Raspberry Pi’s Record Half Is Really a Story About AI Leaving the Cloud
Record revenue and profits are the headline. The deeper signal is rising demand for edge AI: intelligence moving into devices where latency, privacy, resilience and cost matter more than raw cloud scale.
Goalhanger’s £10m Profit Shows Podcasts Are Becoming Media Companies, Not Shows
The important number is not Gary Lineker’s dividend. It is the way a podcast network has turned trust into subscriptions, video, live events, licensing and investable intellectual property.
The Consultancy Squeeze Is Really a Fight Over Who Owns the Client Relationship
Traditional consultancies are not simply facing a budget squeeze. As technology firms become the first call for transformation work, the sector is being forced to prove where advice ends and measurable value begins.
Britain’s Banking Jobs Recovery Is Not a Return to the Old Bank
UK banking vacancies are forecast to rise in 2026, but the growth is concentrated in commercial, technology and a handful of cities. The hiring map shows what banks now believe creates value.
Britain Could Be Hit Twice by the Same Energy Shock: Bills First, Mortgages Next
Persistent energy prices are already lifting inflation. If that pressure spreads into wages and wider prices, the Bank of England may respond with higher rates — creating a second squeeze for households and businesses.
AI Will Change the Jobs Market Before the Redundancy Numbers Show It
Britain is preparing for severe AI labour disruption. The bigger risk may be quieter: fewer junior roles, smaller graduate intakes and an entry-level career ladder that starts to disappear.
Britain’s Challenger Banks Have Reached the Awkward Part of Growing Up
The row over the bank surcharge is really a question about scale: how should Britain tax challengers once they become profitable enough to look less like challengers and more like the institutions they were built to compete with?