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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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.
InterSystems Recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Electronic Health Records July 14, 2026 InterSystems, a creative data technology provider powering more than one billion health records globally, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Electronic Health Records (EHR). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260714349759/en/ A Gartner Magic Quadrant is a culmination of research [...]
Statement on Terminating the Letter of Intent With AI Financial Corporation July 14, 2026 Statement from Matthew Nicoletti, Chief Strategy Officer, Perpetuals.com (Nasdaq: PDC), on the proposed transaction with AI Financial Corporation. “Perpetuals has decided not to further pursue the acquisition of AI Financial Corporation’s subsidiary Alt5 Sigma Canada, Inc. and the earlier letter of intent has been terminated.” About Perpetuals.com Ltd Perpetuals.com Ltd (Nasdaq: PDC) is a fintech [...]
The Octus MCP Connector Puts the Most Expansive, Accurate and Verified Credit Intelligence and Data Directly Inside Claude, ChatGPT and Other LLMs July 14, 2026 Octus subscribers can now route credit intelligence, data and deal documents directly into the AI tools they use every day, with source attribution on every output