Amentum Expands UK Nuclear Energy Specialist Services Portfolio with $730 Million Major Contracts Win January 27, 2026 Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) has won a suite of new contracts from Électricité de France (EDF) worth up to $730 million (£540 million), expanding the critical solutions it provides for the UK’s existing nuclear reactors as well as the construction of a new gigawatt power station at Hinkley Point. This press release features multimedia. View the [...]
Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Tesla: Big Tech earnings set to test AI bets January 27, 2026 This week marks one of the most consequential stretches of tech earnings season, with results due from Meta, Microsoft, Tesla and Apple, four giants that sit at the heart of both the market rally and the debate over whether Big Tech’s vast AI spending will ultimately pay off. It is the second-busiest week of the fourth-quarter earnings season, with 103 [...]
Artajasa, the Largest Operator of Indonesia’s QRIS, and Ant International Launch Global Payments and Digital Finance Partnership January 27, 2026 PT Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis (“Artajasa”), Indonesia’s leading payment system infrastructure provider, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider. This strategic collaboration will advance the integration of seamless cross-border payment, AI-powered mobile innovations, and SME digtialisation solutions between Indonesia and Ant International’s [...]
OpenAI’s real IP play: Why structural dependency, not your prompts, is the target January 27, 2026 OpenAI is shifting its focus from monetising everyday ChatGPT prompts to building structural dependency through enterprise partnerships and “value sharing” on major commercial breakthroughs , says Paul Armstrong UK businesses are asking the wrong questions about OpenAI and intellectual property directly because of what was said last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos. OpenAI’s [...]
ANTA Sports to Acquire 29% Stake in PUMA, Further Strengthening Globalization Strategy January 27, 2026 Accelerates multi-brand globalization strategy and enhances ANTA’s global reach and competitiveness Brings proven growth track record to help unlock PUMA’s potential globally including in China Supports PUMA’s management, strategy, brand autonomy and identity Has no current plans to make a takeover offer for PUMA
Lincoln City owner Ron Fowler: ‘Wrexham is a one-off but shows what can be done’ January 26, 2026 US money pouring into English football is no new phenomenon, but for an illustration of the appetite among American investors for a slice of our national game you can’t do much better than Lincoln City. A club that plays in a 130-year-old stadium and has bounced in and out of the English Football League is [...]
Former Fifa chief Sepp Blatter backs calls to boycott 2026 World Cup January 26, 2026 Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has endorsed calls for fans to boycott the 2026 World Cup over the US and President Trump’s domestic and international policies. Swiss lawyer Mark Pieth, who was engaged to reform Fifa under Blatter’s administration, told media last week that he advised against travelling to the States, which is staging the [...]
Starmer defends Burnham snub: ‘The fight is with Reform’ January 26, 2026 Keir Starmer has defended a decision to block Andy Burnham from standing as a candidate to run as an MP in an upcoming by-election, claiming political resources should be allocated towards Labour’s “fight with Reform”. Less than a day after Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) – which Starmer is a member of – voted 8-1 [...]
Farage’s revenge on the banks proves he is more Trump than Thatcher January 26, 2026 Nigel Farage's promise to tax banks more shows his Trumpian revenge coming out to play, writes Eliot Wilson.
TikTok no longer in limbo as it seals US deal January 24, 2026 After half a decade of geopolitical brinkmanship, court battles and executive orders, TikTok has finally secured its future in the US. The short-form video platform confirmed on Thursday that it has closed a deal allowing it to continue operating across the pond, bringing an end to years of uncertainty that began during Donald Trump’s first [...]