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CinemaCon Managing Director Mitch Neuhauser Stepping Down Following 2028 Show
Mitch Neuhauser will retire after CinemaCon 2028, ending a long career leading the annual gathering of cinema exhibitors and studios. He has overseen the event’s growth since 2009 and helped bring it back in August 2021 as cinemas emerged from the Covid pandemic, when the theatrical industry was under pressure from streaming. Neuhauser began working…
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Switzerland beat ten-man Scotland as Rodríguez and Elvedi score
Switzerland beat Scotland 2–0 at Hampden Park in the Nations League, extending their strong start to six points from two matches. Jack Hendry’s early dismissal left Scotland with 10 players for almost 80 minutes, and Switzerland dominated as Scotland struggled to create clear patterns or threaten in attack. Ricardo Rodríguez opened the scoring with a…
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Oura Delays $15B Smart Ring IPO as Market Uncertainty Mounts
Oura Inc, a smart ring manufacturer, has announced the postponement of its planned initial public offering due to market uncertainty, despite strong investor demand. The broader IPO market has experienced a significant downturn, with research firm Renaissance Capital noting that whilst the year started strongly, activity tailed off considerably in the third quarter. The slowdown…
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Palestine Ban Reconsidered; Police Smash Crime Ring; Regeni Officials Jailed
Police arrested seventeen in a major organised crime crackdown across London and four counties. The Government may reverse the Palestine Action ban, whilst three Egyptian officials were jailed for Giulio Regeni’s abduction.
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Ceferin attacks Infantino over FIFA leadership and lack of transparency
Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA president, has delivered a scathing attack on his FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino without naming him directly, using Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes” as a metaphor for FIFA’s leadership. Speaking at the European Football Clubs general assembly in Copenhagen, Ceferin criticised the failed FIFA Forward Enterprise project, the Folarin Balogun affair,…
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Gorgeous couple arrested for scaling the Empire State Building wear VERY eye-catching outfits at latest court appearance
Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus appeared in a Manhattan court facing charges over their climb of the Empire State Building on 1 July. Prosecutors said they had met the couple’s lawyers twice to discuss a possible plea deal, though it is not known whether one will be accepted; the case is ongoing. The Russian pair…
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Burnham’s electricity grid idea is interesting – but it’s not ‘public control’
Andy Burnham’s Great British Grid (GBG) is intended to compete for future electricity transmission projects, rather than take over existing grid assets or replace private network operators. The proposal therefore falls short of “public control”, but could give the state a stronger role in bidding for new work and help put pressure on costs. GBG…
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Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market ‘uncertainty’
Oura Inc, the smart ring manufacturer, has announced it is postponing its planned initial public offering due to market “uncertainty”, despite the company experiencing strong demand for its products. The IPO market started 2026 positively but deteriorated in the third quarter, with concerns about potential artificial intelligence spending slowdowns, the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes and…
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Oura pulls $15bn stock market listing days after announcement
Oura, a Finnish-founded smart ring manufacturer, has withdrawn its planned flotation on the US stock market just days after announcing plans that would have valued the company at $15bn (£11.3bn). The company cited uncertainty in the Initial Public Offering market as the reason for postponing the flotation, becoming the latest business to delay going public.…
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Barclays softens return-to-office plans for UK staff after backlash
Barclays has softened its return-to-office plans following significant staff backlash. The bank initially announced that its 45,000 UK employees would need to be in the office at least three days a week from 5 October 2026 (with senior staff required four days), up from the current two-day requirement. However, after thousands of staff signed an…