AI Funding Angst Stands in Way of Return to Highs: Taking Stock

State pension personal allowance 'set to rise to £13,036' in Budget announcement

State pension personal allowance 'set to rise to £13,036' in Budget announcement The new state pension is set to rise by £489 to £13,036 a year from next April, with official confirmation of this to be announced in the Budget Chancellor John Healey is expected to announce a rise in the tax-free personal allowance for low-income pensioners in his Budget this Wednesday. The new state pension is set to rise by £489 to £13,036 a year from next April, with official confirmation of this to be...

Horizons Middle East & Africa 10/26/2026 (Video)

AI Agents Are Already Changing the Price of Goods

It's obvious that things are getting more expensive, and there are plenty of reasons behind the surge in prices — whether it's wars or inflation or companies padding their profit margins. But with the release of AI agents like Meta's Muse, tech companies are promising consumers that agents will start saving them tons of money by finding the best deals. According to today's guest, Lindsay Owens, the history of price gouging does not bode well for claims that things might get cheaper because...

EU-Inc: is the EU’s startup booster losing steam? Take our poll.

With EU-Inc, the EU wanted to help European businesses and startups scale across the entire single market. But loopholes and concerns over worker’s rights keep stalling the initiative. EU-Inc wants to create one single, fully digital framework that lets startups bypass the red tape of 27 different legal systems and operate seamlessly across the entire single market.