Crown Prosecution Service caught using AI hallucination evidence July 15, 2026 British courts have had to deal with yet another case of ‘AI hallucination’ evidence – this time from the agency responsible for conducting criminal prosecutions. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) issued two apologies to the High Court after it was found to have submitted documents in an extradition appeal citing two “non-existent” legal cases. The [...]
AI startup boss warns UK cannot become ‘dependent’ on overseas tech July 15, 2026 UK AI infrastructure company Valarian has raised $50m (£37m) in fresh funding as its boss said countries should focus on controlling AI infrastructure rather than competing to build their own frontier models. The Series A round, led by Silicon Valley investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA), takes the London firm’s total funding to $70m and marks [...]
AI is driving a VC investment boom July 15, 2026 The UK has landed some of the biggest megadeals in history, but it must double down on tech investment to keep its crown, says Nicole Lowe The UK is currently riding on the crest of a wave of near-record-breaking levels of venture capital investment and I’m delighted that it shows no sign of coming to [...]
Everything’s going to sh*t. Here are 25 of the best dystopian novels July 15, 2026 The genre has roared back onto bookshelves and best-seller lists. Harry Owen asks why we keep returning to this bleakest of genres – and recommends some top dystopian fiction Dystopian fiction is once again lining the bookshelves of Waterstones. And is it any wonder? All good dystopia really hinges on its ‘plausibility’, the writer concocting [...]
Government accelerates social media crackdown with midnight curfews July 14, 2026 Teenagers will face a default midnight social media curfew and stripped-back social media feeds under the government’s latest crackdown on addictive online features – but they will be able to switch the restrictions off themselves. Tech secretary Liz Kendall has announced social media platforms will disable auto-play and infinite scroll-style recommendations and restrict overnight access [...]
Presidio Investors Announces Sale of ElevATE Semiconductor to Diodes Incorporated July 14, 2026 Sale to Nasdaq-listed strategic acquirer marks successful realization of Presidio’s first continuation fund
‘Ugly moment’ for software stocks as IBM suffers biggest one-day slump in decades July 14, 2026 IBM shares are poised to suffer one of their worst-ever trading days after the tech giant warned customers were diverting spending away from software and into AI infrastructure. The warning wiped more than $50bn (£37bn) from IBM’s market value, sending the stock down more than 20 per cent and putting it on course for its [...]
Messagepoint Recognized as a Leader for the Seventh Consecutive Year and Named Innovation Pioneer in the QKS SPARK Matrix™: Customer Communications Management 2026 July 14, 2026 Messagepoint, a leading provider of AI-powered customer communications management (CCM) software, today announced that it has been positioned as a leader in the QKS SPARK Matrix™: Customer Communications Management (CCM) 2026. This marks the seventh consecutive year that Messagepoint has been recognized as a CCM leader by QKS. In addition, Messagepoint was recognized as an [...]
Clearlake Capital Announces Partnership with Databricks to Advance AI-Enabled Investing and Portfolio Value Creation July 14, 2026 Partnership combines the Databricks platform with West Monroe's implementation expertise to help Clearlake build an “investment firm of the future” data platform across deal origination, due diligence, fund operations, and portfolio company transformation
RealPage Acquires Cherre, Creating a Trusted AI-Powered Intelligence Platform Across the Full Real Estate Capital Stack July 14, 2026 Combination connects property-level operations with institutional portfolio intelligence, giving owners and operators a governed, trusted foundation for better decisions and stronger performance.