City AM: The Bank of England must put privacy and innovation at the heart of the digital pound
Privacy is seen as one of the key issues when I talk to people about CBDC and a digital pound.
Technology Review: Unpacking the hype around OpenAI’s rumored new Q* model
This overcomes one of the weaknesses in ChatGPT in the maths area – but still very early days.
Yahoo: Ministers plough £2bn into making quantum technology ‘Britain’s ChatGPT’
They will need to plough in a lot more than this!
News18: AI’s Impact On Banking Sector: Will It Completely Replace Humans?
Will AI completely replace human in the banking sector? I don’t think so.
The Banker: Can branches be a competitive edge?
All generations still think that bank branches are important. Besides the example given here Metro Bank (UK) and Nationwide Building Society see them as a competitive advantage. I still think they have a place.
Best Execution: DORA will drive ‘significant change’ in sell-side third party risk management, survey finds
DORA set to have a big impact in the Operational Resilience area.
BBC: A23a: World’s biggest iceberg on the move after 30 years
The world’s biggest iceberg is on the move – but should we be worried?
Financial Review: Virgin Money plans $250m barricade against AI-powered cybercrime wave
AI and cybercrime will be a constant battle.
efinancialcareers: HSBC hired itself a new chief information office from Citi
Good move for HSBC and Stuart.
9to5Mac: Flipper Zero can still crash iPhones running the latest version of iOS 17
I am very surprised this is still out there and has not been fixed by Apple – have you come across this?