How The Light Gets In founder: Here’s the one exception to our free speech rule September 16, 2026 How The Light Gets In festival is on Hampstead Heath this Saturday and Sunday What’s the biggest taboo in British society? “Interesting,” says Hilary Lawson, founder of How The Light Gets In philosophy and ideas festival, which takes place in London this weekend. These are the sorts of questions posed at the event, which also [...]
Brewdog founder James Watt slams Burnham over Neets crisis September 16, 2026 Brewdog co-founder James Watt has attacked Andy Burnham for “dangerous narratives” around youth joblessness, criticising the government for hiking the cost of employment. The beer tycoon said the Prime Minister is wrong to “blame the system” and should instead cut the cost of hiring workers and “get out of the way”. The Scottish businessman, who [...]
Chemify Becomes the First Chemistry Hyperscaler with £22 Million in Grants from Scottish Enterprise and the UK Government September 16, 2026 Next-generation Chemifarm more than doubles Chemputation capacity, enabling hyperscale chemistry and materials discovery New Chemify Genesis system enables world-model-guided chemical design and closed-loop discovery Series B extension and grants bring total funding to ca. £110 million ($150 million)
Insurers Are Ready to Hand Repeatable Work to AI, Just 6% Would Trust a General-Purpose Model to Do It September 16, 2026 New research finds that 83% of the global insurance market would hand repeatable work to AI; 75% will only allow AI to execute the work with an insurance-specific or governed model. Less than 1% of the market runs fully AI-native operations today.
Aqara Announces the Availability of The Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400, Offering Advanced Spatial Intelligence for Smart Homes September 16, 2026 Aqara, a global leader and pioneer in IoT, today announced the release of the Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400. The FP400 is designed to bring precise, spatial intelligence to homes without sacrificing the privacy typically compromised by smart cameras. Rather than simply detecting motion or presence, the FP400 enables homes to better understand occupancy, movement, and context [...]
Manchester United’s new stadium could be delayed until 2035 as timeline slips September 16, 2026 Manchester United’s new stadium may not open until 2035, according to official planning documentation. The timeline for the £2bn-plus project has repeatedly slipped ever since minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe announced in March 2025 that United would build a new stadium rather than renovate Old Trafford. At the time, the billionaire said it could be [...]
AI firms double London office space as tech boom fuels property demand September 16, 2026 AI firms snapped up more than 700,000 sq ft of London office space in the first half of 2026, more than double the amount taken across the whole of last year as fast-growing tech companies expand their footprint in the capital. AI businesses accounted for as much as a third of central London office take-up [...]
‘Underwhelmed’: Ofcom admits online safety impact falling short as full roll-out slips to 2027 September 15, 2026 Britain’s online safety watchdog has admitted its flagship rules have so far had an “underwhelming” impact on children’s safety, as it revealed the Online Safety Act will not be fully operational until the middle of 2027 and warned the government’s incoming social media ban could stretch its resources. Ofcom officials faced a grilling from peers [...]
New SRM/Torus Acquirer Profitability Solution Could Help Acquirers Recover up to $5.5 Billion Over Five Years Through Better Fee Transparency September 15, 2026 SRM/Torus Acquirer Profitability Solution helps drive higher profitability for acquirers – plus better-quality data, management information and accountability. For one European mid-sized acquirer, this approach has already improved scheme fee under-recovery by €4m annually, or 10% of the total value of scheme fees.
Everbridge Unveils Everbridge 360 AI Protective Intelligence, Expanding AI-Powered Risk Intelligence September 15, 2026 Everbridge 360 AI Protective Intelligence combines AI-powered capabilities with expanded open-source data to help organizations identify emerging threats earlier and make faster, more informed decisions.