Kylian Mbappe receives shares in On as he jumps ship from Nike deal September 18, 2026 Swiss sportswear brand On has pulled off a marketing coup by luring Real Madrid and France striker Kylian Mbappe from Nike to launch its football products. Mbappe, who was previously on a £13m-a-year contract with Nike, is working alongside former Arsenal, Barcelona and France star Thierry Henry to develop On’s forthcoming football range. The 27-year-old [...]
What is Polestar’s Formula 2030, and why does it matter? September 18, 2026 Polestar will reveal its Formula 2030 concept in October, previewing the next Polestar 2 and Polestar 7 as the Swedish-Chinese EV maker looks to grow sales and move towards profitability. This is the first clean-sheet design produced under design chief Philipp Römers, who joined Polestar in January 2025, and it will preview two of the [...]
Mozilla Data Collective Raises $5M to Scale a More Equitable Data Ecosystem for AI September 18, 2026 Funding follows rapid growth for the data-sharing platform, with datasets spanning more than 450 languages and the company exceeding its annualised revenue milestone
Summer of sorrow: Property sector bears brunt of August administration spike September 18, 2026 Nearly 2,000 businesses went into insolvency in August as economic pressures and ongoing geopolitical tensions weighed on British firms. According to new figures the Insolvency Service released on Friday, 1,946 firms went into insolvency in England and Wales in August, flat compared to July and down from 2,007 in August 2025. The data showed that [...]
Tories consult senior barrister over ‘outrageous’ Wandsworth tax hike September 18, 2026 Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservative party has consulted a senior barrister to challenge the government over local funding cuts, following the recent controversy over looming tax hikes at Wandsworth Council. Wandsworth Council, which is Tory-run, has recently announced that taxes will rise by 94 per cent for ‘band D’ residents, resulting in taxpayers having [...]
Explainer: What on Earth has the Bank of England done with its bond sale programme? September 18, 2026 The Bank of England chose to hold interest rates at 3.75 per cent on Thursday. But its unexpected overhaul of quantitative tightening could be far more consequential, says Ali Lyon. On days when the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee decides the future of interest rates, that choice – and the thinking that goes into [...]
Mark my words: tax rises are coming September 18, 2026 After Rachel Reeves’ tax raids of over £40bn in her 2024 Budget and £26bn in the 2025 edition, it should be inconceivable that John Healey will come back for more. Yet all the sights point in that direction, says Emma Revell No City AM reader could be unaware that Britain’s current economic outlook is not [...]
Premier League Gameweek 5 Predictions: Arsenal and Manchester City March On September 18, 2026 Arsenal and Manchester City continue to blaze a trail atop the Premier League table with four wins from four. Both teams were pushed last weekend, Arsenal emerging winners over Sunderland despite being on the back foot for long spells at the Stadium of Light, while City battled to a derby win at Manchester United with [...]
Phoenix Education Partners to Acquire Fuel50, Advancing the Future of Workforce Transformation September 17, 2026 Acquisition accelerates Fuel50's capabilities and its reach with enterprise employers, as workforce intelligence becomes central to the AI-enabled workplace
CogitX AI Appoints Michael Ellgass as President, Retail September 17, 2026 Walmart and Circana veteran joins CogitX AI to grow its sovereign AI platform, focusing on Fortune 500 retailers, brands, and agencies