Simpro Group Makes It RAIN — New Features and AI-Infused Enhancements Delivered at Record Speed July 7, 2026 With Lightning’s Cooper AI at the center of AroFlo, BigChange and Simpro, the company is shipping dozens of new features and over 100 AI-infused enhancements — included for Lightning customers at no additional cost
Quaise Energy Raises $134 Million in Initial Close of Series B to Build World’s First Superhot Geothermal Power Plant July 7, 2026 Prelude Ventures led the round, with participation from JERA Co., Inc., Japan's largest power generation company, and Idemitsu Kosan, one of Japan's largest integrated energy companies Series B equity is the first component of a diverse financing that includes project-level capital and debt Quaise's millimeter wave drilling system is approaching one kilometer of depth at its Central Texas field site Series B proceeds fund Project Obsidian in Central Oregon, the world’s first commercial superhot geothermal power plant
New Smarsh Research Finds Enterprises Are Deploying AI Faster Than They Can Govern It July 7, 2026 55% of enterprises are deploying AI, but only 26% say governance is keeping pace, creating growing compliance, security, and operational risk
UMA Unveils Its Vision for the Next Generation of Humanoid Robots July 7, 2026 At Machina Summit, UMA unveils the design of its first humanoid robot and introduces Real-Time Learning, a new AI architecture that enables robots to learn new skills through demonstration rather than programming.
Remembering Norman Tebbit July 7, 2026 Norman Tebbit died one year ago today. He remains a mnemonic for the high days of the high days of Thatcherism, writes Eliot Wilson A year ago today, former Conservative Cabinet minister Lord Tebbit died at the age of 94. The media coverage was extensive for a man who had left office nearly 40 years [...]
How Harry Maguire is using AI to help England… at table tennis July 7, 2026 Harry Maguire may have been left at home for the World Cup but the football cult hero is still set to play a part in England’s sporting success – via AI technology. Feedz, a sports tech platform designed to help coaches and co-founded by Manchester United defender Maguire, has been adopted by Table Tennis England. [...]
Santander Financial Crime Transformation Leader Joins ThetaRay to Drive Enterprise AI Adoption July 7, 2026 As Chief Strategic Customers Officer, former Group VP Luis Pinedo will scale ThetaRay’s AI compliance infrastructure across global banks, payment providers and financial institutions.
Avington Estate near Winchester is a bucolic paradise July 7, 2026 A short cab ride away from Winchester, itself only an hour from London, you can find the sleepy, bucolic village of Avington, nestled in the Itchen Valley. A place where reassuringly little happens, it’s a made up of winding country roads, quaint little churches and the stunning Avington Estate. For centuries this grand stately manor [...]
‘Too much tax, too much regulation’: Fintech chief sounds alarm on UK economy and IPO market July 7, 2026 The boss of one of the UK’s fastest-growing fintech unicorns has warned the country risks “putting founders off” with overregulation and heavy taxation as speculation rises that the Labour government could make a major lurch to the left. Paul Taylor, who founded banking software firm Thought Machine in 2014, told City AM he feared UK [...]
How Swatch and Audemars Piguet pulled off the ultimate high-low watch collab July 7, 2026 Audemars Piguet and Swatch have teamed up to create a plastic pocket watch that riffs on the Royal Oak, turning an untouchable status symbol into something playful, divisive and irresistibly collectible. Sam Kessler asks: ‘What’s going on?’ On 16 May every Swatch Store in London closed for the day as hundreds of people queued outside, [...]