F1 Arcade, curling and axes: Inside London’s sport experience economy May 14, 2026 Whether it’s Formula 1, pool, axe throwing or curling; London’s experience economy is thriving as City social habits change. Earlier this month, Formula 1 ended a five-week hiatus in Miami. But over 4,000 miles away in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, hundreds of fans gathered – at the last minute due to [...]
UK firms are spending billions on AI – but getting extra admin in return May 14, 2026 UK companies are pouring copious amounts of money into AI, while their employees spend nearly a full day each week doing work that AI was supposed to eliminate, new research has found. According to Workday, one in four UK workers loses seven or more hours a week moving information between systems, chasing down data and [...]
Tanium’s Converge World Tour Returns to London to Explore the Future of Autonomous IT May 14, 2026 Flagship European event brings together IT and security leaders for keynotes, real-world customer insight and the first European showcase of Tanium Atlas
European Aerospace, Defense Firms Advance Modernization May 14, 2026 Companies innovate with AI and new approaches to engineering and operations, ISG Provider Lens® report says
Reply Launches Model Factory, the Production Line for Creating Industrial-Grade Generative AI Models May 14, 2026 Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] announces Reply Model Factory, an industrial production line for building frontier generative AI models grounded in corporate knowledge and designed to power AI systems and agents aligned with each organisation’s operational context. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260514524231/en/ AI models are often built to operate across [...]
German football giants plan biometric stadium entry in place of tickets May 14, 2026 Borussia Moenchengladbach are planning to become one of the first European football clubs to use biometric access technology in place of tickets. An increasing number of US sports venues now offer facial recognition or palm vein scanning as a way of speeding up entry and even buying food and drink or merchandise. In the few [...]
Future bets on SheerLuxe as Google squeezes digital publishers May 14, 2026 Future said the acquisition of SheerLuxe and a push into AI-driven products would help return the publisher to growth after weaker digital ad and ecommerce markets dragged profits lower in the first half. The media group behind Marie Claire, TechRadar and Go.Compare reported revenue of £349.1m for the six months to March 31, down from [...]
Corona Global Named Most Valuable Beer Brand in Kantar BrandZ Rankings for Third Consecutive Year May 14, 2026 AB InBev Holds 8 of the Top 10 Most Valuable Beer Brands Globally
Quantexa chief says £175m HMRC deal will ‘protect taxpayers’ money’ May 14, 2026 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has signed a £175m, 10-year partnership with London-based Quantexa to overhaul its data infrastructure, as the tax authority scrambles to recover billions lost to evasion and sophisticated fraud. The deal – one of the largest tech deployments in the public sector – is designed to fix the “fragmented” legacy systems [...]
Copyright isn’t dead in the age of AI, it’s key to growing UK creative industries May 14, 2026 Copyright is not a brake on innovation. It is the market mechanism that turns British creativity into investment and the route to responsible AI, says Ed Vaizey The creative industries are not a side hustle for the British economy. They are a serious growth engine. The UK’s music industry alone generates around £8bn in GVA [...]