Tom Ough

1 week ago | capx.co | Tom Ough

6 May 2025 @tomough Photo: Getty Images Talented hackers spent a weekend developing ways to make government work better Startups are not the only way to improve society via innovation Working on tech beneficial to the national interest is a promising pathway for impact Think, for a moment, on Britain’s state capacity: that is, the ability of the government to get shit done. I doubt you would give it full marks. But there are two ways, really, to look at this situation. Recall the dress that...

2 weeks ago | anglofuturism.substack.com | Calum Drysdale |Tom Ough

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:46:12Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Marc Warner is CEO and co-founder of Faculty, a British AI company that partners with organisations to deploy artificial intelligence in the real world. After beginning his career in quantum physics research at UCL and Harvard, Marc shifted his focus to AI, believing it would be the most important science of the 21st century.

Feb 5, 2025 | capx.co | Tom Ough

5 February 2025 @tomough Photo: Getty Images Britain needs a boost – there are ten ways to make this happen Our national progress is being stymied by vested interests and unimaginative policies We can make our country a superpower of the future A third runway for Heathrow; the construction of several reservoirs; a ‘growth corridor’ between Oxford and Cambridge. These are some of the projects that, as of last week, have the public backing of the Chancellor. Is it thin gruel that Rachel Reeves...

Jan 23, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Ough

Tom Ough News writer 23 January 2025 2:05pm GMT These are dangerous times in which to refer publicly to a desirable British Overseas Territory. The Chagos Islands, for instance, are currently the subject of a desperate fire sale by the Government. Roll up, roll up, for a strategically critical archipelago – and we’ll pay you billions to take it from us. Would you like those payments front-loaded? Given these circumstances, it is with reluctance that any of us should utter the name “British...

Jan 23, 2025 | msn.com | Tom Ough

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