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Busting myths about blockchain and operational costs The Global Data Thematic Research Summit held today raised some interesting questions about the promises made by distributed ledger tech and blockchain evangelists. One of the biggest myths is that blockchain could save organisations millions in operation... Taxing GIG workers Uber is apparently going to collect tax from its Mexican drivers.  The UK is also struggling to work out how to collect tax from GIG workers. Self-employment numbers are rising and the proportion of UK tax revenues collected via PAYE are falling. The UK’s... UK Court of Appeal goes live on YouTube - a win or loss for access to justice? Yesterday for the first time in UK legal history, a Court of Appeal case was streamed live on YouTube.  The case, WH Holding Limited and Anr v E20 Stadium LLP, involves a dispute over how many West Ham fans are allowed into the former Olympic stadium for ... Innovating for diversity: 2 Following on from my recent post on diversity driving innovation and my experience of this at S and M, it's great to see innovation driving diversity in law further afield at the second Diversity in Law Hackathon in San Francisco. At the Hackathon earlier... Automation: a question of more than cost Early conversations around automation often focus on the financials: how much will it cost to implement, and what is the potential future saving? However, as the technology has become more familiar and more widely adopted, data suggests that companies' mo... Hydrogen is making a comeback For years, most of the talk in the renewables sector has been around solar, wind, nuclear, hydro and bio-fuels. But now hydrogen is making a play to return to the mainstream - Hyundai recently released its Nexo range, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. With... AI Military Solutions? In recent years, China has looked to private start-ups to share any new technologies developed with the military in efforts to improve defences by way of AI. Now, the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) has selected 31 students to trial an experimental ... Innovating for diversity: 1 Diverse teams are better at innovation. And in the 21st-century business model, where innovation is key to harness digital transformation, the gig economy and a barrage of other developments, organisations that promote and increase diversity are at a majo... Programming Cars To Break The Law Should you obey section 72 of the Highways Act 1835? This is a question drivers ask themselves (I'd assume in most cases unconsciously) every day. The act imposes a penalty for "wilfully rid[ing] upon any footpath or causeway by the side of any road made ... Thinking like a bank is not always the answer Welcome roadmap Guidelines, written with the help of the UK's five largest banks, have been developed to help Fintechs in the often daunting task of working with established financial institutions. These provide helpful pointers and tangible landmarks as ...