Product tanker newbuilding contracting drops 86% to nine-year low Summary Between January and August 2025 product tanker newbuilding contracting dropped 86% year-on-year to 2.6 million deadweight tonnes (DWT), a nine-year low, according to BIMCO. The order book — which peaked at 42.2 million DWT in November 2024 — has since shrunk by 12% to 37.2 […]
UK trade minister urges China to let Britain revamp Beijing embassy Summary The UK trade minister has publicly urged Chinese authorities to permit Britain to refurbish and modernise its embassy in Beijing. The appeal highlights that the planned works are important for the building’s safety and operational effectiveness, and serves as a visible example of […]
Aces’ hot shooting torches Sparks to secure 2-seed for playoffs Summary The Las Vegas Aces closed their regular season with a dominant 103-75 win over the Los Angeles Sparks, setting a WNBA regular-season record with 22 three-pointers in a game. The victory secured the Aces the No. 2 seed for the play-offs and extended their […]
Barclays boss warns UK government on wages and bank taxes Summary Barclays’ chief executive has warned the UK government against policies that would push up wages sharply or impose additional taxes specifically on banks. The warning, reported by the Financial Times (paywalled), framed such measures as risks to competitiveness, lending capacity and investment across the […]
How Palantir Is Mapping Everyone’s Data For The Government Summary Palantir’s Gotham platform is being used across federal, state and local agencies to break down siloed records and stitch them together into a unified, searchable web. The software ingests disparate data — from DMV files and arrest logs to license-plate readers, visa records, biometrics and […]
Read the pitch deck that an IRL social startup targeting Gen X and boomers used to raise about $9M and expand to the US Summary Meet5 is a Germany-based “in-real-life” (IRL) social app focused on helping people aged 40+ (average user age ~57) make friends through group activities — concerts, yoga, hiking, dancing and similar […]
Executives on whether ‘learn to code’ is still good advice in AI era Summary Business Insider asked eight tech executives whether the long-standing advice to “learn to code” still holds up as AI automates more of software development. Responses vary: some leaders — including Google’s head of research and Cloudflare’s CEO — say basic coding […]
Lina Khan’s message to Big Tech: Don’t think mega-acquihires fly under the radar Summary Lina Khan, speaking at Primary’s NYC Summit, warned that so-called “acquihires” — moves where large tech firms hire almost entire teams or key founders instead of buying companies outright — can amount to de facto acquisitions and may attract antitrust scrutiny […]
Engineering the Yes: How Worldpay powers the future of authorization Summary Every click matters — but the payment authorisation is the decisive moment. Worldpay, which handles more than 55 billion transactions a year, treats approvals as a growth lever. Its platform uses machine learning, dynamic routing, issuer partnerships and fraud intelligence to reduce false declines, […]
Inside BofA’s $50 Million Club: The Alts Expanded Access Program for UHNW Investors Summary Bank of America and Merrill are launching the Alts Expanded Access Program in autumn 2025, targeting ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients with at least $50 million in net worth. The programme gives these clients direct, client-driven access to institutional-grade private market opportunities — […]
