Tip off: here’s how to fix infuriating service charges in restaurants November 5, 2025 Faced with high staff costs, restaurants are finding ways around new laws to make sure waiters can keep their tips. There is a better way, says Richard Crampton Platt “Call it whatever you want, it’s still theft!” I said to my flabbergasted general manager. It was bright and early on a Monday, we were sitting [...]
On this day: The Gunpowder Plot November 5, 2025 Remember, remember… on this day in 1605 Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament was foiled Today 420 years ago was supposed to see the State Opening of the Parliament for its second session. The 100-day first session had been frustrating and fruitless: a new king from a [...]
Ex-CEO faces trial for allegedly urging MPs to block Chinese-backed acquisition November 5, 2025 The High Court is set to hear a case over an allegation against a former interim CEO of an aerospace firm who is accused of secretly lobbying MPs and the UK government to sabotage a Chinese-backed deal. The case follows a national security review by the UK government into a deal that could have led [...]
UK telecom giants sign new pact to block scam calls as AI drives fraud November 5, 2025 Britain’s biggest mobile networks have agreed to overhaul their systems to stop scammers using fake numbers to impersonate banks and government departments. As ministers seek to stem the growing tide of AI-driven fraud, BT, EE, Vodafone, Three, Virgin Media O2, Sky, TalkTalk and Tesco Mobile have signed a new telecoms charter with the Home Office. [...]
Four in 10 Londoners ‘ready to quit capital’ over housing costs November 5, 2025 Nearly half of the capital’s 25-45 year olds are ready to leave over unsustainably expensive housing, according to a new study. In fact, two in three are regularly borrowing money to pay housing costs, most commonly turning to credit cards, payday loans and family support, according to a new report from Pocket Living. “The pressures [...]
Compass Pathways Announces Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Business Highlights Including Acceleration of Commercial Launch Plans by 9-12 Months November 4, 2025 Company accelerating commercialization readiness plans by 9-12 months, following completion of COMP006 trial enrollment and positive meeting with FDA on NDA submission strategies for COMP360 in TRD, including potential rolling submission Company now plans to disclose 9-week data (Part A) from COMP006 together with 26-week data (Part B) from COMP005 in Q1 2026 Disclosure of 26-week (Part B) COMP006 data expected in early Q3 2026 Cash position of $185.9 million as of September 30, 2025 Conference call on November 4 at 8 am ET (1 pm UK)
Obsidian Closes the SaaS Security Coverage and Intelligence Gap Amid Expanding Attack Surface November 4, 2025 Introducing the Community SDK, Unified Knowledge Graph and AI Assistant, giving enterprises the coverage, context, and intelligence to secure every SaaS app and AI system at scale.
Westlake Announces Cash Tender Offer November 4, 2025 Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) (“Westlake”) announced today the commencement of a cash tender offer to purchase (the “Offer”) any and all of the outstanding 3.600% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) as set forth in the table below. The tender offer is being made solely pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in an [...]
In-House Counsel Warn of Mounting Risks as Service of Process Volume Surges November 4, 2025 93% of in-house counsel say mass arbitration is increasing SOP risk and complexity 59% report varying state requirements are driving compliance errors 97% use AI for managing or analyzing SOP, yet 96% remain concerned about accuracy and speed
Options Announces Sponsorship of Elite Athlete Kate O’Connor November 4, 2025 Options Technology (Options), the leading provider of capital markets infrastructure, today announced sponsorship of one of Ireland’s elite athletes, Kate O’Connor, the current national record holder in both the heptathlon and indoor pentathlon. Alongside sponsorship, Kate has also been offered an internship with the company. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: [...]