New Research Shows Prioritisation of Digital Twins and AI Initiatives to Accelerate Predictive Insights and Infrastructure Resilience June 24, 2026 Nearly two thirds of infrastructure organisations cite disconnected systems as barriers to achieving resilience goals, and look to digital twins to unify fragmented data
European Semiconductor Firms Seek Integrated Ecosystems June 24, 2026 Sovereignty goals, supply chain pressures and AI-driven operations are accelerating demand for end-to-end semiconductor partnerships, ISG Provider Lens® report says
Fourth Brings the Art and Science of Scheduling Together With a Host of New Innovations June 24, 2026 Fourth, a leading provider of hospitality workforce technology, today announced a range of new capabilities for its Scheduling solution, helping operators create smarter schedules faster through enhanced automation, forecasting, compliance and employee engagement tools. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260624249082/en/ Trusted by hundreds of the UK’s hospitality operators, Fourth Scheduling [...]
Finance’s future needs technology — but it will be defined by people June 24, 2026 For years, the future of finance and accounting has been framed mainly as a story about technology. Artificial intelligence, automation and data platforms are reshaping the profession at pace. They will change how work gets done, who does it and what employers and clients expect. But if that is the whole story, we are missing [...]
Over Half of Consumers Will Pay More for Brands That Are Transparent About AI Data Use, New Usercentrics Research Finds June 24, 2026 52% of consumers globally will pay a 7% premium for AI transparency — rising to 73% in Germany. Almost half have already taken an action with a direct revenue consequence.
FTSE 100 Segro shares rocket as it fights off £12.6bn swoop by US real estate giant June 24, 2026 Real estate investment firm Segro has rejected a £12.6bn bid from a US fund looking to combine the two companies into one mammoth investment trust. Prologis said it had gone public with its offer in a bid to convince Segro shareholders to back the deal. As part of Prologis’ offer, Segro stocks would be valued [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 scrapes into green after Segro’s surge; Oil at pre-war levels after Trump snaps at industry June 24, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. European markets were a mixed bag on Wednesday after a bruising sell-off had investors across the globe dumping their equity exposure. In Europe, the FTSE 100 closed down just shy of 0.1 per cent on Tuesday, undershooting the bigger losses seen on Germany’s Dax at one per cent, [...]
Tax the robots to fix our jobs crisis June 24, 2026 Starmer leaves parliament with a jobs crisis in his wake. I urge his successor to tax tech rather than humans, writes James Reed.
City law firm Shoosmiths launches Microsoft-led AI tool for junior lawyers June 24, 2026 City law firm Shoosmiths has launched a generative AI tool built with tech giant Microsoft to assist junior lawyers firm-wide in reviewing contracts. The firm said the tool is trained on insight from lawyers at Shoosmiths, including from its M&A practice, and follows a year-long pilot and building programme with Microsoft to enable junior lawyers [...]
MSCI Announces the Results of the MSCI 2026 Market Classification Review June 23, 2026 MSCI released the results of the MSCI 2026 Market Classification Review. Key takeaways from this year’s review include: Reclassification of Bulgaria from Standalone to Frontier Market status Assessment of shareholder transparency and coordinated trading concerns in the Indonesian and Turkish equity markets, acknowledging the announced steps undertaken by both markets to address these matters and [...]