👀Workers rights👀

The UK Labour party government have released a draft of a new bill to "strengthen" workers rights which we imagine will dispropriate impact those in the most precarious work situations which tend to be folks from underrepresented communities👀

🦾AI Employees🦾

Microsoft is introducing autonomous artificial intelligence agents, or virtual employees. Yep we could have done a big dystopian headline but we're trying to distinguish just how new this is after, CEO satya Nadella mentioned the tool would reduce “drudgery” and raise productivity by freeing up time to carry out more valuable tasks🤔

Turns out Microsoft is giving customers the ability to build their own AI agents as well as releasing 10 off-the-shelf bots that can carry out a range of roles including supply chain management and customer service😮

Watch out as he claims; 

“These tools are fundamentally changing outsourcing, increasing value and reducing waste”👀🗑

So what?

It's a bit unclear on how AI will make many companies money, and this is Microsoft's latest attempt with "Assistive agents" the latest attempt to show businesses the value of said tech. Get it right and it's hard to not criticize the marketing bluster that this will do anything in the long term but lead to folks losing their jobs, but of course the impact will be differentiated.

We also what their rights will be going off of the labour party's plan. Will the bot get sick pay too😅

🤖X's new business model👋🏾

Yep like a lot of tech companies, it is selling your data!💻

They said in an update to their terms and conditions,

"By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to make your Content available to the rest of the world,” the terms of service said, which includes the right to analyze any of that content “including, for example, for use with and training of our machine learning and artificial intelligence models, whether generative or another type.”👩🏽‍💻

What does that mean, basically, by continuing to use the platform, users will agree that X can use their data to train its or others AI models and by continuing to use their products or services on or after November 15 they would be agreeing to letting whoever X allows to train their models on the tweets🤖

Big issue is the EU won't like this form of consent and we can imagine it won't be long (although it'll take some time) for them to issue some sort of legal notice on it🇪🇺

So what?

X needs to make more money given the number of users and advertisers who have left, so selling your data is its next choice.

🎧Spotify WFH🎧

In what may be described as a barb with a bit of sass Spotify CHRO Katarina Berg said the following in response to Amazon's return to work mandate as reported in Raconteur💁🏾‍♀️

“You can’t spend a lot of time hiring grown-ups and then treat them like children,” says Katarina Berg, Spotify’s CHRO. While she says she understands why some companies have returned to the office, “they are going back to what they know”, Berg is yet to find a reason to enforce a mandate for Spotify’s employees.

“We are a business that’s been digital from birth, so why shouldn’t we give our people flexibility and freedom?” she says. “Work is not a place you come to, it’s something you do.”

Spotify’s distributed working approach appears to have yielded positive results Attrition rates dropping by 15% following enabling employees to work from anywhere🏢

You can read more of the interview here👀

So what?

Flexible (although the labour party may not like it) working conditions are likely to become an additional non monetary benefit that employees will evaluate their employment decisions on. Without a doubt some folks will not want 5 days in the office and those businesses which use their flexible and remote policies will attract and retain talent differently as a result 

📈 The tools behind the tech📉

📦Product📦

• How Discord stores trillions of messages

📏Design📏 

• Simple icons

👩🏿‍💻Code👩🏿‍💻

• A virtual monitor for screen sharing

🏢The business behind the tech🏢

• Elon setting up GPUs quickly

💸ARM jobs💸

Senior Manager - TA Systems & Data
"The individual will be responsible for maintaining data integrity and providing informative reporting for our team and partners. You will be part of the Talent Acquisition Engagement and Experience team who act as the Centre of Excellence, uplifting capability and performance across the Talent Acquisition landscape at Arm."https://link.colorintech.org/armta0924 

Director of External Workforce Solutions"This role will lead all aspects of the end-to-end recruitment process for temporary, contract and freelance positions, ensuring Arm attracts top talent across all regions. The successful candidate will possess a deep understanding of the contingent labor market, strong leadership skills, and will drive operational excellence in a multifaceted and fast paced environment!"https://link.colorintech.org/armdirector0924 

🥗Hellofresh🥗

We're back with HelloFresh, and we're heading over to Derby!

On Nov 7th, HelloFresh is teaming up with Colorintech to host an exclusive in-person recruitment event focusing on hiring in:

Automation Engineering; 

Operational Excellence; 

Health and Safety; 

Food Safety; 

General Operations. 

This is your opportunity to meet and network with the fantastic team at HelloFresh including the recruitment team who are happy to answer your questions, whilst enjoying some tasty food and drink. 

Check out the key details below: 

Date: Thursday 7th November

Time: 18:00 - 21:30

Where: Derby DE21

More Info: https://careers.hellofresh.com/global/en/hellofresh-uk-colorintech

As this event has limited spaces, we'll need you to register your interest to attend using our application form below: 

https://kgg2ul91tn9.typeform.com/to/Ys8JP5na?typeform-source=careers.hellofresh.com

One for you folks in the midlands as We're back with HelloFresh, and we're heading over to Derby!

Check it out here

🙌🏾Our next program🙌🏾

In case you missed it, we announced a new programme for growing startups at BTF…

At the end of November, we’ll be hosting an entirely new programme where Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A tech companies will all have a chance to meet growth stage and exited founders, and true industry experts, that you don’t normally get a chance to access.

If you have raised funding and plan to raise further funds from VCs, read on...

The Colorintech Entrepreneur in Residence Week, happening this November 2024, is a unique startup growth opportunity. This isn't just another networking event, accelerator, or workshop—it's an exclusive opportunity to join a curated community of the UK’s most promising growth founders, offering a limited number of high-impact and growing startup founders the chance to spend one whole day co-working with peers at the same stage as them and being trained by Entrepreneurs in Residence who have excited and/or scaled businesses.

This is for tech startup founders who have made significant progress in the early stages.

What to Expect:

• Deep Dives with Tech Titans: Gain invaluable insights from experienced founders who have built and exited successful businesses. Enjoy day-long residencies hosted at top VC locations.

• Amplify Your Network: Connect with like-minded innovators who are serious about building their startups. Foster a vibrant community of entrepreneurs at a similar stage and industry. We're committed to diversity and inclusion. At least 30% of our participants will come from underrepresented backgrounds, fostering a vibrant ecosystem of groundbreaking ideas.

• Unlock Resources: Leverage the expertise and networks of our partners, including HSBC Innovation Banking, to access vital resources for your startup's growth.

Programme Structure:

• Exclusivity: Be one of only 40 audience members for one full-day residency with peers at a similar stage and business to you.

• Morning Session: Engage in a long, intimate conversation with a notable Entrepreneur in Residence.

• Afternoon Session: Utilize the venue as a co-working space, chat with other founders and our EIR, and participate in optional workshops.

Schedule:

Based on your application, you may be accepted to be at one of the following programme days:

1. Monday, 25th November: B2B for Seed Stage Startups

2. Tuesday, 26th November: B2C for Seed Stage Startups

3. Wednesday, 27th November: Pre-Seed to Seed Playbook

4. Friday, 29th November: Preparing to be a Series A Business

Who to expect:

• Tom Foster-Carter: Co-founder of Cherrypick ex-COO of Monzo

• Masibu Manima: Co-Founder of Mixtape Madness & Founder of Translate Culture

• Suzanne Ashman: Partner at LocalGlobe

• AND MORE - coming soon!

Spaces are limited—don't miss this unique opportunity to accelerate your startup journey. Apply now and be part of a transformative experience.

😃What we are consuming😃 

1. 🧠Google Deepminder's get a nobel prize