Broker Expo 2025 Countdown: Arag’s Andy Talbot

As we count down to Broker Expo in October we caught up with Andy Talbot, director of broker, ATE & marketing at Arag, who asserts that while AI might not be “the future of insurance”, it will affect the future of everything, not least insurance. Why should delegates come and visit your stand? The need to … Read more

Cable plant spending to grow steadily, Open RAN stabilising

Two studies from analyst Dell’Oro Group have provided cause for confidence in the prospects for the wired and wireless communications equipment markets, predicting that cable outside plant equipment revenues are expected to increase 86% by the end 2025, while the long-heralded open radio access network (Open RAN) sector is beginning to show signs of … Read more

Home Office ‘backdoor’ seeks worldwide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm

The Home Office sought access to data and messages stored by Apple users on its cloud storage in the UK and overseas by demanding a “backdoor” to Apple’s iCloud service, a court ruling has revealed. A UK government order against Apple requires the company to “remove electronic protection where practicable” on data stored by … Read more

'We're at the most dangerous moment for science in America', public health law expert says

FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks with Lawrence Gostin, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on National and Global Health Law, about CDC Director Susan Monarez’s firing by US President Donald Trump. He says that the latest development is “a very dangerous moment for the United States” and part of a “systematic assault on science, public … Read more

Tie-break: Corporate France navigates uncertain times

This week, we are at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris – not for the French Open tennis tournament, but to meet business leaders who are gathered for the annual end-of-summer conference of Medef, France’s largest employers’ federation. This year’s theme “Jeu décisif” is a tennis metaphor meaning “tie-break”, reflecting the decisive moment businesses are facing. From … Read more