I was first aboard Explora Journey’s new cruise ship. Does it beat the competition? August 21, 2026 A first-look at the newest luxury hotel-at-sea cruise ship concept by Explora Journeys You join me on a horizontal skyscraper in the Mediterranean. This is the newest cruise ship in the world. The paint has barely dried. Not a scuff or blemish can be found anywhere along her 268 metres and 14 storeys. She is [...]
Tanium Reappoints Co-Founder Orion Hindawi as CEO to Drive Next Chapter of Growth August 20, 2026 Company to focus on deepening its Autonomous IT capabilities, further expanding AI offerings across its portfolio, and strengthening customer and partner engagement
COSMOS, Intel, and Airspan to Test and Evaluate OCUDU in End-to-End, 5G/NextG Deployment Scenarios August 20, 2026 The Cloud Enhanced Open Software Defined Mobile Wireless Testbed for City-Scale Deployment (COSMOS), a National Science Foundation PAWR (Platform for Advanced Wireless Research) platform led by Rutgers University/WINLAB together with Columbia University and New York University, has embarked on a collaboration with Intel and Airspan Networks to integrate, test, and evaluate the OCUDU (open source [...]
Amazon says it buys books in bulk to ‘improve products’ August 20, 2026 Amazon has said it buys books through commercial channels to develop its products after an investigation traced a bulk order of rare books to a facility where workers reportedly destroy and scan physical copies. “Amazon purchases books through commercial channels to help develop and improve the products and services our customers use,” an Amazon spokesperson [...]
Experian Brings Personalised Credit Scores to ChatGPT in a UK First August 20, 2026 Upgraded Experian app in ChatGPT now shows users their personalised 1250 Experian Credit Score, score history and a breakdown of what goes into a credit score Launch marks the next step in Experian's strategy to engage with the public and promote financial health via new channels
Billionaire Ackman slams US Open ticket prices as absurd August 20, 2026 Billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman has slammed organisers for the US Open tennis Grand Slam organisers over the price of tickets. A day one ground pass will set fans back $363, or £268. This will not give fans access to the show courts, with tickets for those set at an even higher price. an [...]
Trainees ‘exploiting’ aspiring lawyers by monetising advice on social media August 20, 2026 Trainee lawyers are taking to social media to monetise their “advice” and offer “mentorship” to aspiring candidates looking to land training contracts and apprenticeships, sparking backlash from industry veterans who claim the practice is exploitative. Paul Leamy, a solicitor at Temple Bright and former Winston Taylor partner of ten years, told City AM there is [...]
Monzo faces outage as thousands of users unable to make payments or transfers August 19, 2026 UK fintech Monzo has suffered an outage that has left thousands of its users unable to use its banking services. The digital bank said it had “identified some issues” and initiated a stand-in backup service, which would allow users to still complete card payments and receive transfers. But some users have continued to raise concerns [...]
Kore.ai Named a Leader by Gartner, Forrester, and Everest Group Across Five Major Enterprise AI Evaluations August 19, 2026 Recognition Spans Agentic AI Products, Conversational AI Platforms for Customer Service and Employee Services, and Enterprise Search Kore.ai Has Been Named a Leader in Every Edition of the Gartner Magic Quadrant Covering Conversational AI Platforms Since the Report Launched in 2022
Xsolla Introduces Integrated Backend and Global Payment Solutions for Games, With Founding Partner AccelByte August 19, 2026 Game Developers Can Now Apply For Early Access To The Integrated Solution Ahead Of Launch