Reasons to be cheerful in an age of extraordinary technological progress February 11, 2026 Headlines are dominated by the oncoming AI apocalypse. The 21st century, far from being an age of decay, may prove to be the most creative and constructive period in human history, says Madsen Pirie We are told that the world is in irreversible decline. Newsfeeds deliver a daily diet of disasters, wars, fires, floods, political [...]
American hedge fund relaunches campaign against Scottish investment trust February 10, 2026 The American hedge fund tycoon behind a years-long assault on Britain’s investment trust industry has revived his campaign against a Baillie Gifford-run fund less than a month after being resoundingly defeated by shareholders at a crunch meeting. Saba Capital founder Boaz Weinstein shared an open letter to investors in the Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (Ewit), [...]
IEO and Laife Reply Join Forces to Digitalise the Biobank Through Artificial Intelligence February 10, 2026 The two partners launch “Bianca”, the first large-scale digitalisation initiative in Italy focused on histopathological samples, aimed at training AI algorithms to support pathologists’ diagnostic activities.
Ralph Haupter Joins Warburg Pincus as an External Senior Advisor February 10, 2026 Seasoned Technology Executive to Support European Technology Group
HOLYWATER TECH Acquires Jeynix to Bring Hollywood-Grade AI Assisted Visual Effects In-House February 9, 2026 Acquisition integrates VFX-grade workflows into the HOLYWATER infrastructure, scaling creative excellence across the platform HOLYWATER has rebranded as HOLYWATER TECH to better reflect its technology-first identity, an emphasis the company has prioritized from the beginning
Quantum Motion Expands Global Presence by Opening European Offices in Spain February 5, 2026 Quantum Motion today announced the opening of its offices in Spain, establishing a permanent base for quantum system development, integration and deployment in the European Union. The new site, which is located in the newly inaugurated nanoGUNE Quantum Tower, supports Quantum Motion’s scale-up of silicon-based quantum computing systems and strengthens the collaboration across Europe’s semiconductor, [...]
Openclaw just showed how fast your workforce can outrun your controls February 5, 2026 Openclaw, a rapidly adopted open-source and autonomous personal AI assistant, is significantly increasing “Shadow AI” risk within organisations by operating locally, coordinating tasks across systems, and even creating a social network for agents, says Paul Armstrong Editing this piece took longer than expected because the subject wouldn’t stay still long enough to cooperate. Clawdbot became [...]
Mark Kleinman: South East Water’s excuses have run dry February 5, 2026 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column South East Water’s excuses have run dry How the water industry could do with the raising of a Mervyn King eyebrow. While governor of the Bank of England in 2012, Lord King defenestrated Bob Diamond as [...]
Nick Train’s Finsbury fund slides further as AI triggers jitters February 4, 2026 Nick Train’s Finsbury Growth and Income Trust (FGIT) has endured another torrid few days after being caught up in the sell-off in data and software stocks. The trust is heavily exposed to London’s leading listed software companies, all of which have faced heavy pressure since the launch of Anthropic’s legal productivity tool on Monday. At [...]
Team GB Selects Options as Official IT Provider Ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games February 4, 2026 Options Technology (Options), a leading provider of cloud-enabled managed services for global financial markets, today announced it has been selected as the Official IT Provider to Team GB. The partnership will support Team GB through the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games and the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games, encompassing all competition events, training [...]