OpenAI rewrites Pentagon AI deal following backlash March 3, 2026 OpenAI has amended its newly signed contract with the US Department of War after chief executive Sam Altman admitted the original announcement “looked opportunistic and sloppy”. The news triggered fears the company’s technology could be used for domestic mass surveillance. The San Francisco-based AI firm signed the agreement with the Pentagon on Friday, hours after [...]
Macedonian Thrace Brewery: Dutch Court to Award MTB at Least EUR 83 Million in Damages Payable by Heineken for Its Illegal Conduct in Greece March 3, 2026 On 18 February the Amsterdam District Court rendered an interim judgment on damages quantification in the proceedings of Macedonian Thrace Brewery (“MTB”), maker of the popular Greek beer Vergina, against Heineken and its subsidiary Athenian Brewery (“AB”). The case stems from the decision of the Greek competition authority, the Hellenic Competition Commission (“HCC”), published in [...]
Cloudflare 2026 Threat Intelligence Report: Nation-State Actors and Cybercriminals Shift from ‘Breaking In’ to ‘Logging In’ March 3, 2026 New insights demonstrate that the barrier to entry for sophisticated cybercrime has collapsed
Techtronic Industries Delivers Solid Performance in 2025 March 3, 2026 Growing Sales to US$15.3 Billion, Net Profit Increased to US$1.2 Billion
The ultimate guide to Silverstone hospitality for the British Grand Prix March 3, 2026 The ultimate guide to Silverstone hospitality for the British Grand Prix Silverstone has released hospitality packages for the 2026 Formula 1 British Grand Prix following last year’s record-breaking weekend that attracted more than half a million fans and saw Lando Norris secure his long-awaited home victory at the circuit. Organisers said the new packages would [...]
Smartstream’s Final ISO 20022 Paper Reveals 67% of Errors Are Due to Data Quality and Calls for a Holistic Operating Model March 3, 2026 Smartstream, the trusted data solutions provider for leading global financial institutions and enterprises, today announces a new paper which marks the conclusion of a four-part series in partnership with The ValueExchange – it examines the structural pressures reshaping the asset servicing industry. Titled ‘The Case for Transformation’, the report argues that incremental fixes are no [...]
The US just blacklisted an AI company. Is yours next? March 3, 2026 A government demonstrated in a single week that it can transform a technology company from the sole provider of classified AI services into a designated national security threat, not for what the company did, but for what it refused to allow, says Paul Armstrong Last week, the Trump administration blacklisted Anthropic, a company whose AI [...]
Meet Reeves’ outsider tasked with steering the City to growth March 3, 2026 The City has rolled out the red carpet for the banking watchdog’s new chief after Katharine Braddick, a seasoned veteran of the financial trenches, was named on Friday as the successor to Sam Woods. For a cool £314,000 a year, she’s set to take on the brief of steering the UK’s banking sector. Chancellor Rachel [...]
MS Reinsurance announces retirement of Charles Goldie and appointment of Jörg Bruniecki as Chief Underwriting Officer March 2, 2026 Global reinsurer MS Reinsurance (MS Re) today announced that Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) Charles Goldie will retire from the company, effective April 1, 2026, after five years in the role. He will continue to support the organization as Senior Advisor to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Wiest. Jörg Bruniecki, currently CUO, Global Specialty Lines, [...]
‘Attention, please’: Rachel Reeves hails rail fare freeze over Liverpool Street tannoy March 2, 2026 Commuters arriving into Liverpool Street station have been serenaded by the Chancellor’s voice today. Rachel Reeves has taken over the key City transport artery to share the news of a freeze to rail fares – the first in 30 years. In a message read out over the tannoy periodically throughout Monday, Reeves opens with: “Testing, [...]