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Honk if you’re on a Teams call: Will Mercedes and Microsoft’s ‘driven’…
Just when you thought you could avoid another Teams meeting because you "will be stuck in traffic", Microsoft and Mercedes-Benz have announced they've joined forces so drivers can join Microsoft Teams meetings directly from their vehicle's…
Microsoft laid off 9,000 workers to fund AI. Now that talent could use AI to outplay Microsoft
When one Microsoft executive told laid-off workers to use ChatGPT for "emotional support," they accidentally handed those ex-employees the perfect weapon: revenge. With tech layoffs mounting up, we could be entering an era of "Revenge of…
AI is driving corporate downsizing: is this a path to efficiency or concentration of power?
A new era of corporate "right-sizing" is dawning, driven by the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This shift, aimed at drastically reducing payrolls and headcounts, is raising profound questions about the future of work…
British TV Legends slowly forced off screen as IR35 rules devalue creative independence
Broadcasters and streaming services that respect freelancer independence are likely to be at an advantage to attract top talent and viewer numbers in light of ITV's “bloodbath”
OPINION
The familiar faces that have graced British…
Freelancers: here’s how to avoid late payments in 2025
Freelancers should brace for more late payments in 2025 as the hiring surge risks payment delays. Here’s what to do about it
Nearly half (45%) of UK businesses plan to hire more freelancers this year, as one in four UK…
Freelancers are vulnerable to rate collusion and some industries could be feeding on it
SPECIAL REPORT: OPINION
Investigations in the US, UK, and Europe have revealed that large companies, despite the warnings, still fall foul of anti-competitive practices. This raises the question: if they collude with the competition to…
Tech titans: “real-it” in on AI, or even you’ll get replaced by a chatbot called…
Should we all be looking forward to three-day weeks as Bill Gates predicts AI will gift us? Or should we be preparing for a brave new world of unemployment? Katherine Steiner-Dicks opines on the options
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Recession incoming: AI & war’s deadly economic mix
The Freelance Informer analyses the gathering storm of geopolitical tensions, bloated AI budgets and mass layoffs and the impact these developments are already having on freelancers and contractors
The once reassuring hum of global…
Can we survive the Great British Booze Tax of 2025?
Trading financial security for a slightly less miserable hangover in 2025 and where to get "free" booze
OPINION
It’s March 2025, and I’ll bet my last bottle of cost-sensitive Spanish Verdejo that someone, somewhere, is trying to jam…
IR35: HMRC “downplayed” impact of off-payroll working rules reform on contractors
SPECIAL REPORT
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has released a report outlining the government's assessment of the impact of the IR35 reforms on private sector contractors. However, several sources representing contractors contest the…