Retail sales plummet as Iran war hits consumer confidence May 22, 2026 Retail sales plummeted by 1.3 per cent in April, as Brits cut back on spending amid increasing pressure from the war in Iran. The huge fall in retail sales volumes in April was the largest since May last year and defied economists’ forecasts of a softer drop. This comes after a 0.6 per cent rise in [...]
Enhanced Games on metaphorical trial: is the risk worth it for partners? May 22, 2026 The Enhanced Games wants to sell itself as the future: faster, louder, richer and finally honest about the drugs elite sport has spent decades pretending do not exist. This weekend it lands in Las Vegas with a simple proposition. Let athletes use performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision, put big prize money on the table, stream [...]
Smarsh Introduces New Anthropic Integration to Capture and Govern Claude Enterprise Data Within Its Platform May 21, 2026 New integration brings generative AI interactions into full compliance visibility—allowing Smarsh to supervise and detect risk within existing workflows
LivaNova Appoints Stefano Folli to Lead its Cardiopulmonary Business Unit May 21, 2026 LivaNova PLC (Nasdaq: LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced that Stefano Folli will join the Company as incoming President, Cardiopulmonary (CP), effective June 1, succeeding Franco Poletti, who will retire on July 31. Folli will partner closely with Poletti over the coming months to ensure a seamless leadership transition before assuming full responsibility [...]
‘It will reduce jobs’ – Jamie Dimon sounds off on AI’s impact on banks May 21, 2026 One of the world’s leading financial figures has warned AI will inevitably lead to a cut in jobs amid growing jitters around the impact the new tech will have on the banking sector. Jamie Dimon – the top boss of America’s largest bank, JP Morgan – said: “I think [AI] will reduce our jobs down [...]
Everest Establishes Joseph V. Taranto Scholarship to Advance Commitment to Developing Future Leaders May 21, 2026 Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE) (“Everest”), a global underwriting leader, today announced the inaugural recipient of the Joseph V. Taranto Scholarship, an annual renewable award and part of the company’s broader commitment to expanding opportunity and developing the next generation of leaders. Established by Everest and its Board of Directors in honor of former Chairman [...]
B2C2 and Solidus Labs Partner to Bolster Institutional-Grade Crypto-Native Market Integrity May 21, 2026 B2C2, a leading global digital asset market maker, today announced a partnership with Solidus Labs, the gold standard for crypto-native trade surveillance. Under the collaboration, B2C2 will deploy Solidus Labs’ HALO platform to provide multidimensional Trade Surveillance across its global operations, including the UK, USA, France, Luxembourg, Singapore and the Cayman Islands. As the digital [...]
The Live Moment Effect: Genius Sports and MediaScience Study Finds Specific Moments in Live Sports Can Double Unaided Brand Recall May 21, 2026 New research shows that brands aligned with emotionally heightened moments in live sports can improve ad effectiveness
Acuity Analytics Launches Domain-Led Agentic AI Platform to Help Financial Institutions Move from Experimentation to Enterprise Value May 21, 2026 Combining agentic AI with deep human expertise to deliver governed, decision ready outcomes.
Reeves unveils ‘Great British Summer Savings’ at cost to energy giants May 21, 2026 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveil edthe government’s “Great British Summer Savings” campaign, committing hundreds of millions of pounds to lower costs for families by taxing energy companies more. Under a new price adjustment set by the government, children aged five to 15 will be able to travel free on participating local bus services across England from [...]