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OpenAI Breaks Out of the Sandbox and Goes Rogue

Artificial Intelligence

6 August 2026 0

We used to worry about script kiddies running Metasploit scripts or misconfigured S3 buckets leaking customer and very often government officials leaving USB sticks or removal media on public transport and database dumps in open […]

FIFA Fracas: Gianni Infantino Seduced by Power

Fifa

6 August 2026 0

The corridors of international sports governance have long been fertile ground for the intoxicating allure of absolute authority. Power, when left unchecked, possesses a unique capacity to blind even the most calculating administrators to the […]

How to Measure AI Impact – are We Seeing Any Actual ROI?

Artificial Intelligence

6 August 2026 0

If you sit on a corporate board today, you know the script by heart. For three years, every pitch deck, budget review and strategy retreat has been saturated with the promise of artificial intelligence. It […]

New Domestic and International Outlook for the United Kingdom?

Business

6 August 2026 0

In British political life, Seventeen days can feel like a lifetime, yet it represents barely a blink in the arc of statecraft. Following the rapid resignation of Sir Keir Starmer after June’s Makerfield by-election, Andy […]

Power, Predation, Falls from Grace and Survival

Celebrity

6 August 2026 0

Looking back across decades of scandals in entertainment, broadcasting and public life the pattern is eerily consistent. It was never really just about one rogue individual acting in isolation. It was often about an entire […]

Business

Saying No Last Orders on The Great British Pub an Institution and Icon We Should Protect

The Great British Pub is not merely an exercise in hospitality; it is a canvas of national identity, an architectural subculture, and arguably one of Britain’s finest contribution to the art of social infrastructure. For [...]
Business

Britain’s Surprise Economic Growth Beats Projects in 2026

Headlines across the City of London are celebrating an unexpected economic up tick for the UK at least in recent months. Britain has officially broken out of its recent inertia, booking an expansion that outpaces [...]
Home

Operation Epic Fury and the Illusion of the Declining Cost of Living

The press has recently been dominated by headlines proclaiming United State macroeconomic strength while conversely the American cost of living is declining sharply for consumers; and voters don’t want protracted unprovoked conflicts they want more [...]
Home

A United Kingdom of Four Nations at the Polls

The British political establishment is currently navigating a period of unprecedented volatility that threatens to dismantle the century-old two-party duopoly. As of today, 8 May 2026, the United Kingdom finds itself in a state of [...]
Business

Hormuz Straits Effects Global Market Oil Supply Chains

The tectonic plates of global energy and commerce have shifted. Since the eruption of hostilites on 28 February 2026, the Strait of Hormuz has transformed from a vital artery of trade into a geopolitical tourniquet. [...]

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