won the latter with a 1-0 victory against Manchester United at Wembley. When asked if their experience of winning […]
BBC defends vetting process after imam’s tweets emerge
Abdullah Patel asked the Tory leadership candidates if they agreed that “words had consequences” The BBC has defended its vetting process after it emerged a guest on its leadership debate show had shared allegedly anti-Semitic tweets. Imam Abdullah Patel said he was sure he had not criticised Jewish people but stood by criticism of Israeli […]
Farewell from Dave Lee – the BBC’s man in Silicon Valley
BBC Today, I end what has been four and a half years as the BBC’s North America technology reporter. Or, as our presenters mostly put it: “The BBC’s man in Silicon Valley.” When I started, I predicted my time here would be spent witnessing the arrival of the next big thing, whatever on Earth (or […]
Why Dolly Alderton stopped writing about her personal life
Alexandra Cameron Alderton’s memoir Everything I Know About Love sold more than 300,000 copies in the UK Appropriately for an author, Dolly Alderton used to be an open book. For several years, she wrote a dating column in The Sunday Times, in which she would share all sorts of stories about being a single woman […]
Doug Beattie is elected new leader of Ulster Unionist Party
Doug Beattie says some UUP members may not like his “liberal credentials” Upper Bann MLA Doug Beattie has been elected as the new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). Mr Beattie was the only candidate to run for the top post in the party. Nominations for the leadership closed at 12:00 BST on Monday. […]