Exclusive: Deliveroo software engineers hand coding to AI agents May 6, 2026 Deliveroo software engineers are almost fully letting AI agents write their code, with one employee telling City AM they have barely coded manually for almost a year as the food delivery giant embraces ‘agentic’ workflows. The London-listed firm is among a growing number of tech firms rapidly evolving software engineering roles around AI, as developers [...]
Griffin’s Citadel to swerve New York after mayor’s wealth tax campaign May 6, 2026 Hedge fund juggernaut Citadel has diverted investment earmarked for New York to its Miami headquarters, founder Ken Griffin has said, after the city’s socialist mayor filmed a video promoting a new ‘pied a terre’ wealth tax outside the billionaire’s $285m penthouse. Griffin told CNBC that because of mayor Zohran Mamdani’s social media clip, his $67bn [...]
UK Fintech Payments Company Icon Solutions Honoured With King’s Award for Enterprise May 6, 2026 Wimbledon-headquartered fintech wins innovation award for payments technology used by banks globally
Waiv Enters Collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo to Deliver AI-Derived Biomarkers for ADC Program May 6, 2026 Waiv, formerly Owkin Dx, to leverage its digital pathology platform encompassing foundation models and AI methodology for ADC biomarker discovery program
Options Technology Appoints Larry Leibowitz as Chairman of The Board May 6, 2026 Options Technology, the leading managed IT services and technology solutions provider, today announced Larry Leibowitz to Chairman of its Board. Leibowitz, who joined the Board in June 2023 as an independent director, assumes the Chairmanship as Options continues to accelerate its growth across key financial centres worldwide. This press release features multimedia. View the full [...]
London local elections 2026: Who will win Redbridge? May 6, 2026 A rise in support of Nigel Farage’s Reform will be tested in the north of a borough dominated elsewhere by Labour which faces its own fight from the left. Results will be closely watched by Wes Streeting, whose parliamentary constituency is on the patch. Redbridge is a complex constituency. Labour is battling the Greens to [...]
Businesses cut jobs for 19 consecutive months yet ‘growth holds up’ May 6, 2026 Businesses have now cut jobs for 19 consecutive months as researchers warned that higher payroll costs and productivity gains have forced employers in the services sector to rethink hiring plans. Results from S&P Global’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) suggested that lower staffing numbers across the UK’s dominant services sector have been recorded in each month [...]
Local elections 2026: who will win in Hillingdon Council? May 6, 2026 CLICK HERE to view all the latest London election results The Conservatives have run Hillingdon since 2006 but their majority is slipping. Reform is targeting the Leave-voting area hard, a 4.99 per cent council tax rise is biting, and a £65m Heathrow-linked funding gap is straining local services. No overall control seems to be a [...]
London Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Greenwich? May 6, 2026 CLICK HERE to view all the latest London election results As voters head to the polls in Greenwich, the Labour stronghold is set to see a rise in Green support amidst a hike in council tax and a cut in central government funding of the local authority. Back in 2022 Labour secured an overwhelming majority [...]
London local elections 2026: Who will win in Brent? May 6, 2026 From conflict overseas to transport on the home front, several issues will test Labour’s hold on Brent in the upcoming local elections. Brent will be a place where Labour will be fighting several opponents. The home of Wembley Stadium, Brent is an apt council to showcase whether Labour suffers a heavy defeat or enjoys triumphant [...]