Despite what they say, the Tories are still in hock to their greying base October 8, 2026 Badenoch is developing a coherent policy agenda, but without a plan for helping Nick, 30 ans, the Tories will remain a party only for the old.
MPs are caught in a welfare catch-22 October 8, 2026 The more a constituency depends on welfare, the stronger the incentive for its MP to leave it alone, whichever party they sit for.
Retailers demand energy bill cuts as costs rise by £440m October 8, 2026 Retailers have urged John Healey to slash green policy costs from energy bills, warning that their electricity costs are set to soar by £440m this year. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) – which represents top retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer – has warned that rising “policy costs” on energy bills will inevitably [...]
Lattice Collaborates with Arm to Advance Secure, Adaptable AI Data Center Infrastructure October 7, 2026 Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC), the low power programmable and platform firmware leader, today announced a collaboration with Arm to enable secure control, management, and platform adaptability for AI infrastructure. Combining Arm® AGI CPU server platforms with Lattice FPGAs and AMI firmware creates a solution that provides advanced security, manageability, connectivity, and flexibility for next-generation AI [...]
Tereina Brings Forward the Future of Financial Services, Starting with Embedded, Digital and Agentic Payments October 7, 2026 Tereina, an SAP-backed company, emerges from stealth as a financial services company that lets businesses execute payments autonomously and settle them in fiat or digital currency, embedded directly into the applications they already run.
MCO (MyComplianceOffice) Survey Finds Financial Services Firms Use Nearly 14 Compliance Systems on Average, Gaps Remain in Digital Asset Readiness October 7, 2026 Research conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of MCO finds compliance investment is rising as technology complexity limits risk visibility.
Saudi Arabia still open to sport investing, insists PIF, despite drastic cutbacks October 7, 2026 Saudi Arabia remains keen to invest in sport despite scaling back funding for high-profile projects in golf, football and tennis, says the Public Investment Fund. PIF has retreated from bankrolling LIV Golf and extravagant spending on foreign players for the Saudi Pro League as well as giving up hosting the WTA Finals as part of [...]
Medisca and EUROAPI Form Strategic Partnership to Strengthen API Access for Pharmaceutical Compounding October 7, 2026 This partnership brings together EUROAPI’s European pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities and Medisca’s compounding expertise to expand access, strengthen its API portfolio and advance collaboration in peptides.
PwC expects junior hiring to ‘push back up’ across professional services despite AI fears October 7, 2026 The chief executive of PwC UK said he expects the hiring of young people across the professional services sector to “push back up”, challenging the notion that AI is replacing junior work and slowing entry-level recruitment. Marco Amitrano, the Big Four giant’s UK chief executive and senior partner of PwC UK and the firm’s Middle [...]
Endeavor Catalyst Closes Oversubscribed $320 Million Fund V as Europe Becomes Its Fastest-Growing Market October 7, 2026 Europe is now Catalyst’s fastest-growing region, with more than 90 investments across 10 markets and 20 portfolio companies valued at US$1 billion or more European portfolio companies raised US$3.3 billion in rounds joined by Catalyst across 2025 and the first half of 2026 – more than any other region Fund V investments include EnduroSat and HappyRobot, alongside a European portfolio featuring Bending Spoons, ElevenLabs, ICEYE and Fever