Nscale eyes second $45bn deal with Anthropic after Microsoft setback October 20, 2026 British AI infrastructure firm, Nscale, is in talks to secure a second $45bn (£33.5bn) computing deal with Anthropic, just a day after Microsoft pulled out of its flagship UK data centre project. The Nvidia-backed company is negotiating an agreement to supply the US AI giant with computing power from a second facility at its Monarch [...]
92% of Compliance Leaders Want External Certification on AI Agents. None Exists for On-Chain Risk. Elliptic Just Built It, for Free. October 20, 2026 Elliptic Institute launches the first certification in agentic AI for on-chain risk and compliance, grounded in the principles of the Elliptic Standard.
Exclusive: Thatchers to sponsor Prem Rugby as deal struck with Elton John agency October 20, 2026 Prem Rugby will this week announce Thatchers as a new commercial partner as Elton John’s Rocket Sports agency continues to hunt for league sponsors, City AM understands. The English top flight counts London Pride as its beer sponsor but will add the West Country brand to its partnership roster as official cider partner. It is [...]
Nex Launching NBA Versus, a New Basketball Experience for Nex Playground October 20, 2026 New motion-powered basketball game in collaboration with the NBA brings 1v1 competition and all 30 teams into active play
Paddy Power owner to axe 1,400 jobs after Labour gambling tax raid October 20, 2026 Paddy Power owner Flutter has announced it will cut as many as 1,400 jobs, blaming Labour’s tax raid on the gambling sector last year. The New-York listed firm will restructure its UK and Ireland division, slashing around 15 per cent of its workforce. Redundancies will affect roles in Leeds and Dublin, as well as Portugal [...]
Bingo in the Square Mile: Inside Dabbers Social October 20, 2026 Ahead of this year’s Toast the City Awards, celebrating the best of the Square Mile, we go inside Dabbers Social bingo Forget darts, karaoke and axe-throwing: bingo is the latest way the experience economy has shifted in the capital. New clubs dedicated to your gran’s favourite past time, now a huge hit with Gen Z, [...]
More than 10 Million Developers Are Building on Cloudflare October 20, 2026 More than 10 million developers are building on Cloudflare as AI agents reshape how applications get built, shipped, and scaled globally
Investors cheer end of ‘damaging’ capital gains tax Budget speculation October 20, 2026 Investment firms have welcomed reports that John Healey has ruled out a “damaging” capital gains tax raid at the Autumn Budget, after warnings the move could harm the domestic economy and weigh on Britain’s appeal to investors. The Chancellor has decided against raising capital gains tax (CGT) at the Autumn Budget next week, City AM [...]
Andy Haldane: This will be ‘a Budget for the backbenchers, not business’ October 20, 2026 A former Bank of England chief economist has warned he expects to see “further borrowing” and “further tax rises” in next week’s Budget as he threw his weight behind Kemi Badenoch’s plan on the UK economy. Speaking at an Ipsos event, Andy Haldane said the Budget has been a “less lengthy and a less leaky [...]
Allegion Ventures Makes Follow-On Investment in Ambient.ai, a Leader in Agentic Physical Security October 20, 2026 Allegion Ventures – the corporate venture fund of Allegion plc – has led the Series-C funding round for Ambient.ai (Ambient) – a leader in Agentic Physical Security. This marks Allegion Ventures’ second strategic investment in Ambient.ai. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261020533992/en/ Based in Redwood City, California, Ambient provides a [...]