An emboldened – or desperate – new government will look to wealth taxes June 10, 2026 Wealth taxes are climbing back up the political agenda as the Labour party begins the process of reinventing itself for a post-Starmer era. Wes Streeting thinks he’s found “a wealth tax that works” by hiking capital gains tax while Andy Burnham is flirting with a land value tax that would naturally hit wealthy areas the [...]
George Osborne: Manchesterism is a real thing but Burnham ‘only part of the story’ June 10, 2026 Former Chancellor George Osborne has said that mayor Andy Burnham should take some credit for Manchester’s high growth, defending Manchesterism as a “real thing”. Speaking to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, he defended his move to begin devolving fiscal powers to Manchester during the Coalition government years under his “Northern Powerhouse” initiative. He [...]
Coforge Wins Pega Industry Excellence Award for Government and Public Sector Transformation Work June 9, 2026 Recognized for delivering an AI-powered, cloud-first telehealth platform powering next-generation citizen care.
Mosaic Clinical Technologies™ Launches Mosaic Reporting™, an AI-Native Reporting Platform Built for Radiology Workflows June 9, 2026 Part of MosaicOS, Mosaic Reporting brings a new class of ambient AI, natural dictation and real-time report construction to radiology workflows, helping healthcare organizations expand capacity, reduce reporting friction and move beyond legacy systems.
Assurant’s 2026 Global Connected Consumer Trends Report Finds That as Connected Tech Becomes More Critical, Reliability, Support, and Transparency Matter More Than Ever June 9, 2026 Global study of 11,000+ consumers highlight rising expectations for reliability, protection, and predictability as AI drives device complexity
Promega Receives SBTi Validation for Near-Term Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets June 9, 2026 Validated targets cover Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, including a supplier engagement commitment reaching 67% of suppliers by spend by 2030
Fifa charging World Cup fans £59 for ‘shoutouts’ in new money-making scheme June 9, 2026 Fifa is charging football fans £59 to have their name announced before matches at the 2026 World Cup, which starts this week. For $79 (£59), supporters can buy a “Super Shoutout” to have their name read out and appear on the stadium scoreboard before any fixture at the World Cup. It is the latest money-making [...]
Icon Solutions Showcases How Banks Can Accelerate Digital Asset Innovation with IPF June 9, 2026 Banks can now deploy digital asset payments faster, without risking fragmentation
Alumni Ventures Expands to UK with new London Office and Launches Global Alumni Syndicate June 9, 2026 Leading US venture capital firm opens first office outside North America in London, launches a new UK affiliate, and opens new community for internationally-minded qualified investors
Starmer’s social media restrictions will mean the government can spy on every phone June 9, 2026 In practice, the government is demanding that Apple install on-device AI nudity-detection software at the operating system level for iOS and that Google do the same for Android. This would involve constantly scanning the camera viewfinder, screen output, livestream, and stored files, and blocking or blurring nudity in real time. This amounts to surveillance technology on [...]