New York – September 29, 2026 -- Burford Capital has released its latest Burford Quarterly, revealing that cost has become the leading factor UK general counsel and law firms weigh when deciding whether to pursue disputes, ahead of legal merits alone.

London – September 29, 2026 -- Reactive Technologies has launched Nyquist, a technology licensing programme giving utilities, technology providers and equipment manufacturers access to its patented Edge-to-Cloud AI foundation for grid measurement and analytics.

London – September 29, 2026 -- Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L) has agreed to acquire Workera, an AI-native skills intelligence platform used by enterprises including ServiceNow, Accenture and the United States Space Force to verify workforce capability.

London – September 29, 2026 -- JOE Media Group has launched a heart-health awareness campaign built around a Viking folk character named Jordic, using erectile dysfunction (ED) as an entry point to warn men about underlying cardiovascular disease risk.

St. Helier – September 29, 2026 -- Petrus Advisers, which holds roughly 3.8% of Iveco Group N.V. shares, has publicly rejected Tata Motors' all-cash voluntary tender offer of €14.10 per share, arguing the bid fails to reflect fair value for Iveco shareholders.

London – September 28, 2026 -- UK-based AI platform company askelie has launched askVERA, an AI-powered service that converts complex documents and communications into Plain English and Easy Read formats for consumers and businesses.

London – September 28, 2026 -- jaam automation has launched M. by jaam, an Agentic Work Management platform designed to close the gap between AI adoption and measurable business impact. The launch responds to McKinsey data showing 88% of organisations now use AI, yet only 7% have fully scaled it across operations.

SAN FRANCISCO – September 28, 2026 -- More than 4 in 5 adults in the United States (85%) and United Kingdom (86%) say cost-of-living pressures have stopped them from donating or donating more over the past six months, according to a new Harris Poll survey of over 3,000 adults commissioned by nonprofit lender Kiva.

Stockholm – – September 28, 2026 -- More than half of senior enterprise leaders, 58%, have delayed, scaled back or added safeguards to strategic initiatives over the past two years due to concerns about their network provider, according to a new report from Arelion.

ZURICH – – September 28, 2026 -- A UK family would need 83 hours, or 10.4 eight-hour working days, to read all the privacy and terms documents tied to one ordinary day of digital activity, a new Web3 Foundation White Paper finds.