Nvidia beats again – but Wall Street’s expectations keep rising May 21, 2026 Nvidia delivered another record-breaking quarter on Wednesday night, extending its dominance at the centre of the AI boom – but investors are increasingly asking how long the explosive growth can continue. The world’s most valuable company reported first-quarter revenue of $81.6bn, up 85 per cent year-on-year and ahead of Wall Street forecasts of $78.9bn. Net [...]
B2C2 and Solidus Labs Partner to Bolster Institutional-Grade Crypto-Native Market Integrity May 21, 2026 B2C2, a leading global digital asset market maker, today announced a partnership with Solidus Labs, the gold standard for crypto-native trade surveillance. Under the collaboration, B2C2 will deploy Solidus Labs’ HALO platform to provide multidimensional Trade Surveillance across its global operations, including the UK, USA, France, Luxembourg, Singapore and the Cayman Islands. As the digital [...]
The Live Moment Effect: Genius Sports and MediaScience Study Finds Specific Moments in Live Sports Can Double Unaided Brand Recall May 21, 2026 New research shows that brands aligned with emotionally heightened moments in live sports can improve ad effectiveness
Acuity Analytics Launches Domain-Led Agentic AI Platform to Help Financial Institutions Move from Experimentation to Enterprise Value May 21, 2026 Combining agentic AI with deep human expertise to deliver governed, decision ready outcomes.
KKR Invests in Fresha, the Leading AI-Powered Platform for Beauty and Wellness, at $1bn Valuation May 21, 2026 Fresha, the leading AI-powered marketplace and business management platform for the beauty and wellness industry, today announced an $80 million primary growth investment from funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm. The transaction values Fresha at over $1 billion, marking a defining milestone in its mission to transform how self-care businesses operate globally. [...]
No, London’s economy hasn’t lost its lustre. Here’s why May 21, 2026 The FT has once again remembered to write about London, the city in which the paper was founded and where the lion’s share of its staff, and its readership, is based. Though it turns out the pink’un hasn’t many nice things to say. London’s economy has lost its lustre, the paper writes. Among the evidence [...]
Toast Supports the International Chamber of Commerce UK Trade & Export Initiative for Hospitality Brands Expanding Internationally May 21, 2026 Toast (NYSE: TOST), the global technology platform built for restaurant and retail businesses, today announced its participation as a proud sponsor of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) UK Trade & Export initiative. As the world’s largest business organisation and the only one with United Nations observer status, the ICC represents 45 million companies globally. [...]
SpaceX IPO puts Musk’s AI empire – and ambitions – in the spotlight May 21, 2026 SpaceX has finally opened its books to public markets, revealing a company generating tens of billions in revenue, burning through cash at an extraordinary speed and betting its future on AI as much as rockets. The long-awaited Nasdaq float, expected next month, could value Elon Musk’s space and AI empire at as much as $1.75 [...]
Audiencerate: Riccardo Fabbri Joins as Chief Technology Officer—The AI-Driven Phase of the Platforms for SMEs and Media Agencies Begins May 21, 2026 The co-founder and former managing partner of Nohup (acquired by Havas Group in 2021) will lead the development of the artificial intelligence infrastructure that integrates first-party and third-party data, powering the platform delivered with Postel and Microsoft to Italian SMEs and the platform with the DV360 offering for global media agencies.
Weather or not to stock – AI aims to shelter UK business from the classic (wet) British summer May 21, 2026 A chilly spring, a sluggish UK economy and hard-pressed household budgets at a time of rising interest rates have combined to put a national talking point – the weather – into the spotlight in the City. Seasonal trends, or the lack of them, can make or break trading at retailers and hospitality companies. Disruption from [...]