Unions at loggerheads over party funding cap after blockbuster Reform donation September 16, 2026 Trade unions have taken aim at “stratospheric” donations and the flow of “dark money into UK politics” after Reform revealed it had pocketed a staggering £72m from just two supporters. The Trade Union Congress (TUC), which groups together some of the largest British unions, stopped short of calling for an outright cap on individual donations [...]
Expensify Becomes One of the First Expense Management Tools Available in Claude for Small Business September 15, 2026 New integration with Anthropic brings automated expense management, receipts, and spend insights directly into Claude, so small businesses can handle the back office in a single conversation.
KPMG wields axe again with 200 tech and cyber roles on the block September 15, 2026 KPMG UK is set to lay off hundreds of staff in its data and tech division in the latest round of redundancies at the Big Four firm. The new round of cuts will affect 200 roles from its advisory business, according to the Financial Times, and amounts to about 4 per cent of the firm’s [...]
Airspan advances Air-to-Ground Communications Platform with Strato-Twin resulting from ARIA EndAP Program award September 15, 2026 AI-enabled digital twin will help design, simulate and optimize HAPS networks as Airspan extends its proven ATG capabilities across HAPS, drones and other airborne applications
Nike nearing deal to enter Formula 1 and rival Puma and Adidas September 15, 2026 Nike is believed to be nearing a deal which will see the sportswear giant enter Formula 1 after more than two decades off the grid. The American apparel firm has held talks with the premier motor sport series about becoming the kit provider for all Formula 1 employees. GP Blog reports that the deal is [...]
Gradiant Wins New Water Contracts for Major US Semiconductor Fabs in New York, Virginia, Idaho, and Utah September 15, 2026 $300 million in new ultrapure water, wastewater, and zero liquid discharge contracts mark continued commercial momentum in the chips layer of the AI economy
LRN Launches Catalyst Policy to Transform Global Corporate Policy Governance September 15, 2026 Developed with Input from Clients, Including Howden Group, Catalyst Policy Helps Global Organizations Streamline the Full Policy Lifecycle, from Drafting and Review to Attestation, Access, and Audit Oversight
Visa, Circle and Haun Ventures Back Velocity in Series A Extension, Bringing Total Series A Funding to $48 million September 15, 2026 Velocity, the stablecoin payments and treasury platform, today announced a $10 million extension to its Series A, with investment from Visa Ventures, Circle Ventures, Ripple, Haun Ventures, Translink Capital and Mirana Ventures. The extension follows Velocity’s $38 million Series A announced last month and will support the company’s work to bring stablecoin infrastructure to issuers, [...]
Luxury gym chain Third Space muscles up with record revenue ahead of potential sale September 15, 2026 Luxury gym operator Third Space has grown its turnover by more than a third, topping £100m for the first time, as City workers flock to the upmarket health club. The gym provider notched a 36 per cent bounce in revenue to £135m in the year to December 2025, while its pre-tax profit rose by more [...]
Smartstream Further Enables Collateral Teams with Instant Answers and Controlled Automation through New MCP Servers September 15, 2026 Key Facts Smart Collateral helps financial institutions manage the complete margin and collateral lifecycle, providing the control, visibility and governance required to operate at scale. Teams can now interact with that information in plain language, getting answers on agreements, eligibility, positions, margin calls and interest calculations without navigating multiple screens and reports across separate systems. Workflow actions, including creating or failing movements and issuing margin calls, are opt-in, so each firm decides exactly what an AI assistant is permitted to do. Two Model Context Protocol servers connect any MCP-compatible AI assistant to Smart Collateral: one for operating the platform’s APIs, one read-only over the reporting database.