Firms fuelling Britain’s fastest-growing businesses join forces at SCALE April 15, 2026 Organisations backing the UK’s most ambitious growth-stage companies will convene at SCALE EXPO & SUMMIT next week, at London’s Business Design Centre. Sky Media, City AM, Grant Thornton, Corporate Traveller, DPD, Innovate UK Business Connect, HiBob andMercer are among a powerful group of partners actively accelerating scaleup growth across capital, talent, operations, media and innovation. [...]
Tesco nears crucial update as Iran war threatens food inflation April 15, 2026 As the bosses of the country’s biggest supermarkets crowded into the chancellor’s office earlier this month, no voice will have been as loud as that of Ken Murphy, chief executive of Tesco. Rachel Reeves summoned grocery executives to discuss how the Iran war will impact Brits’ weekly shops, and Tesco’s results tomorrow will pull back [...]
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc Announces Pricing of Capped Cash Tender Offers for Part of Its 3.375% Notes Due 2028, 3.750% Notes Due 2030 and 6.500% Notes Due 2040 April 14, 2026 AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc (the “Offeror”), a company incorporated under the laws of the Isle of Man, announces today the pricing of the previously announced capped cash tender offers that the Offeror commenced on March 30, 2026 (the “Offers”), for up to $650,000,000 aggregate purchase price (exclusive of Accrued Interest), for part of its outstanding [...]
The 2026 Japan Prize Award Ceremony Is Held With Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan in Attendance April 14, 2026 Cynthia Dwork, Ph.D. in the Field of Electronics, Information, and Communication Shizuo Akira, Ph.D. and Zhijian “James” Chen, Ph.D. in the Field of Life Science
Zaheer Ebtikar Joins Plasma as Chief Strategy Officer, Strengthening Leadership Ahead of Plasma One Launch April 14, 2026 Plasma, the company behind the first stablecoin-native neobank and the infrastructure powering it, has announced the appointment of Zaheer Ebtikar as Chief Strategy Officer. The appointment reinforces Plasma’s commitment to making stablecoins practical for everyday use worldwide, beginning with the launch of its stablecoin-native neobank, Plasma One. Ebtikar brings more than eight years at the [...]
Q4 Inc. Acquires Virtua Research to Bring AI-Powered Consensus Management to IR Operations April 14, 2026 Acquisition adds analyst consensus data to Q4 platform—with Q4’s AI applied to help IR teams identify shifts and proactively manage market expectations
Cloudflare Partners with Wiz to Secure the Global AI Attack Surface, Eliminating Blind Spots Caused by Shadow AI April 14, 2026 New integration gives organizations a clear path from identifying AI risks to stopping attacks in real time
Cloudflare Launches Mesh to Secure the AI Agent Lifecycle April 14, 2026 Cloudflare Mesh helps any developer encrypt every human, code, and agent connection point without ever exposing internal infrastructure and data to the public Internet
Acumetis Launches as a Single Integrated Brand to Transform Life Sciences Commercialization April 14, 2026 Leading Pharmaceutical and Biotech Consultancies Combine to Create a Full-Service Commercialization Powerhouse Five leading life sciences organizations - Herspiegel, Adivo Associates, Decisive Consulting, Fiecon, and Sixsense Strategy Group - have come together as a single integrated brand to support better decision-making across the entire biopharma product lifecycle. The landmark move is inspired by the need to provide a new level of counsel and enhanced strategic clarity to clients operating in an age of complexity and rapid evolution. The combined businesses bring together more than 350 experts across the United States, Canada, UK, Europe, South America and Asia and covers Commercial Strategy, Launch Excellence, Patient Access and Support, Value and Access, Insights and Analytics, and Medical Affairs. This new brand and integrated commercial model mark a strategic milestone for Acumetis, launching 14 April 2026.
Expedia Group Reveals ‘The AI Trust Gap’: Travelers Embrace AI for Planning but Rely on Trusted Brands to Book April 14, 2026 New report finds nearly 70% of travelers prefer booking with trusted travel brands over AI chatbots and agents