Colne Valley Viaduct concepts created for HS2 by Grimshaw Architects The government spent more than £100m on steel made outside the UK for the High Speed 2 (HS2) megaproject in the year to April 2024, data has revealed. Figures published by the Department for Business and Trade last week showed that 63 purchases of steel

Changes to account filing rules could help worsen the industry’s skills crisis, according to industry bodies. Companies House emailed businesses last week to warn them that all accounts filings made from April 2027 must be filed using commercial software, with web and paper options no longer available. The body said this would allow “more efficient

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Former US Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have criticised President Donald Trump’s decision to shut down the US Agency for International Development (USAID), warning the move will cause millions of avoidable deaths and damage America’s global standing. The former Presidents spoke in recorded messages played for USAID staff on Monday (June 30), the

Photo Credit: Logan Voss Let the catalog funding commitments continue: Warner Music Group (WMG) has launched a $1.2 billion IP-focused joint venture with Bain Capital. The major label and the Boston-headquartered investment firm unveiled their song rights JV today. With each party putting up “equal equity commitments” – $600 million apiece, that is – the

Photo Credit: Tomorrowland Tomorrowland and Apple Music will unveil previously unreleased DJ mixes from the late Avicii’s sets at Tomorrowland 2012, 2014, and 2015. Ten years after his final performance at Tomorrowland, the Belgian festival has teamed up with Apple Music to pay tribute to the late Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii. For the

Photo Credit: Ian Hutchinson A decisive 99-1 Senate vote early Tuesday stripped a controversial federal moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence (AI) regulation from the sweeping budget reconciliation bill. The amendment, co-sponsored by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Edward Markey (D-MA) was adopted after weeks of bipartisan pushback against a provision that would

Photo Credit: Copyright Alliance The Copyright Alliance has launched a nationwide initiative mobilizing creators to influence upcoming U.S. policies on artificial intelligence. Their campaign urges lawmakers to adopt approaches that protect creative works used in AI development. The organization wants to ensure that American artists and professionals retain control over their output and receive fair

Ann Marie Puig, a distinguished financial management expert with over 20 years of experience, is delivering practical and proven advice to help businesses streamline their financial processes and maximize productivity. Drawing from her extensive work with companies across Latin America, Ann Marie Puig emphasizes that efficient financial operations are fundamental to business growth, operational agility

Renowned eCommerce strategist and FinTech entrepreneur Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho, popularly known as JD Duarte, today shared a comprehensive suite of expert recommendations to help businesses effectively confront ongoing eCommerce disruptions while capitalizing on emerging growth opportunities. Drawing on over 20 years of leadership in digital commerce, financial technology, and business agility across Latin America