Rachel Reeves is acting like the mayor in Jaws – and small businesses are suffering January 19, 2026 The FTSE may be at an all-time high, but Reeves should not pretend all is calm when the waters are extremely choppy for small businesses, says Andrew Griffith Embattled ministers love good news to boast about on social media or in a TV studio, and this government’s most embattled minister, Rachel Reeves, is no exception. [...]
NBA Europe open to sovereign wealth and in talks with family offices January 18, 2026 The NBA is open to sovereign wealth funds buying franchises in its proposed European basketball league, says the US sports giant’s commissioner Adam Silver. Speaking in London ahead of the NBA game on Sunday at the O2 and a presentation to potential commercial partners the following morning, Silver said the league and its advisors were [...]
UK ready to mirror US with female athletes becoming investors January 17, 2026 For three consecutive years, not a single female athlete has appeared among the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes. The bar keeps rising. In 2025, the threshold jumped to $53.6m, up 19 per cent year on year. Coco Gauff, the highest-earning female athlete in the world, made $34.4m and still fell nearly $20m short. Meanwhile the global [...]
Industry Leaders Unite to Create First-Ever End-to-End Critical Connectivity Ecosystem Showcase at ISE Barcelona 2026 January 16, 2026 Alfalite, Brainstorm, Dejero, Domo Broadcast Systems, FOR-A, KitPlus, Ontario Soluciones and RGB Spectrum partner to demonstrate revolutionary integrated solution "Where Critical Moments Meet Unbreakable Connections"
Cloudflare Strengthens Content Offering to AI Companies with Acquisition of Human Native January 16, 2026 Acquisition will help create a new business model for the Internet by transforming original content into high-quality, AI-ready data and facilitating transparent value exchange in the AI era
AWS Launches AWS European Sovereign Cloud and Announces Expansion Across Europe January 16, 2026 AWS announces the general availability of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud and plans to expand across Europe with new AWS Local Zones in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal Amazon plans to invest more than €7.8 billion in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud in Germany and support an average of 2,800 full-time equivalent jobs annually
Gravity Doesn’t Stand A Chance January 16, 2026 Rimmel London & Red Bull Deliver Gravity Defying Lashes & Thrilling Beam Routine Stunt Beauty brand Rimmel London has joined forces with Red Bull to launch the new Rimmel Thrill Seeker Mega Lift Mascara, taking a collegiate athlete to new heights with lashes lifted from every angle. In Red Bull’s first partnership with Rimmel London, Lily Smith takes on the gravity-defying challenge with confidence and style, and lashes as bold as her routine. The beautifully bold gymnastic balance beam routine was set 52 stories above the streets, which gave Red Bull gymnast Lily Smith wings to reach new heights!
Rapyd’s 2026 State of Stablecoins: Businesses Move En Masse as Stablecoins Go Mainstream January 16, 2026 Rapyd’s 2026 State of Stablecoins Report shows 64% of businesses surveyed already use stablecoins or plan to within three years, with speed, easier cross-border transactions, and cost savings driving adoption
KKR Announces Strategic Partnership With RWE to Realise UK Offshore Windfarms January 16, 2026 Project to deliver c.3GW of new UK offshore wind capacity and support national decarbonisation goals
Fourth Launches iQ 2.3, Expanding AI-driven Actions in the iQ App to Improve Compliance and Labour Effectiveness for Hospitality Operators January 16, 2026 Fourth, the leading provider of workforce and inventory management solutions for the hospitality sector, announces the release of Fourth iQ 2.3, delivering new AI-driven actions to help managers stay compliant and improve the effectiveness of their labour deployment. The update further expands a rapidly growing set of AI-driven actions within the Fourth iQ app across [...]