‘Safe’ version of Anthropic’s Mythos model hits market June 10, 2026 Anthropic officially released Claude Fable 5 on Wednesday, allowing the public to access the core architecture of its notorious ‘Mythos’ model for the first time – a technology previously deemed to dangerous for distribution. Fable 5 is being rolled out via Anthropic’s interace, but the launch comes with strict limitations. The San Francisco-based AI titan [...]
Rod Bransgrove: Hampshire saviour hailed by new owners GMR as he steps down June 10, 2026 Hampshire Cricket’s new owners, Indian group GMR, have hailed Rod Bransgrove after the long-serving chairman stepped down in the wake of their full takeover. GMR, which also owns the Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals, this month acquired the final shares in the club as part of a staged £120m buyout agreed in September 2024. [...]
‘AI is not killing all these jobs’: LinkedIn boss on UK hiring slump June 10, 2026 Hiring in the capital is down 32 per cent from January 2019, a steeper fall than in any other region tracked by LinkedIn, as higher interest rates and corporate cost-cutting weigh on firms that dominate London’s labour market. Across the UK, hiring has slowed by 24 per cent on pre-pandemic levels and 10 per cent [...]
Game, Set, Match: How brands can serve up lasting value at Queen’s June 10, 2026 Queen’s is here and the tennis is back. Thom Newton looks at how brands get value out of the grass tennis tournament. Sports fans are relishing a summer that includes a World Cup, alongside the major fixtures of tennis, cricket and athletics. With sport comes the inevitable opportunities for brand sponsorships. However, visibility at events [...]
More than 80 retail bosses urge Starmer to tackle youth unemployment crisis June 10, 2026 More than 80 retail bosses have called on the Prime Minister to set out urgent measures to tackle youth unemployment, warning that the “ladder of opportunity for young people is wobbling”. The chiefs of leading retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and John Lewis have called on Sir Keir Starmer to safeguard the position of retail as [...]
‘Watershed moment’: EV sales soar as oil price volatility drives away petrol car demand June 10, 2026 Brits are racing to get their hands on electric vehicles after a surge in oil prices triggered by the war in Iran has driven away demand for petrol and diesel cars, one of the UK’s biggest used car supermarkets has said. London-listed Motorpoint, which has seen its shares jump on the back of bumper profits, [...]
Revolut faced orders to fix ‘deficiencies’ in product launches in Europe June 10, 2026 Revolut faced a regulatory slap-down from the European Central Bank last year as restrictions were placed on its operations in the continent. Europe’s most valuable fintech company had its permission to release new products across the 27 countries covered in the European Economic Area temporarily suspended last summer. The bank was instructed to rectify “deficiencies” [...]
Boots eyes £7.5bn sale in blow to hopes of London IPO June 10, 2026 The owners of Boots are weighing up a £7.5bn sale which would dash hopes of a London listing and deal another blow to the UK’s stock exchange. Sycamore Partners, the private equity firm which bought Boots’ parent company for $23.7bn last year, has been in talks with a number of suitors since before Easter. The [...]
Real Madrid underline financial power by signing new €1bn kit deal with Adidas June 10, 2026 Real Madrid have received a financial boost after signing a new eight-year kit deal with Adidas that is believed to be the most lucrative in world football. The 15-time European champions and the German sportswear behemoth have opted for an early extension to their partnership, which will now run until at least 2034. Real Madrid’s [...]
P&O Ferries to be probed over possible audit failings June 10, 2026 The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has opened a probe into the conduct of an accountant at P&O Ferries over the accuracy of information they provided to auditors. The FRC said it has opened the investigation to assess the financial information provided to the auditor of P&O Ferries Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries between December 2020 [...]