Met Police Palantir contract blocked by City Hall
Met Police Palantir contract blocked by City Hall1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAdriana ElguetaLondonEPA/ShutterstockThe Metropolitan Police has been blocked from signing a contract worth up to £50m with the US technology firm Palantir, after London's deputy mayor refused to approve the deal.The Met had proposed a £25.3m contract with Palantir UK for 2026-27 to support criminal investigations and reforms aimed at improving the force's culture and standards. It included an optional...
Manhunt underway after woman allegedly assaulted inside Harvard dorm, suspect spotted at MIT: officials
Police at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are searching for a man accused of assaulting a woman inside a dorm on Tuesday night.A woman was trying to enter her dorm room at Harvard University on Tuesday evening when a man allegedly came from behind, covered her mouth and tried to force her into the room, police said. Bystanders who witnessed the incident intervened, causing the suspect to flee the building, according to the police log. Harvard campus police...
Securing The Internet’s Humanity
InnovationSecuring The Internet’s HumanityByAri Abelson,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 10:15am EDTAri Abelson is Co-Founder of OpenOrigins, building provenance infrastructure for AI, media and the internet. gettyThe internet is being reshaped at a lightning pace. Already, 51% of internet traffic is bots, AI agent traff...
Fixing Medication Adherence In Clinical Trials: How Technology Stops Data Corruption
BusinessFixing Medication Adherence In Clinical Trials: How Technology Stops Data CorruptionByGary Zammit,Forbes Books Author.for Forbes BooksAUTHOR POSTExpertise and opinions of authors published by ForbesBooks. Imprint operated under license. | Paid ProgramMay 21, 2026, 10:03am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Medication adherence in clinical trials is notoriously hard to track with precision.gettyClinical...
Why Post-Quantum Compliance For Banks Starts In Containers
InnovationWhy Post-Quantum Compliance For Banks Starts In ContainersByMehran Farimani,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 10:00am EDTMehran Farimani is CEO of RapidFort, one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies securing the global software supply chain. gettyFinancial institutions are under increasing pressure to p...
Why Complexity Is The Insider Threat Hiding In Plain Sight
InnovationWhy Complexity Is The Insider Threat Hiding In Plain SightByKevin Lynch,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 09:45am EDTKevin Lynch, CEO and board member at Optiv, a cyber advisory and solutions leader. gettyWhen most leaders think about insider threats, they picture a disgruntled employee or a malicious actor inte...
From Compliance Burden To Competitive Advantage: Rethinking GRC In The Tokenized Economy
InnovationFrom Compliance Burden To Competitive Advantage: Rethinking GRC In The Tokenized EconomyByRamachander Rao Thallada,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 09:30am EDTRamachander Rao Thallada is a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Executive for Manulife, a modern North American financial institution. gettyGovernanc...
Autonomous Data Stewardship: How AI Agents Are Redefining Master Data Management In Financial Services
InnovationAutonomous Data Stewardship: How AI Agents Are Redefining Master Data Management In Financial ServicesByBrij Mohan,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 09:15am EDTBy Brij Mohan, Vice President - Principal Software Dev at LPL Financial, specializing in AI-driven data governance and agentic architectures gettyFor year...
A Small Business Guide To Understanding Multistate Tax Obligations
InnovationA Small Business Guide To Understanding Multistate Tax ObligationsByNicholas Pasquarosa,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 09:00am EDTNick Pasquarosa is the Founder & CEO of Bookkeeper360, a 100% U.S.-based fintech firm specializing in accounting and advisory solutions. gettyMany business owners are caught off gua...
Securing AI Cloud Systems: Intelligent Testing For Intelligent Systems
InnovationSecuring AI Cloud Systems: Intelligent Testing For Intelligent SystemsByHarvendra Singh,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 08:45am EDTHarvendra Singh, IT Delivery Manager - Cloud Engineering & Architecture, driving innovation through cloud and AI-led digital transformation. gettyCloud platforms are starting to th...
Of All The Professions AI Is Disrupting, Accounting Has The Worst Math
InnovationOf All The Professions AI Is Disrupting, Accounting Has The Worst MathByJatin Narang,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 08:30am EDTJatin Narang, CEO of Verito.com, a leader in private hosting & managed IT solutions, empowering accounting firms in the digital era. gettyEvery white-collar profession is having a simi...
From Intelligence To Impact: How Connected Reporting And Dynamic Waterfalls Are Reshaping Fund Services
InnovationFrom Intelligence To Impact: How Connected Reporting And Dynamic Waterfalls Are Reshaping Fund ServicesByJose Sobrinho,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 08:15am EDTJose Sobrinho is Head of U.S. Technology at Aztec Group. gettyThe first piece in this series explored machine intelligence in private markets, focusi...
How AI Is Changing The Economics Of Integration
InnovationHow AI Is Changing The Economics Of IntegrationByLuboslava Uram,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 07:45am EDTLuboslava Uram is COO and CTO at Solvd Group, a subsidiary of Allianz Group. Transforming the claim management experience. gettyFor years, integration has been one of the most expensive and time-consumin...
Why The Cheapest AI Stack Becomes The Most Expensive At Scale
InnovationWhy The Cheapest AI Stack Becomes The Most Expensive At ScaleByBen Gutkovich,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 07:30am EDTCo-Founder of Superlinked, building enterprise-grade open-source inference for production-scale AI search and document processing. gettyMost AI infrastructure projects don't fail on quality....
Developing An Executive Cybersecurity Strategy When Director Duties Extend To The Home Router
InnovationDeveloping An Executive Cybersecurity Strategy When Director Duties Extend To The Home RouterByKeegan Crage,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 07:15am EDTKeegan Crage | Owner, TechBrain AU — ISO 27001 certified, cyber security & AI governance partner | Oxford MSc Cyber Security (in progress). gettyThe regulatory t...
London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir
Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysisA £50m Met police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, with City Hall citing a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules.Scotland Yard had been in talks, revealed by the Guardian last month, to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. But Khan intervened on Thursday to...
Beauty booking startup Fresha hits $1 billion valuation with KKR backing
Beauty and wellness booking marketplace Fresha has announced an $80 million investment from KKR’s Next Generation Technology Growth fund, valuing the London-based company at more than $1 billion. The investment is notable for coming from KKR’s growth equity arm, which targets companies with proven business models that are still in aggressive expansion mode — a sign that Fresha is seen as past the risky early stages and ready to scale. The London-based company, founded in 2015, has grown signific...
Stop Measuring AI Spend, Start Measuring Impact
InnovationStop Measuring AI Spend, Start Measuring ImpactByKarthik Kannan,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 07:00am EDTKarthik Kannan is Founder and CEO of Anvilogic. gettyEvery technology wave starts with the same triad: pipes, platforms and compute. Early focus on infrastructure is logical because it attracts investment...
AI Agents Belong In Your Identity Program
InnovationAI Agents Belong In Your Identity ProgramByNolan Garrett,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 06:45am EDTNolan Garrett, CEO of TorchLight (formerly Intrinium): A premier security-first managed services and risk management partner since 2007. gettyAround 2 a.m. a few months back, our monitoring at TorchLight lit up...
How SMEs Unlock Greater Value From AI
InnovationHow SMEs Unlock Greater Value From AIByRalph Haupter,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 06:30am EDTRalph Haupter is Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer for Small, Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C) at Microsoft. gettyMost companies are already experimenting with AI. That part is done. What sepa...