Ikarovec to Advance Pipeline With Exclusive Worldwide Option to VectorBuilder’s Intravitreal Capsid Technology January 6, 2026 Novel capsid technology to enable convenient delivery in the doctor’s office of IKAR-003 for intermediate AMD, designed to prevent progression to sight-threatening disease
Finance chiefs fearful of war and geopolitical risks January 6, 2026 Finance chiefs have begun the year fretting over the spectre of war and rising global tensions as President Trump’s shock operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro put investor nerves on edge. A quarterly survey by Big Four accounting firm Deloitte showed that “geopolitical risks”, which can include everything from higher tariffs to conflict and [...]
Starmer promised to ‘rewire the state’ so why is the civil service bigger? January 6, 2026 Civil service headcount has reached a 20-year high, bigger than it was during Brexit or Covid. Yet more proof that this Prime Minister’s only belief is in bigger government, says Eliot Wilson When Sir Keir Starmer appointed a new cabinet secretary and head of the civil service at the end of 2024, he made a [...]
2025 was set to be the year of AI agents. It was not. January 6, 2026 At the end of 2024, just over a year ago today, tech behemoth and OpenAI boss Sam Altman predicted that AI agents would completely upturn the workplace before year end. AI agents are software programmes which break down any given task into smaller, more manageable steps, allowing them to devise and execute them with little [...]
I’m an AI expert, so how did I get gaslit by ChatGPT? January 6, 2026 If Lewis Liu, AI founder and safety expert, was left questioning himself then we’re all at risk of losing our sense of reality and the diversity of thought to convincing, lowest-common-denominator Generative AI output Last month on Jimmy Fallon’s show, Sam Altman said he asks ChatGPT about every minor detail for raising his baby: “I [...]
Abu Dhabi’s TII Launches Falcon-H1 Arabic, Establishing the World’s Leading Arabic AI Model January 5, 2026 Based on new hybrid-architecture, models deliver higher accuracy while running on smaller parameter sizes Launch underscores UAE push to compete with global AI leaders in high-performance language models
WP Engine Appoints Google Veteran Thierry Muller as Vice President of AI Products January 5, 2026 Accomplished leader brings extensive technical acumen, artificial intelligence experience and a strong track record of driving innovation
TII Launches Falcon Reasoning: Best 7B AI Model Globally, Also Outperforms Larger Models January 5, 2026 Falcon H1R 7B Packs Advanced Reasoning into a Compact 7 Billion Parameter Model Optimized for Speed and Efficiency TII’s Latest AI Model Outperforms Larger Rivals from Microsoft, Alibaba, and NVIDIA on Key Benchmarks
Fashion giant Zara holds a mirror up to retail disruption January 5, 2026 Zara is on a mission to be more digital. From AI generated models, to reduced production timelines, to a new AI-powered virtual try-on feature, the moves point to a wider shift within the sector. The Spanish retail giant has spent the last few weeks modernising its strategy, fully embracing AI adoption to cut costs and [...]
US law firms lead London hiring, fuelled by private capital growth January 5, 2026 Legal recruiters for big law firms in the City had a busy 2025 as hiring for the most senior lawyers surged, with the trend expected to continue into the new year. As employment figures rose in the UK to above the 5 per cent mark in 2025, according to figures by legal recruiter Edwards Gibson, [...]