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In June, MP Jess Asato began a legal case over AI-generated explicit images of herself generated without her permission by the xAI Grok AI engine

Aug 17, 2026 · Cliff Saran

We speak to Peter Byford, chair of the LEO Computer Society about the world’s first business computer and his experiences programming it

Jul 23, 2026 · Cliff Saran

We speak to Przemek Czarnecki, chief technology officer of Asos, about how the company is deploying AI and agentic AI

Jun 29, 2026 · Cliff Saran

We speak to Reema Jain, CIO of Unilever about how to ensure IT teams remain focussed while innovating with new technology

Jun 23, 2026 · Cliff Saran

We speak to Joel Hron, chief technology officer at Thomson Reuters about how MCP-connectivity into Claude to streamline legal work

Jun 15, 2026 · Cliff Saran

We speak to Gartner analyst Helen Poitevin about why business leaders should not use AI to reduce headcount

Jun 5, 2026 · Cliff Saran

A discussion on why, in spite of industry best practices, IT projects are still failing

May 28, 2026 · Cliff Saran

We speak to Jakob Freud, CEO of Camunda about who business processes are being reinvented in the age of agentic AI

May 21, 2026 · Cliff Saran

We speak to Jill Luber, CTO of academic publisher, Elsevier, about creating AI tools to support researchers and protecting against fake science

May 11, 2026 · Cliff Saran

We speak to Griff Parry, CEO and co-founder of m3ter about why billing based on consumption sometimes fails

Apr 20, 2026 · Cliff Saran