IMF offers UK modest growth upgrade despite fresh Iran war tension July 8, 2026 The UK economy is set to grow just one per cent this year, according to the The International Monetary Fund (IMF), following a modest revision from its previous gloomy prediction. The IMF said the consequences Iran war, which has led to continued disruptions across the economically-critical Strait of Hormuz, would soften momentum across the UK [...]
Convertr Appoints Greg Jordan as Chief Product Officer to Strengthen Data Governance for Enterprise B2B Programmes July 8, 2026 Appointment advances product leadership as enterprise demand grows for governed lead and contact data intake across AI-powered GTM stacks
Arm Announces Earnings Release Date for First Quarter Fiscal Year Ended 2027 July 8, 2026 Arm Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARM) will report financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, after market close. The company will host a conference call via audio webcast at 14:00 Pacific Time (17:00 Eastern Time / 22:00 British Summer Time) to review its financial results and business outlook. [...]
Cloudflare Announces Research Pilot with OpenAI July 8, 2026 Research pilot combines Cloudflare’s global network signals with OpenAI’s frontier search capabilities
Senior exec layoffs surge as firms brace for major employment law change July 8, 2026 Senior exec exits from top businesses have surged since the start of the year as firms quietly clear out highly-paid staff before fresh costs associated with the Employment Rights Act changes come into force. Law firms have seen a “massive uptick in inquiries” from top staff exploring their legal options after being told they face [...]
ActiveCampaign Launches Google Ads Connector for Active Intelligence, Bringing AI-Guided Campaign Creation and Reporting to Marketers July 8, 2026 Marketers and business owners can now create and manage Google Ads Performance Max campaigns without leaving ActiveCampaign — part of a growing ecosystem of Active Intelligence connectors that brings the full power of a marketer’s tech stack into one AI-powered workspace
Why even gilts are outperforming the once unstoppable Magnificent 7 this year July 8, 2026 Plagued by sticky inflation and spendthrift politicians, the UK government’s bonds have spent years as an unloved asset class. But six months into 2026 and they have, so far, outperformed the Magnificent 7. Ali Lyon examines what has gone wrong for the so-called hyperscalers even as AI hype is greater than ever. Since the Bank [...]
Options Technology Named 2025 Equinix EMEA Partner Award Winner July 8, 2026 Options Technology, the leading provider of trading infrastructure and market data solutions, today announced it has been named 2025 Equinix EMEA Partner of the Year. This award, part of the Equinix Partner Awards program, celebrates Equinix’s partners for commitment, customer focus, and execution with shared go-to-market priorities. The EMEA Partner of the Year award recognizes [...]
Kore.ai Partners With Atos to Deliver Sovereign Agentic AI for UK Enterprise July 8, 2026 New partnership will accelerate secure, scalable and sovereign AI solutions to UK organisations
TetraMem and SK hynix Showcase Successful Technology Collaboration Advancing Memory-Centric AI Computing July 8, 2026 Joint achievement highlights how Analog In-Memory Computing can address the growing energy and thermal challenges of AI while laying the foundation for deeper collaboration on next-generation memory and computing architectures.