John Thornhill

London

Innovation Editor at Financial Times

Host at Tech Tonic

Innovation editor and tech columnist @FinancialTimes. Founder of @Siftedeu. Ex-deputy editor, Moscow correspondent etc

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Articles

Ukrainian startups are bouncing back

1 week ago | sifted.eu | John Thornhill

It’s hard to run a startup at the best of times. Tragically, these are the worst of times for Ukraine. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country three years ago, founders have had to contend with the threat of bombardment, electricity outages, the displacement of millions of people, international travel restrictions and the sudden conscription of key employees.
Ukraine is winning the drone start-up war

2 weeks ago | ft.com | John Thornhill

In a cramped basement in Kyiv, a ragtag team of volunteers, including a florist, a professional dancer, a 77-year-old pensioner and a...
Análise: Cidades ricas podem ser surpreendentes perdedoras com a automação da IA

2 weeks ago | www1.folha.uol.com.br | John Thornhill

Tem havido muita discussão sobre a rapidez —ou não— com que a inteligência artificial vai substituir os humanos na força de trabalho. Resumindo: os robôs estão aprendendo rápido, mas ainda não são tão inteligentes. Muito menos atenção tem sido dada a onde o impacto da substituição de empregos eventualmente ocorrerá. Embora a velocidade da jornada possa ser incerta, a direção é certa: a IA superará cada vez mais os humanos em uma gama crescente de tarefas cognitivas.
Wealthy cities may be surprise losers from AI automation

3 weeks ago | ft.com | John Thornhill

There has been a lot of talk about how quickly — or not — artificial intelligence is going to replace humans in the workforce.
Faster, leaner, fitter: Europe’s new generation of startups

3 weeks ago | sifted.eu | John Thornhill

Everyone in techworld has been speculating about how AI will change the startup game. We no longer need to guess. As my colleagues at Sifted have highlighted in their latest report, the adoption of AI is already leading to faster, leaner and more profitable startups. AI has arrived. In this year’s Sifted 100 leaderboard of the fastest-growing startups in the UK and Ireland, 25 companies have already become profitable. That compares with 12 the year before.
Opinião: Novos guardiões digitais controlam quem vê o quê na internet e abalam quinto Poder

3 weeks ago | www1.folha.uol.com.br | John Thornhill

J.D. Vance contou uma história engraçada no American Dynamism Summit, em Washington, na semana passada. Ele relembrou um jantar no Vale do Silício de que ele e sua esposa, Usha, participaram, antes de se tornar vice-presidente, no qual o assunto era sobre máquinas substituindo humanos no mercado de trabalho.
Should UK tech look east or west?

1 month ago | sifted.eu | John Thornhill

The British government says it wants to serve as a bridge between the US and Europe. Cue much eye-rolling at that tired, and meaningless, cliche. The trouble with bridges is they do not generate much money and people trample over them in both directions. It would be far better for Britain to aspire to become a destination in its own right, not just a connection but a node. That is especially true when it comes to tech.
‘We have to be prepared’: Torsten Reil of defence tech company Helsing

1 month ago | ft.com | John Thornhill

It is a glorious, crisp day as I walk through the Hofgarten in the centre of Munich on my way to lunch.
The promise of the fifth estate is being squeezed

1 month ago | ft.com | John Thornhill

JD Vance told a funny story at the American Dynamism Summit in Washington this week.
What Europe needs to win the nuclear fusion race

1 month ago | sifted.eu | John Thornhill

“We need fusion,” Sam Altman told delegates at Davos last year. Given the vast amounts of electricity consumed by the data centres that power the AI revolution, one can understand the demand. Predicting that the “two currencies of the future” would be compute/intelligence and energy, the OpenAI chief executive added: “There’s no way we get there without a breakthrough.