Starmer: Britain must ‘not stick its head in the sand’ on AI June 8, 2026 Sir Keir Starmer has said Britain must not “stick its head in the sand” on artificial intelligence, with the technology set to fundamentally reshape the UK economy. The Prime Minister used his speech at London Tech Week to unveil a major sovereign computing push, new AI skills programmes and a vision for keeping Britain’s fastest-growing [...]
Huge Acquires Rotate°, Adding Composable Commerce Expertise to Its AI-Native Design and Technology Practice June 8, 2026 London-based Shopify Plus specialists join Huge as the company formalizes composable commerce as a core capability
Expensify Launches MCP for AI-powered Expense Management June 8, 2026 New integration connects Expensify to ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and other AI agents through the Model Context Protocol, enabling natural language access to expense data and approvals
Octus Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire LevPro, Advancing Vision for a Market-Leading, Vertically Integrated Platform for CLO and Private Credit Managers June 8, 2026 Media Summary: Adding LevPro to Octus’ industry leading end-to-end platform unifies credit intelligence, research and portfolio management for CLO and private credit managers at every stage of growth.
Labour bets £1.1bn on Britain’s AI chip race June 8, 2026 Keir Starmer’s government has unveiled a £1.1bn package aimed at turning Britain into a global AI hardware powerhouse, with ministers backing domestic chipmakers and pouring capital into training the next generation of engineers. The new AI Hardware Plan, announced at London Tech Week by tech secretary Liz Kendall, includes £750m for a new national AI [...]
AB InBev Turns Bars into Stadiums During Biggest-Ever FIFA World Cup™ June 8, 2026 ‘Cheers to Bars’ Global Platform Calls for People to Gather and Celebrate at Bars Everywhere
What’s behind Mars UK’s £190M investment in its historic confectionery hub? June 8, 2026 Over the past decade, UK manufacturing has faced persistent headwinds, from Brexit to Covid and ongoing supply chain disruption. Yet manufacturing still accounts for almost 9 per cent of UK GDP. Set against this backdrop, a major new investment from a global company at its historic Slough factory signals a vote of confidence in UK [...]
Reply at VivaTech 2026: Making AI, Agents and Robotics Happen Across the Enterprise June 8, 2026 Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] is taking part in VivaTech 2026, Europe’s largest innovation and technology event, held from June 17 to 20 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. At the event, Reply will showcase its latest innovations around AI for software engineering, AI-powered experiences, data and AI, and industrial AI. This press release features multimedia. [...]
Natwest housing finance chief: Social housing changes lives – I would know June 8, 2026 Behind every discussion about social housing are real people whose lives can be changed by the security of a permanent home, writes Paul Eyre.
On this day: The death of Ronald Reagan June 5, 2026 On this day, 5 June 2004, Ronald Reagan died of pneumonia at his home in Bel-Air aged 93, writes Eliot Wilson.