Stop hiring on ‘instinct’ September 11, 2026 Relying on your gut to make hiring decisions isn’t bold or gutsy, it’s lazy and negligent, writes Filip Pesek.
Allowing South Africa vs New Zealand to clash with NFL is classic rugby September 11, 2026 South Africa and New Zealand choosing to stage their money-spinning Greatest Rivalry rugby match in Baltimore on the opening weekend of the NFL season is, at best, short-sighted and realistically rather daft. What is the point in the sport trying to break the US, five years out from a North American World Cup many are [...]
Stop arguing about who pays for care and figure out why it costs so much September 11, 2026 Part of the problem with Britain's care system is that we are paying crisis prices for problems that cost much less to prevent.
OpenAI alum moves into ChatGPT maker’s old office in push to serve UK’s fintechs September 11, 2026 A tech firm founded by OpenAI alumni has set up shop in the ChatGPT maker’s old office as it sets its sights on serving the UK’s top fintechs, City AM can reveal. Dust, an AI platform founded by former OpenAI and Stripe engineers Stanislas Polu and Gabriel Hubert, has taken a lease at the Fora [...]
Workers’ rights overhaul pushes Employment Tribunal to breaking point September 10, 2026 Employment Tribunal cases in England and Wales hit a record high of 70,000 from April to June this year as the new employment law reforms begin to bite. Single Employment Tribunal Receipts, which are cases brought by an individual against an employer, rose by almost 30 per cent during those three months, compared to the [...]
Surge in borrowing costs could force Healey to deliver ‘emergency Budget’ September 10, 2026 Surging government bond yields could force John Healey to deliver an “emergency Budget” in which the UK’s new Chancellor drives through a wave of spending cuts in a bid to bear down on Britain’s ballooning debt pile. UK gilt yields have this week surged to the highest rates seen in decades amid rising uncertainty over [...]
Anthropic touts ‘strongest safeguards’ as AI warning dogs IPO push September 10, 2026 Anthropic has defended its safety record after an exiting researcher accused the AI behemoth of “gambling with our lives”, as scrutiny builds ahead of a possible IPO. The Claude maker said it has “some of the strongest safeguards in the industry” and has long been open about the risks posed by increasingly powerful AI. “We [...]
Apple shares slip as iPhone price hikes steal foldable’s thunder September 10, 2026 Apple shares slipped after investors gave a muted reception to new chief executive John Ternus’s launch of the tech giant’s first foldable iPhone alongside a string of price rises. The iPhone maker entered the foldable market on Wednesday with the $1,999 (£1,480) iPhone Duo, more than seven years after Samsung first brought the format to [...]
Bath City tipped to be next Wrexham after non-league record £6m investment September 10, 2026 A consortium led by mobile gaming entrepreneur Andrew Stalbow has completed a takeover of Bath City FC in a £6m deal said to represent a record investment for non-league football. Stalbow, who helped create the Best Fiends and Angry Birds games franchises, heads an international group of investors which also includes executives from consultancy giant [...]
Panini sales tumble after sticker maker loses Premier League licence September 10, 2026 Collectable stickers maker Panini has seen its sales tumble in the UK following the loss of a major Premier League licence. The Italian company’s UK subsidiary recorded a more than 20 per cent drop in turnover to £43.3m in 2025, according to accounts seen by City AM. The 65-year-old firm, which has had a partnership [...]