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We Must Pace the Frontier

Colin Henderson

September 2026 Dario Amodei I have worked on AI for the last twelve years because I believe it could dramatically raise the quality of human life. I’ve written oftenabout these incredible benefits: I believe that AI could cure most major diseases in the next 5–10 years, greatly accelerate economic growth rates, create a world of abundance and empowerment, and usher in a renaissance of democracy and freedom. I feel the urgency personally. My own father died of a disease that was cured just a few years after his death, and I myself survived an early-stage cancer that would not have been … Continue reading We Must Pace the Frontier

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Revealed: Scottish state pays staff £27m for jobs that don’t exist

Colin Henderson

An SNP ban on compulsory redundancy means 800 public-sector ‘ghost workers’ are on full pay even though their roles are gone Saturday October 24 2026, 5.00pm BST, Hundreds of public sector workers in Scotland are costing the taxpayer at least £27m a year because their jobs no longer exist and the SNP refuses to make them redundant. A Sunday Times investigation has uncovered about 800 cases of NHS, central government, council and quango workers who no longer have a fixed role and who might ordinarily have been made redundant but remain on the public payroll.  The cost to the taxpayer is … Continue reading Revealed: Scottish state pays staff £27m for jobs that don’t exist

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Forget John le Carré’s novels — they’re unrealistic, says former spy chief

Colin Henderson

David Omand, the former head of GCHQ, told the Cheltenham Literature Festival that the author’s works were entertainment and should be read ‘for pleasure’ John le Carré worked for MI5 and MI6ANDREW FOX/MIRRORPIX/GETTY IMAGES David Sanderson, Arts Correspondent Wednesday October 14 2026, 1.00pm BST, The Times Listen • 4:40 minShareSave John le Carré’s fiction should be forgotten about as it gives an unrealistic portrait of the intelligence services, the former head of GCHQ has said. David Omand said that the authors Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene gave realistic depictions of the intelligence community, adding that many others including le Carré were just entertainment. Omand, … Continue reading Forget John le Carré’s novels — they’re unrealistic, says former spy chief

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NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026 Keynote Maps Europe’s Enterprise AI Opportunity

Colin Henderson

October 21, 2026Alesha Thomas 5 min read In Focus Jensen Huang urged Europe to produce AI using its industrial expertise and proprietary data NVIDIA expanded tools for enterprise agents, combining company knowledge with security controls Robotics, autonomous vehicles, healthcare and telecommunications demonstrated the reach of physical AI NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang used his GTC Berlin 2026 keynote on October 21 to outline how European businesses can turn industrial expertise into AI capabilities.  The address linked infrastructure, open models, and enterprise agents to applications across manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications, and autonomous mobility. “To be part of this AI economy, you don’t want to … Continue reading NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026 Keynote Maps Europe’s Enterprise AI Opportunity

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Carney Says Ukraine Starlink Case Underscores Risk of US Tech Reliance

Colin Henderson

 Summarize Nojoud Al MalleesOctober 23, 2026 at 8:03 AM EDT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, welcomes Mark Carney during in Ankara on Oct. 22.Photographer: Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images Mark Carney said he’s concerned about the manipulation of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system that has made it harder for Ukraine to defend itself, and suggested Elon Musk’s reported involvement shows why he’s focused on making Canada less dependent on any one country or technology.  The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Musk ordered speed limits on the military-grade version of Starlink, hampering the ability of Ukraine’s defense forces in the battle against Russia. The Journal also said US President Donald … Continue reading Carney Says Ukraine Starlink Case Underscores Risk of US Tech Reliance

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CentreAI: Rebuilding the Leader’s Office for a Reimagined State

Colin Henderson

CentreAI: Rebuilding the Leader’s Office for a Reimagined State LEARN MORE Hello Colin,Recently we’ve explored a question that is becoming increasingly important for political leaders. If we were designing government today, knowing what AI can do, would we build the institutions we have now?  At TBI, we believe the answer is no. But reimagining government is one thing. Building the technology to help make it possible is another.  I’m Liam Wilkinson, Principal Applied AI Engineer at TBI, and I’ve been working with our team to do just that. Introducing CentreAI Governments hold extraordinary amounts of information and expertise. But much of … Continue reading CentreAI: Rebuilding the Leader’s Office for a Reimagined State

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Inside Software: The AI Refactor: A CEO’s Plan for a Software Company

Colin Henderson

September 20, 2026 Every other week we’ll provide updates on the latest value levers and trends operators are asking us about in Technology and Software. If there are things you want to hear more about – shoot us a note. We have spent the past year taking apart the software company.‌ We wrote about how to build an AI product that stays differentiated, how to monetize AI, how to use M&A to move faster, how to redesign the SDLC, how Customer Success needs to change, and how to manage cloud and token costs.‌ We also wrote about how all of this ultimately shows up in valuation and the Rule of 40.‌ Each … Continue reading Inside Software: The AI Refactor: A CEO’s Plan for a Software Company

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Today Insight reveals the secret operation that has plunged the SAS into crisis.

Colin Henderson

Gabriel Pogrund, Insight Editor, Venetia Menzies, Insight Investigations Correspondent, and Emanuele Midolo, Insight Investigations Correspondent Saturday October 17 2026, 6.20pm BST, The Sunday Times Listen • 2:45 minShareSave Today Insight reveals the secret operation that has plunged the SAS into crisis. Here is what you need to know:  Five elite members of the Special Air Service (SAS) faced a three-year murder investigation after shooting two individuals, who turned out to be teenagers working for Isis, during a midnight raid in Syria in July 2022. The soldiers maintained they acted in self-defence as they had heard incoming fire and told the enemy to surrender to no avail, … Continue reading Today Insight reveals the secret operation that has plunged the SAS into crisis.

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Putin can subvert the West because we have lost our moral purpose

Colin Henderson

“This is a more complicated political puzzle than it appears because it occurs at a time when the circumstances of life in the United States have become more disappointing – for reasons which most voters find inexplicable – than could have been imagined at the time when Soviet Communism collapsed. The tolerance of Trump’s extraordinary abuse of power has as much to do with what I would call the Great Disillusionment – the collapse of the post-Cold War dream of a new world order based on personal liberty – as on anything he may claim to have done. Instead of … Continue reading Putin can subvert the West because we have lost our moral purpose