ian hogarth

The British government said on Sunday that tech entrepreneur Ian Hogarth would head its new taskforce to look at the safety risks posed by artificial intelligence.Last week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pitched London as a potential global home of AI regulation, with Britain set to host a summit on its risks later this year. Hogarth, who co-founded concert discovery service SongKick, which was sold to Warner Music in 2017, has been chosen to lead the UK's AI Foundation Model Taskforce with the brief of taking forward…

Four European entrepreneurs, including Taavet Hinrikus who co-founded money transfer company Wise Plc, announced the launch of Plural, a venture fund worth 250 million euros ($263.20 million) aimed at backing new European tech companies. The four entrepreneurs - Ian Hogarth, Khaled Heloui and Sten Tamkivi, as well as Hinrikus - said Plural would focus on early-stage financing rounds worth 1 million-10 million euros. The launch of Plural comes as Europe tries to catch up with the United States in the technology sector.…