WRITER Survey Finds 60% of Companies Plan to Lay Off Employees Who Won’t Adopt AI April 7, 2026 C-suite executives report they’re creating a two-tiered workforce: 92% are actively cultivating a new class of “AI elite” employees; 75% say their company’s AI strategy is “more for show” than real guidance
Abramovich foundation trustee has links to Starmer advisor Powell April 7, 2026 A new charitable foundation at the heart of Roman Abramovich’s dispute with the UK government over the £2.35bn in funds from the sale of Chelsea has a named trustee with links to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Martin Griffiths, a UK diplomat and former coordinator for the United Nations, co-founded a ‘peacemaking’ organisation with Starmer’s [...]
Businesses brace for costs as new workers’ rights kick in April 7, 2026 Businesses across Britain are bracing for a sharp hike in costs and hiring struggles as the government’s new workers’ rights laws begin to take effect this week. The British Retail Consortium (BRC), a leading trade body, said the Employment Rights Act risks adding to an onslaught of rising cost pressures facing firms, including wage hikes [...]
Wireless Festival cancelled after Home Office blocks Kanye West April 7, 2026 Organisers have canned this year’s Wireless Festival after its headline act Kanye West was blocked from travelling to the UK by the Home Office. The rapper was scheduled to play at the popular festival in north London this summer but West, who changed his name to Ye, will be blocked from travelling to the UK [...]
Iceland boss offers job to Waitrose worker who tackled shoplifter April 7, 2026 The boss of Iceland has offered a job to a man who was sacked by Waitrose after he prevented a shoplifter from attempting to steal luxury Easter eggs. Richard Walker, boss of the budget supermarket chain, posted on LinkedIn telling Walker Smith, the shop assistant sacked by Waitrose: “You’re welcome to a job with us. [...]
Broadcom tightens grip on AI infrastructure with Anthropic, Google deal April 7, 2026 Broadcom’s latest agreement with Anthropic and Google strengthens the chipmaker’s position as one of the key firms sitting underneath the AI boom, as AI firms race to lock in even larger amounts of compute. Under the new arrangement, Anthropic will have access to multiple gigawatts of Google tensor processing unit (TPU) capacity from 2027, while [...]
Paladin Acquires ICT as Part of $70M (€60M) Expansion to Scale Secure ITAD Globally April 7, 2026 The acquisition strengthens Paladin’s in-house, end-to-end ITAD and on-site data destruction capabilities in Ireland, expanding secure chain-of-custody services across Europe with new 52,000 square foot office and processing facility in Dublin
Former Goldman Sachs and HSBC chief to run America’s Cup April 7, 2026 A former Goldman Sachs and HSBC boss has been appointed the first chief executive of the newly-formed America’s Cup Partnership. America’s Cup Partnership was set up following a new commercial agreement between the defending champions, The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, and the British challenger, The Royal Yacht Squadron. And Marzio Perrelli, former chief executive [...]
US AI firms team up to avoid another Deepseek moment April 7, 2026 US artificial intelligence (AI) heavyweights are together stepping up to protect their commercial edge, as Chinese rivals increasingly chip away at their pricing power. Google, Anthropic and OpenAI have begun sharing information on rivals trying to replicate their models through distillation, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The united effort has been coordinated through an industry non-profit, [...]
JP Morgan to build Canary Wharf’s tallest tower – if there is a tax incentive April 7, 2026 JP Morgan has been given the green light to build Canary Wharf’s largest tower but questions still remain over controversial tax incentives to lure the Wall Street titan in. The US banking behemoth has been in talks with officials from London City Airport regarding height restrictions for the tower. The bank is understood to have [...]