Chinese refiner Hengli accused of funding Iran through sanctioned oil purchases

Silicon Valley admits AI may be a bubble, they just want to believe it is the right kind of bubble. But, when Meta reported it was selling excess AI capacity, it wiped $200bn off AI stocks in a day. But, what has really worried the likes of Anthropic and OpenAi is the arrival of cheaper…

The midpoint of the company’s revenue forecast was below what analysts had been modeling.

en English Politics Jul 17, 2026 Adekeye Adebajo Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States requires an honest appraisal of not only its founding principles but also its racist and imperialist legacy. A clear-eyed assessment shows why many people in…

Consultation on Discontinuation of Form BN Data Collection – Update Following the publication of Green Notice 2026/01 and the associated consultation on the proposal to discontinue the collection and publication of Form BN data, we are issuing this follow up notice to provide an update on our assessment and outline next steps. ONS consultation feedback…

By Ian Hall on 14/07/2026 | Updated on 14/07/2026 Photo from Pixabay Regulatory oversight of AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle to help ensure they can manage operational disruption affecting critical services The UK government has designated four of the world’s biggest cloud technology companies as ‘critical third parties’ (CTPs) to enable regulators to “strengthen…

Image: Magnific.com The final extract from Global Government Forum’s new study on future-proofing digital capability explores why governments must build digital capability beyond the civil service – equipping citizens with the skills, trust and support needed to adopt digital services The Future-proofing government digital capability study, led by Kevin Cunnington, executive advisor at Global Government Forum (GGF)…