Reply Launches Model Factory, the Production Line for Creating Industrial-Grade Generative AI Models May 14, 2026 Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] announces Reply Model Factory, an industrial production line for building frontier generative AI models grounded in corporate knowledge and designed to power AI systems and agents aligned with each organisation’s operational context. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260514524231/en/ AI models are often built to operate across [...]
HSBC is the only UK name on $13 trillion list of top global brands May 14, 2026 The rise of AI has shaken up an influential ranking of global big-name firms, as the competition to become one of the world’s elite brands becomes fiercer than ever, according to an influential index tracking the corporate elite. The Kantar Brandz Top 100 – which ranks the value of brands – unveiled on Thursday, is [...]
Mark Kleinman: Could Wells Fargo bank on a megadeal with Barclays? May 14, 2026 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column Could Wells Fargo bank on a mega-deal with Barclays? Now this really would liven up London’s M&A market. Since the turn of the year, the City rumour mill has persistently buzzed with talk of the biggest deal [...]
Time to Aim higher: ‘No visible effect’ of flagship pensions overhaul a year on, industry chief warns May 14, 2026 Britain’s embattled small-cap companies have not yet felt any positive impact from the Mansion House Accord, the boss of an influential industry body has warned, a year on from the UK’s largest pension providers agreeing to plough more cash into unlisted and private assets. In a letter sent to all 17 of the pact’s signatories, [...]
Is it Jeff Bezos? How Devil Wears Prada 2 created its tech bro villains May 14, 2026 Aline Brosh McKenna wrote the screenplay for The Devil Wears Prada 2. She talks to Adam Bloodworth about writing the ultimate corporate rom-com The Devil Wears Prada 2’s screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna vividly recalls her first impression of hard work. When she was young, she remembers her engineer father crawling around on the floor to [...]
Farage to face probe on £5m gift from Harborne May 13, 2026 Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is set to be investigated by the parliamentary standards committee after he received a £5m donation from Thai-based crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before being elected as an MP. Farage will be probed on whether he broke a code of conduct for MPs on failing to declare the large gift [...]
Westminster permadrama is sabotaging productivity May 13, 2026 The constant drama of Westminster is distracting politicians, investors and the general public from getting on with what they're meant to.
Coty “Supercharge with AI” Enterprise Upskilling Program Wins Newsweek AI Impact Award May 13, 2026 Recognized in the "AI Workplace: Best Outcomes, Employee Engagement" category 3,500 employees trained in 100 days Doubled AI adoption across Coty
Costar Data Shows Big Six Q1 Office Investment Volumes at Their Highest Since 2018 May 13, 2026 The Big Six office investments reached an eight-year high in the first quarter of 2026, according to data from CoStar, a global leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260513435468/en/ Investors spent £485m across Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, [...]
Allianz Delivers Record Operating Profit in Strong Start to 2026 May 13, 2026 1Q 2026 This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260512320157/en/ Total business volume at 53.0 billion euros, an internal growth of 3.5 percent1. This was driven by a strong development in Property-Casualty and Asset Management Operating profit rises 6.6 percent and reaches a record level of 4.5 billion euros Shareholders’ core net [...]