UK 2.0

A newsletter about the intersection of technology, business and politics in Britain

By Alys Key

· Launched a year ago

The book that birthed the social media ban

How advocates of getting children offline have absorbed – and ignored – The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

Jun 19•Alys Key

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The productivity play

Cogna co-founder and CEO Ben Peters on productivity, hiring, and a potential push into the public sector

Jun 12•Alys Key

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Scenes from SXSW London

Marc Warner’s new documentary, George Osborne’s sovereign-ish AI, and the sparks of new ideas

Jun 5•Alys Key

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Lessons from the fintech boom

ClearScore co-founder and CEO Justin Basini reflects on life in the 2010s

May 28•Alys Key

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SNL UK shows Britain can still overcome its pessimism

Lessons for the startup ecosystem from a surprise success story

May 21•Alys Key

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Best laid plans

New planning tools are rolling out to local authorities. It's a big test of AI for government.

May 8•Alys Key

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Talk of the town

Wispr's new UK country manager Lauren Ingram on voice as the next big interface

Apr 24•Alys Key

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American AI angst

AI activists came to the Capitol this week, looking to build bridges with lawmakers

Apr 17•Alys Key

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The push for driverless DC

A taste of Waymo’s lobbying efforts in the US capital

Apr 10•Alys Key

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Funancial Times

Can London’s markets ever hope to be entertaining?

Apr 3•Alys Key

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Claude comes to Whitehall

Inside Anthropic’s first big UK policy event

Mar 27•Alys Key

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