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Open Banking – a reality or not

Colin Henderson

Abstract: Arthur has developed here a modern contextual view of Open Banking and Open Finance. He begins with the right question “Open Banking – a reality or not”. However there are gaps worth exploring for inclusion in this summary. These gaps lie with Safety of Funds and Consumer preferences and motivation to adopt. Arthur BedelCo-Founder @ Connecting the dots in Payments… | Global Revenue at VGS | Board Member | FinTech Advisor | Ex-Pro Tennis PlayerLinkedin ——There remain unanswered questions in this evolving definition which are critical to the success of Open Banking. These gaps are in i. Platform Security … Continue reading Open Banking – a reality or not

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CFO Briefing 2025 Bloomberg

Colin Henderson

Welcome to CFO Briefing, a newsletter devoted to corporate finance and what leaders need to know. This week, I take a closer look at the key challenges facing finance chiefs in 2025. We also have an interview with America Movil’s Carlos Garcia Moreno, who talks about the rationale for the company’s recent peso bond sales. But first, here’s some other news that caught my eye: Looking for events that are actually worth your time? If so, I have something for you: Bloomberg is launching a series of exclusive roundtable events for CFOs, starting with a breakfast meeting on March 5 in New … Continue reading CFO Briefing 2025 Bloomberg

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Japan’s semiconductor revival is transforming rural landscapes, with former agricultural areas now hosting cutting-edge chip facilities

Colin Henderson

In Chitose, Hokkaido, Rapidus is constructing a state-of-the-art plant on land once dedicated to rice cultivation[1]. This shift symbolizes Japan’s commitment to technological advancement and economic revitalization The transition from agriculture to high-tech manufacturing brings both opportunities and challenges: This transformation reflects Japan’s broader strategy to reclaim its position in the global semiconductor market while addressing regional development challenges[5][6]. Sources[1] Japan to invest $635M in chipmaker Rapidus in 2025 – Evertiq https://evertiq.com/news/57005%5B2%5D Japan’s Semiconductor Sector Surges as Global Partnerships and … https://www.astutegroup.com/news/general/japans-semiconductor-sector-surges-as-global-partnerships-and-domestic-initiatives-drive-growth/%5B3%5D Chip cities rise in Japan’s fields of dreams – The Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/12/22/japan/chip-city-dreams/%5B4%5D All that glitters may not … Continue reading Japan’s semiconductor revival is transforming rural landscapes, with former agricultural areas now hosting cutting-edge chip facilities

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Source-DeepLearning.ai 03/01/25

Colin Henderson

Happy New Year! Hopes For 2025 With Mustafa Suleyman, Audrey Tang, Albert Gu, Hanno Basse, Joseph Gonzalez, David Ding Dear friends, Happy sum(i**3 for i in range(10)) ! Despite having worked on AI since I was a teenager, I’m now more excited than ever about what we can do with it, especially in building AI applications. Sparks are flying in our field, and 2025 will be a great year for building!  One aspect of AI that I’m particularly excited about is how easy it is to build software prototypes. AI is lowering the cost of software development and expanding the set … Continue reading Source-DeepLearning.ai 03/01/25

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Palantir Technologies Driving Success Across Industries

Colin Henderson

Palantir Technologies Driving Success Across Industries Lucas Downey Source: http://www.mapsignals.com Tracking unusual volumes reveals the power of money flows. This is a trait that most outlier stocks exhibit…the best of the best. Big Money demand drives stocks upward. Palantir Price Prediction The PLTR rally isn’t new at all. Big Money buying in the shares is signaling to take notice. Given the historical gains in share price and strong fundamentals, this stock could be worth a spot in a diversified portfolio. Disclosure: the author holds no position in PLTR at the time of publication. If you are a Registered Investment Advisor … Continue reading Palantir Technologies Driving Success Across Industries

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Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

Colin Henderson

Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Published 17 December 2024 Ministerial Foreword Both our creative industries and our AI sector are UK strengths. They are vital to our national mission to grow the economy. This consultation sets out our plan to deliver a copyright and AI framework that rewards human creativity, incentivises innovation and provides the legal certainty required for long-term growth in both sectors. At present, the application of UK copyright law to the training of AI models is disputed. Rights holders are finding it difficult to control the use of their works in training AI models and seek to be remunerated for its use. AI developers are similarly finding it … Continue reading Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

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Google Willow

Colin Henderson

“This week, Google announced Willow, a new chip that in five minutes was able to compute something that our current fastest supercomputer would have taken more time to do than the universe has existed. So immediately, of course, everyone thought, oh no, my Bitcoin. Fortunately though, this new quantum chip is not any good at guessing your wallet seed phrase, and it would apparently take a whole bunch of them specifically programmed to mine Bitcoin, or really to do anything practical so far anyway. But at some point, theoretically, they’re going to be able to steal your Bitcoin, right? Or … Continue reading Google Willow