Why your next marketing crisis is going to be self-inflicted December 16, 2025 Most 2026 plans ignore marketing’s geopolitical exposure, the aggressive monetization of platforms, and the erosion of trust, requiring leaders to shift from chasing reach and automation to strategic discipline, internal alignment, and building direct customer relationships, says Paul Armstrong Most 2026 marketing plans are already built on assumptions that no longer hold, not because the [...]
ABB Strengthens Data Center and Industrial Monitoring Capabilities with IPEC Acquisition December 16, 2025 ABB enters an agreement to acquire IPEC, a technology company specializing in early detection of electrical equipment failures Supports critical industries including data centers, utilities and airports where downtime costs millions Integration of IPEC’s monitoring technology will complement ABB’s predictive maintenance service portfolio designed to cut downtime by up to 90 percent and maintenance costs by up to 85 percent
The secret to Reform’s rise? They don’t put their out of offices on December 16, 2025 Reform used the summer holiday vacuum to further their cause, and it's made all the difference, writes Michael Martins in today's Notebook.
Mickey Mouse puts copyright woes to bed with Disney-OpenAI deal December 16, 2025 Disney’s $1bn investment in OpenAI, coupled with a three year licensing deal for over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters on Sora, constitutes a seismic shift in how Hollywood thinks about content creation and copyright. Last week’s announcement, long anticipated since CEO Bog Iger hinted at AI plans, marks the first time a [...]
Lightspeed Closes Over $9B in New Funds Aimed at Backing Category Definers Worldwide December 15, 2025 Lightspeed Venture Partners raised capital across six vehicles, underscoring the firm’s bespoke fund architecture and deep AI investment track record
Six of the top business books of 2025 December 15, 2025 Yes, dear reader, it’s that time of year again. What to buy for that special high-flying City exec in your life? I’ve read nearly 50 books this year – most of them new, and most about business. Some were good, others have since found their way to Oxfam. Here are a few of my favourites. [...]
Cloudflare Publishes Top Internet Trends for 2025 December 15, 2025 Intensifying bot wars, a sharp rise in attacks on civil society organizations, and rapid progress in post-quantum encryption mark a pivotal year online
SOJI AI and Airborne Capital Limited Announce AI Partnership December 15, 2025 SOJI AI (“SOJI”), a specialist AI-driven software solutions company and Airborne Capital Limited (“Airborne Capital”), a specialist aircraft asset manager and aviation advisor, today, 15 December, formally announced their partnership. SOJI have built an aviation-focused, agentic AI system, which fully understands unstructured technical records and can instantly read, structure, review, and contextualise this information for [...]
Teletrac Navman Report: 84% of Fleets Cite Driver Exoneration as a Leading Reason for Deploying Safety Technology December 15, 2025 New research from Teletrac Navman, a leading connected mobility platform and a Vontier company, has found that 84% of fleets cite driver exoneration as a leading reason for deploying safety technology, with 53% of fleets that suffered accidents in the past 12 months successfully able to exonerate a driver. The ‘Mobilizing the Future of Fleets: [...]
Mark Cuban and NBA stars join £3m raise for Irish sports tech firm December 15, 2025 Billionaire investor Mark Cuban and several current NBA stars have backed a $4m (£3m) fundraising round for Irish sports tech company Orreco. They join major-winning golfers Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell as investors in Orreco, which uses AI to analyse athletes’ movement for signs of injury susceptibility. “This is the first proactive approach to use [...]