NEW: Innovative student start-up, Onfido, uses AI to verify customer identities, has been sold to Entrust, a global leader in trusted payments, identities and data security.

The start-up was created by students from Saïd Business School ⬇️
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Full circle moment! - 'Oxford start-up Onfido sold signalling largest ever student-led company return on investment for the University of Oxford'
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Both George Galloway MP & Rees-Mogg: 'Keir Starmer's problems just got 100x more serious'.

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Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer and Sir Lindsay Hoyle have whipped up a moral panic against British Muslims. I describe what happened and the burning questions Britain's most powerful politicians must now answer:

middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-cla…

What does it take to exit a startup? A village.
Onfido's journey has been a whirlwind adventure. Reflecting on a transformative decade, I wanted to share our story. My heartfelt thank you to all who've been part of this incredible journey.

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The value of the proposed acquisition is undisclosed — but all of Onfido's backers are set to make a profit on their investment, says company sifted.eu/articles/uk-fi…

One of the very few economists who understands the economy and consistently gets it spot on. So glad Gary Stevenson back, and I can't wait for his upcoming book.

Glad to have joined Amardeep Parmar
on THE BAE HQ for my first interview since starting Quench.ai

open.spotify.com/episode/6fdk07…

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Quench.ai CEO Husayn Kassai speaks at #GLMC2023 on the nuances of hybrid work, saying that, while it offers higher wages for seasoned workers, junior staff may lose out on crucial in-person learning and cultural integration, something AI cannot fully replicate.

AI & the future of work panel Global Labor Market conference #GLMC2023 - (1) Gen AI isn't good at producing learning content (inaccuracies, hallucinations, etc.) but good at helping discover the most relevant human-generated content; (2) AI will significantly worsen inequality

Great to hear from Husayn Kassai on how the future of freelance work is changing and how Quench.ai is using AI in corporate learning 🇸🇦
#ai #futureofwork #GLMC2023 Global Labor Market conference Founders Forum Group

This year, the UK & Republic of Korea celebrate 140 years of diplomatic relations. We are closer allies than ever before.

A £21 billion trade deal was signed yesterday.

Last night, we City of London hosted a banquet in honour of the President during his State Visit to the UK

In the real world this is ordinary Brits of all races, faiths &backgrounds demanding peace
In bigoted Bravermans parallel universe this is a “hate sit in”
Britain is amazing & united, in its demand for peace -over 70% in a recent poll said they wanted a #CeasefireNow

'The message from the world is this: if you are Palestinian and you get killed, it doesn’t matter, because you have no value. Your value is determined by whether your name is Fatima or Michelle.'

middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel…

Enough. Ceasefire now. Anything else takes these criminal actions into definitions of horror that defy description and our common humanity. THIS MUST STOP NOW!
GOV.UK UK Prime Minister Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Attorney General Rishi Sunak James Cleverly🇬🇧 Conservatives The Labour Party

You cheerled these crimes. The Israeli State told the world what it would do & you applauded.

You are stupid, a coward, a sadist or a combo of the three.

Shame on you. Shame on you, you war crime cheerleader.

All the perfume of Arabia will not sweeten your blood soaked hands.

Some friendly advice Prime Minister in CAPS 😊
Nothing should stand in the way of us keeping ALL communities safe in OUR country
We DO NOT have a hierarchy of races or communities in the UK and we DO NOT play divide and rule
We should ALL stand united against ALL forms of hate

I pray that I am wrong, but I fear that reckless statements by Sunak and Starmer have established a political foundation that may leave Britain complicit in massacres, indiscriminate bombing, and ethnic cleansing. My new column for Middle East Eye:

middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel…

Bloomberg Aisha S Gani coverage of the often neglected topic of debanking:
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Also excellent summary by Peter Oborne here:
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In short, London is at the center of dirty money but it's mainly from dirty rich oligarchs, not the dirt poor.