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UK creative freelancers score a pause in AI arms race as OpenAI Freezes Stargate Project
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OpenAI’s UK Stargate project hits a wall as energy costs and copyright concerns stall the 8,000-GPU plan. Discover why this delay is a major win for creative freelancers and a stand for national intellectual property rights
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Microsoft Copilot officially “for entertainment only”—which means you’re on the…
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Microsoft's Copilot is now officially "for entertainment only" — meaning any mistakes it makes in your client work are legally your problem, not Microsoft's
Microsoft has updated its service agreement to categorise…
The umbrella racket: Waterproof until it rains
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By Nick Woodward, Group CEO and Founder - The ETZ Group
Nick Woodward, CEO ETZ Group says transparency is the quickest form of reliable compliance.
Recruitment tech entrepreneur Nick Woodward pulls back the curtain on the…
The human cost of IR35: Why HMRC’s tax strategy could be costing the UK more than it gains
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To build a case for IR35 replacement, we must look at the net economic benefit rather than just the tax yield. While HMRC celebrates success, independent research suggests massive tax leakage elsewhere
A LinkedIn post I…
IR35, Rising Employer NICs and 5.2% Unemployment: Is the UK About to Kill Its Freelance Economy?
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The UK labour market is in trouble and people from all walks of life are scared.
Unemployment has hit a five-year high of 5.2%, wage growth has cooled to 3.4%, and businesses are caught between rising overheads and mounting…
Is the ‘fractional’ economy the only safe harbour after a Big Tech layoff?
Tech titans’ whims of fancy are killing jobs and careers. If you're made redundant, should you retrain, change industries or do something else?
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The rules of redundancy are changing. Recessions, poor personal performance,…
People may wonder: Is a US President held to the same defamation legal standards as the rest of us?
As social media blurs the lines between political/official and personal commentary, the question remains whether defamation protections, crafted in a pre-digital era, remain fit for purpose. According to some, the BBC defamation case has…
Employment Rights Bill: why the 2026 freelancer hiring boom could be short-lived
Government's day-one dismissal pledge falls short as experts predict hiring freeze for new perm hires and surge in contractor demand. However, this trend could be short-lived due to an upcoming work status consultation
The Employment…
Small business owners feel “mugged” again by Reeves
Small business owners are expressing their discontent over their exclusion from Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ December glitzy drinks party for scale-ups. Here we share their viewpoints and how the Labour Party's tax policies…
When freelance job platforms start offering credit, is it time to celebrate or address the payment…
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A Youlend-Upwork partnership highlights growing freelancer reliance on credit to bridge cash flow gaps and take on bigger projects. Despite filling a market gap, Katherine Steiner-Dicks feels something fundamental about the…