Charlotte Middlehurst

You are never far from a screen in today’s world. But we are drawing ever closer to the point where, instead of staring down at a phone or tablet, you can simply gaze ahead through a digital lens to find the information you seek. Global technology giants, including Apple, Meta and Microsoft, are racing to create the hardware that will propel the so-called “immersive era” — when augmented and virtual reality start to mesh with daily life, radically transforming both work and play. “Immersive te…

Copenhagen is not only a prime destination for the world’s food lovers, with its 14 Michelin-starred restaurants. It is also a key location for haters of food waste. Eight years ago, a group of young entrepreneurs, dismayed by the volume of leftovers at the city’s many buffet eateries, came up with the idea of connecting food businesses with eco-minded, budget-conscious consumers. The start-up they founded, Too Good To Go, is now one of the biggest players in the surplus food market. With a pr…

As companies across all sectors experiment with artificial intelligence, consultants are under pressure to master the new technology that their clients are investing in. And, given the technology’s ability to automate tasks, optimise systems and boost productivity, they say the AI era will also mark a strategic shift in their own ways of working. “AI will likely make firms more efficient and profitable,” says Fiona Czerniawska, chief executive at Source Global, a consulting sector analyst, by h…

Patent lawyers are warning that, while the adoption of artificial intelligence tools may well deliver dramatic savings in time and efficiency, it could also weaken the protection of new inventions. AI is set to radically change the traditional role of specialist patent lawyers, which has been central to bringing innovative devices and products to the global marketplace. Already, machine learning is cutting the workload of patent attorneys, who mainly use the technology to automate laborious ma…

Pre-emptive rules taking effect this week aim to stamp out sexual misconduct at work