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The judges in this flagship category were looking for HR teams that could demonstrate genuine strategic status within their organisations. The post Personnel Today Awards 2026 shortlist: HR Team of the Year appeared first on Personnel Today .
ABF has warned that its sugar business’ losses may hit £170m next year, as high gas prices, a poor beet crop and “onerous contract provisions” from low European sugar prices put sustained pressure on margins
Underlying losses at John Lewis Partnership have more than doubled as the retail group invested in an ongoing turnaround and battled a more challenging economic backdrop
Embodied AI startup PHYMI raises nearly US$100 million in seed funding TechNode
Fever-tree has claimed “strong progress” in the first half of 2026, as a hot early summer powered a return to growth in the UK and momentum built abroad
Nigerian startup Mariam Grey is an AI-powered platform that connects patients to verified pharmacies and licensed pharmacists remotely, allowing them to get prescriptions filled and access consultations without needing to travel to a physical pharmacy. Founded in 2018, Mariam Grey has developed an AI assistant called Mummy Grey, which recommends over-the-counter medicines based on symptoms, [...] The post Nigeria’s Mariam Grey is an AI-powered platform connecting patients with pharmacies appeared first on Disrupt Africa .
RFU’s Historic Lloyds Deal Unlocks New Commercial Frontier for England Rugby Read Rugby Union
Some believe that the continent could harness AI and robots to accelerate its move into higher-value textile manufacturing.
EURO Group Recognized at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2026 Regional Edition for Advancing Corporate Excellence Through Sustainable Growth Malay Mail
Chinese startup Qingyan raises $15M Series A to build math-first world models Dealroom
Apple’s $3499 iPhone Duo folds open like a passport and screams niche luxury, but is the pricey productivity flex worth it?
MILY, which operates the membership-based life design community “MILY club,” announced on the 9th that it has raised funds through a third-party allotment to fully expand the community. The investors include POLA ORBIS CAPITAL, the CVC of the POLA ORBIS Group, as well as several angel investors such as Junpei Komashita, Tatsuya Honma, and Yutaro Kagamoto. MILY club is a membership-based life design community that supports partner selection. It offers members original content, 1-on-1 sessions, workshops, and small group real events. Beyond merely providing matchmaking opportunities, it supports members in deepening self-understanding, concretizing the ideal partner image, and consistently supporting from meeting to building partnerships thereafter. The company plans to...
Algomatic Dynamics, which focuses on research, development, and social implementation in the fields of robotics and physical AI, announced on the 9th that it has secured ¥50 billion from DMM.com as its underwriter, marking its official launch. This is the company’s first fundraising since its establishment. Physical AI generally refers to the technological domain where AI is integrated into physical entities like robots to operate in the real world. The company is engaged in a comprehensive approach that involves converting tacit knowledge, exemplified by the movements of skilled individuals, into data through video analysis. It handles everything from the collection of learning data to providing learning hardware for robots. The...
Pixeom, a startup originating from Oita University that develops technology to convert three-dimensional molecular structure information into numerical representations that are easy for AI to learn, announced on the 9th that it has received investment from Lifetime Ventures, securing seed round funding. Read more. The core of the company is its proprietary molecular representation technology, “PSM (Proximity Score Matrix).” This technology converts the three-dimensional structure of molecules into numerical representations that AI can handle, advancing applications in molecular structure recognition and analysis, similar structure search, property and activity prediction, and molecular design. Learn more. The company aims to implement “chemical vision AI” in society
AI is shaped by forces far beyond the technology itself, and its effects reach just as widely. Mapping how the pieces interact helps us see what could influence its course and where hurdles and opportunities may emerge.
By Daniel Butcher Some iron-fisted leaders consciously discourage lower-ranked employees from speaking their minds, contradicting them, or initiating fierce conversations. However, many more senior executives and managers do so subconsciously. They may have an “open-door policy,” but believe that they’re more approachable and open-minded to criticism and off-the-wall ideas than they actually are. Academy of […] The post Insecure Leaders Discourage Employees from Speaking Their Minds appeared first on Academy of Management Today .
NSW bets $150m on uni spinouts - if Labor wins the 2027 election.
Metacognition AI grabs $10M to build a “Windows for robots” that lets workers train machines by voice.
Free certification aims to train professionals in Revenue Operations. TI INSIDE Online
The City and County of San Francisco allegedly required attendance of a seminar series featuring “derogatory and vitriolic statements” about White people and White women.