End the non-competes! Tech bosses warn ‘unfair’ rules are choking UK growth September 29, 2026 Some of Britain’s leading tech founders have called on the government to tear up “unfair” employment restrictions they say are choking growth and leaving UK startups struggling to compete with Silicon Valley. The bosses of Elevenlabs, Synthesia, Fuse Energy and a string of British AI startups have signed an open letter published on Tuesday demanding [...]
AI doom headlines aren’t spooking all investors September 29, 2026 Retail investors' response to AI doom headlines disproves the common notion that they move as a herd, writes Finimize CEO Carl Hazeley.
Burnham pledges to reform triple lock to fund new National Care Service September 29, 2026 Andy Burnham has said Labour will drop the triple lock on state pensions in its manifesto for the next election in order to fund a sweeping new National Care Service. In his address to party members, Burnham said the party would link a rise in the state pension to inflation or 2.5 per cent every [...]
Brightfin Unveils Budget Clarity AI, Giving Every Finance and IT Leader a Financial Analyst at the Tip of Their Fingers September 29, 2026 New AI capability turns the 101 questions finance teams field every day into self-service answers, letting anyone dig into spend, risk, and budget tradeoffs without waiting on an analyst or learning a new system
FTSE 100 bosses’ pay boom fails to bridge Wall Street gap September 29, 2026 Pay for FTSE 100 bosses ballooned over the last year as boards turned to share bonuses in a bid to catch up with the compensation offered by US giants. The median granted chief executive pay in London’s blue-chip index swelled 16 per cent to £6.1m, according to a report from Diligent Market Intelligence. Long-term incentives [...]
NTT DATA Launches ‘Intact, intelligent action.’ to Protect Fragile Places and Advance Sustainability Commitments September 29, 2026 Global initiative will combine awareness, technology and stewardship to support fragile places around the world. Program will help translate sustainability commitments into practical actions. In the initiative’s first chapter, NTT DATA employees will join Antarctic expedition led by Robert Swan, OBE, on the 40th anniversary of his first South Pole expedition.
Cloudflare and Deutsche Telekom Join Forces for a Secure and Resilient Internet September 29, 2026 Strategic partnership strengthens the security and resilience of digital infrastructure for European businesses Deutsche Telekom expands its enterprise portfolio with Cloudflare security solutions, creating a leading infrastructure channel partnership in Europe
Anthropic warns investors of ‘existential risk to humanity’ in IPO pitch September 29, 2026 Anthropic has warned investors that its most advanced models could pose “existential risks to humanity” in an initial public offering pitch document that also revealed ballooning losses and surging costs at the AI juggernaut. In a prospectus published before its eagerly awaited public debut, Dario Amodei’s tech giant argued AI would transform the global economy [...]
Everfox Appoints Colin McKinty as Managing Director, International September 29, 2026 Appointment supports company’s continued global expansion and growing investment in its UK team and operations
Markets should accept cheap money isn’t coming back September 29, 2026 We are no longer living in the post-financial crisis world, and the market needs to adjust, writes Helen Thomas.