Me in the @FT this morning on Mastercard's decision to increase fees for UK purchases from EU by 500%, which is driven by plain greed. It's concerning that Visa could soon follow suit...
Matt is one of the most capable and thoughtful people I've ever met.
No one in the UK has done more to build AI companies and drive growth.
The government isn’t an expert in scaling tech or AI—but Matt is.
We need more people like him, working tirelessly (and for free) to get the UK growing again.
Let’s not let the British media tear down another founder.
Today we're launching our Manifesto for the next Government backed by 100+ founders from across our ecosystem.
Read it here and sign our open letter backing the plans at https://t.co/wexfZcvrU4
I actually truly believe you will not see better. This is perfection. Utterly insane display of rugby.
Chosen by the Gods or something Thor-like
#TOP14#STUBB#Top14Finale
Excited to say we're hiring for a new Head of Economic Policy to come and work with us at the @StartupCltn and lead on investment, VC, R&D and lots more.
If you're interested or know anyone who would be do get in touch!
https://t.co/ZDe1hobBzO
Next week we’re proudly launching a new report with @PPI.
Join us in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney for drinks and discussion for the launch of “Backdoors and Balance Sheets: The Consequences of Weakening Encryption on the Future of Work”.
https://t.co/hL17DEAQFJ
PPI down under! 🇦🇺
While traveling across Australia and New Zealand promoting pragmatic policy solutions, the teams at PPI and @McKellInstitute were honored to be recognized by the Speaker of the New South Wales Parliament.
https://t.co/Wu31qi8LgW
Today we’re launching our first ClimateTech Index, showing that the 1,000 UK ClimateTechs who have raised the most VC investment are worth a combined £26bn.
Full report here: https://t.co/bKofAHuppi
and more highlights below 👇
At @TrueLayer's HQ for an event celebrating 10 years of the @TechNation Global Talent Visa, which has brought more than 5,000 skilled workers into the UK - a quarter of them startup founders.
https://t.co/kn1mG9jalJ
Great that we are FINALLY seeing objective data in the debate over BNPL!
As data based on ACTUAL BNPL TRANSACTIONS from @experian_uk shows: 99% of consumers pay back BNPL on time and these products have SAVED consumers over £100 MILLION in interest and fees.
Thank you @charlottev! So happy to see a debate based on TRUTH and not sloppy misinformation
Why do top AI companies choose to come to the UK?
It's our talent and agile approach to AI regulation.
Great to chat with the brilliant Aidan Gomez from @cohere about how we are making the UK a global leader in safe AI development.
'Why are AI companies choosing the UK?'
'How do we make sure workers don’t get left behind?'
'How do we make sure businesses are prepared?'
@Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez and Technology Secretary @michelledonelan answer your questions on the future of AI 📽️
An update to our letter this morning - the Government have taken note. We're sitting down in the coming days and we're optimistic that we can work out how to get it fixed. You can read more here: https://t.co/ZG5lEadnDw
Our startup ecosystem thrives on investment.
Changing investor rules will disqualify many angel investors and hurt growing British businesses. A reconsideration is needed.
That's why we call on entrepreneurs to sign our open letter to the Chancellor: https://t.co/OeRobef5UL
📣 Today we have launched an open letter to the Chancellor calling on damaging changes to rules for angel investors to be reversed.
Read the full letter here ➡️ https://t.co/DCEYFl4ivr
Or read more below 👇
How should copyright affect the training of AI?
It's become a fraught issue lately. In 2022 the UK government announced it would implement an exception from copyright for all copying of material made for the purposes of text-and-data mining.