As the first chart shows, investment levels are higher than a few years ago. This matters because these investments must ultimately be depreciated. If revenues from AI-based services take time to materialise, rising depreciation charges could put pressure on operating margins. This risk is particularly relevant for AI infrastructure. Server hardware typically has a shorter
Tuesday 07 July 2026 8:30 am | Updated: Tuesday 07 July 2026 10:00 am RGI, a leading European provider of digital insurance platforms, announces that KAPIA-RGI, its France-based company specialised in personal insurance solutions, has acquired Cegid Assurex solutions. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260707323665/en/ This transaction marks a major milestone
Getting your insurance cancelled by the provider is a serious blot on your record, experts said (Image: Getty) Making one key mistake – especially when young – will tarnish your record and make insurance premiums rise for the rest of your life with ‘no time limit’ an expert has said. The issue is around having
John Lewis Money has relaunched its car insurance proposition as it moves to a broker model for the first time. The financial services arm of John Lewis Partnership will now compare quotes from a panel of insurers to help customers find a more competitive option. The new car insurance panel launches with Ageas, Axa and
Artificial intelligence models are already “cheating, deceiving and going their own way”, Australia’s assistant minister for technology, Andrew Charlton, has warned, as the federal government’s AI Safety Institute begins testing the latest models. In a speech to an AI safety forum in Sydney on Tuesday, Charlton said safety for AI matters now as “AI systems
Many people could be missing out on a valuable inheritance tax (IHT) exemption because they don’t realise it exists. New research found that seven in 10 UK adults are unaware that regular gifts made from surplus income can be exempt from inheritance tax. The survey, by insurer Canada Life, also found that three in 10
Dewhurst is one of five founding members and set up Five Wealth in 2016 alongside Chris Little, Phil Shaw, Steve Jordan, and Steve Hughes. He will be retiring on 31 July but will remain a shareholder in the business. Five Wealth confirmed that the wider management team remains unchanged and has recently been strengthened with
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has strained the power grid. Rising electricity prices have led communities to push back against the construction of new AI data centers. Since AI can’t “live” without a reliable power source, the technology industry has a big problem on its hands. Bloom Energy (BE +8.92%) is well-positioned to
Can an investment fund allow investors to walk away with physical gold bars? In GIFT City, that idea has moved from concept to structure. A new gold fund set up within the IFSC ecosystem is built around Bullion Depository Receipts (BDRs), which represent actual gold stored in regulated vaults. Unlike a traditional gold ETF that
nergy cooperation and supply chain resilience took center stage on Monday during Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s visit to President Prabowo Subianto, where the two countries announced dozens of new bilateral agreements, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt global trade and energy markets. Arriving in Jakarta on Sunday evening for his