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Crypto & Markets
UK could face gaps on supermarket shelves by summer if Iran war continuesSummary: Ministers drawing up contingency plans for ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ if supply of CO2 is disrupted Business live – latest updates The UK could face some gaps on supermarket shelves this summer if disruption caused by the Iran war continues, with shortages of carbon dioxide potentially hitting supplies of chicken, pork and fizzy drinks. Background Government ministers are drawing up contingency plans for a “reasonable worst-case scenario” if the key shipping lane of the strait of
Laura Martens · 4/16/2026
Crypto & Markets
Metro Bank boss handed record £2.6m a year after slashing 1,000 jobsSummary: Dan Frumkin’s pay package comes after bank’s near collapse and rescue by Colombian billionaire Business live – latest updates Metro Bank’s chief executive has been handed a £2.6m pay packet – the largest in its history – a year after slashing 1,000 jobs in response to the lender’s near collapse. Background The figure is more than double the £1.2m Dan Frumkin was paid in 2024.
Elena Vasquez · 4/16/2026
Crypto & Markets
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Ethereum (ETH) price drops 1.3% as index trades lowerSummary: Aave (AAVE), down 1.1% from Wednesday, was also an underperformer. Background Context Technology strategists highlight interoperability, security posture, and total cost of ownership as recurring themes in procurement conversations.
Elena Vasquez · 4/16/2026
Mobile
Google Maps taps Gemini to crack down on political vandalism and spammy reviewsSummary: It's about to get harder to prank or politicize Google Maps place names. Background Context Technology strategists highlight interoperability, security posture, and total cost of ownership as recurring themes in procurement conversations.
Sarah Chen · 4/16/2026
Technology
Meet the Quantum KidSummary: Nine-year-old Kai Moskvitch's podcast explores how quantum technologies can transform our daily lives. Background Context Technology strategists highlight interoperability, security posture, and total cost of ownership as recurring themes in procurement conversations.
Zoe Mitchell · 4/16/2026
Technology
Anthropic Plots Major London ExpansionSummary: As tensions with the US government mount, Anthropic has leased a new office with enough space to quadruple its 200-person head count in London. Background Context Technology strategists highlight interoperability, security posture, and total cost of ownership as recurring themes in procurement conversations.
Olivia Grant · 4/16/2026
Technology
Google's AI Mode Update Tries to Kill Tab Hopping in ChromeSummary: Google latest update to artificial intelligence Mode in its Chrome browser is designed to keep the chatbot-style search tool always around once you start an online search journey. Background Context Technology strategists highlight interoperability, security posture, and total cost of ownership as recurring themes in procurement conversations.
Olivia Grant · 4/16/2026
Technology
OpenAI’s big Codex update is a direct shot at Claude CodeSummary: Codex can control apps on your desktop like Tic Tac Toe. Background | Image: OpenAI OpenAI is beefing up its agentic coding and development system, Codex, with a suite of updates that let it use your computer, generate images, and remember from past experiences.
Elena Vasquez · 4/16/2026
Technology
The only way to fight deepfakes is by making deepfakesSummary: I was unsure if my parents would notice that the voice on the other end wasn't mine - or that it was mine, sort of, but it wasn't me. Background The voice noted hello, asked my dad how he was doing, and asked again when he didn't respond quickly enough.
David Park · 4/16/2026
World
US launches fifth strike on alleged Pacific drug boat in a week, killing threeSummary: Wednesday’s strike brings the total of those killed in US military strikes on alleged drug boats to at least 177 Three people were killed in a US strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat, the fifth such deadly attack in as many days, military officials have outlined. Background US southern command noted it conducted “a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations” in the eastern Pacific, without naming the alleged group, in an X post.
Daniel Reyes · 4/16/2026
World
South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offenceSummary: Leader of leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters was convicted last year for firing rifle in the air at 2018 rally The South African leftwing politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle in the air at a political rally in 2018. Background Lawyers for the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, South Africa’s fourth largest political party, immediately appealed, and Malema will remain free while the appeal proceedings are under way.
Fatima Noor · 4/16/2026
World
Brazil's former spy chief released from ICE detentionSummary: Bolsonaro ally Alexandre Ramagem was stopped by immigration agents in Orlando, Florida on Monday. Background Context Technology strategists highlight interoperability, security posture, and total cost of ownership as recurring themes in procurement conversations.
James Okonkwo · 4/16/2026