TII Launches Falcon Reasoning: Best 7B AI Model Globally, Also Outperforms Larger Models January 5, 2026 Falcon H1R 7B Packs Advanced Reasoning into a Compact 7 Billion Parameter Model Optimized for Speed and Efficiency TII’s Latest AI Model Outperforms Larger Rivals from Microsoft, Alibaba, and NVIDIA on Key Benchmarks
HELUS Pharma Propels Therapeutic Innovation in Mental Health and Commences Trading on Nasdaq January 5, 2026 Helus Pharma builds on the strong foundation originally created as Cybin Inc., reflecting the Company’s ongoing transformation to a commercial stage pharmaceutical company Helus Pharma commences trading on Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) and on Cboe Canada under ticker symbol: HELP Helus Pharma continues to progress its portfolio of novel serotonergic agonists (“NSAs”), with the goal of developing treatments designed to redefine mental health care, including HLP004 for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder, with Phase 2 topline data readout expected in Q1 2026 Preparations in progress for the commercialization of HLP003, Helus Pharma’s NSA in Phase 3 clinical development, which has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the FDA for the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder This news release constitutes a “designated news release” for the purpose of the Company’s prospectus supplement dated December 30, 2025, to it short form base shelf prospectus dated September 17, 2025, as amended on December 19, 2025.
Lakestreet Capital Partners Demands Change to Benefit All Shareholders of Palace Capital Plc, the FTSE REIT January 5, 2026 Lakestreet Capital Partners AG (“Lakestreet”), the largest shareholder in Palace Capital Plc (“Palace Capital”) with a 22.53% total shareholding* has this weekend requisitioned a general meeting of Palace Capital to remove its Chairman, Steven Owen and to appoint its founders as directors. Lakestreet is deeply troubled by the excessive amount of remuneration that Steven Owen [...]
Ruben Amorim sacked: £20m cost of Manchester United’s failed experiment January 5, 2026 Manchester United have sacked manager Ruben Amorim, concluding a failed experiment which has cost the cash-strapped club around £20m in compensation. Amorim was relieved of his duties on Monday morning, less than 24 hours after publicly issuing a demand for more control of affairs at United in the wake of a 1-1 draw with Leeds [...]
Used car marketplace Motorway takes out £25m loan after losses widen January 5, 2026 Motorway has agreed a fresh £25m loan after the online car marketplace reported widening losses. The London-based tech firm, which hit a valuation of over $1bn in a 2021 funding round, said it secured the loan one day before Christmas Eve, with £15m having already been drawn down by the end of the year. The [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Shell and BP lead index near 10,000 amid oil tensions January 5, 2026 Good morning and welcome back to the City AM morning liveblog. The FTSE 100 kicked off the new year on the front foot marking an intraday high of 10,046.25p on Friday in the first trading session of 2026. Whilst it slipped back in later trading, strong performances across blue-chip heavyweights including Rolls-Royce and Fresnillo, led [...]
UK economy showing signs of ‘zombie apocalypse,’ says think tank January 5, 2026 The UK economy faces a “zombie apocalypse” in the coming year, as years of tough trading conditions force thousands of unproductive firms to the wall, an influential left-leaning think tank has predicted. The Resolution Foundation forecasts a “triple whammy” of multi-year increases in interest rates, energy prices and the minimum wage will lead to the [...]
Starmer: I’ll still be prime minister going into 2027 January 4, 2026 Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he will still leading the country this time next year, dismissing concerns about his leadership, despite growing rumours about challenges within the party. The Labour leader said that frequent leadership changes were not in the national interest, taking note of the “chopping and changing” of prime minister under [...]
Why 2026 will be the year of technology and AI in sport January 4, 2026 Arthur Hu, the chief information officer at Lenovo, discusses why 2026 is the year for AI and technology in sport It feels as if the sporting calendar never stops, it just keeps spinning with yet another tournament, match or race around the corner. And 2026 will be no different, headlined by the Winter Olympic and [...]
Sagacious Life looks Smart enough for Purton January 2, 2026 WITH the all-important Four-Year-Old Classic Series starting with the Classic Mile at the beginning of next month, it is imperative for many stables that their potential contenders have a rating high enough to take part in the contests. One horse that has no such worries about his present rating is lightly raced, but potentially smart, [...]