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Steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal has abandoned Britain for Switzerland and Dubai after spending nearly three decades as one of the country's most prominent residents. The ArcelorMittal founder, whose fortune stands at £15.4 billion, cited inheritance tax concerns as the primary driver behind his...

Passco Companies has selected Thomas Voekler to serve as chief legal officer for the California-based real estate investment operation managing $4.1 billion across multifamily and commercial holdings. The new executive arrives from Williams Mullen, bringing nearly 25 years of advising REITs...

Gibson Dunn has tapped Duncan McKay from Fried Frank to spearhead its fund finance operations across the network. The lateral hire arrives with deep expertise in structuring commitment-based facilities, net asset value transactions, and collateralized fund obligation deals that have surpassed $8...

Allen & Gledhill arbitration specialist Dinesh Dhillon will assume leadership of the Law Society of Singapore after Lisa Sam completes her tenure. The incoming president brings decades of experience from Baker McKenzie and Khattar Wong, alongside his current role steering the firm's dispute...

Baker McKenzie has secured two senior Ashurst equity capital markets specialists as the firm positions itself for an anticipated London markets revival. Simon Bullock and Stuart Rubin, who lead Ashurst's domestic and global securities operations respectively, will transition to their former...

Snap Inc. has brought aboard Zachary Briers to serve as its next general counsel, filling the vacancy left by departing legal chief Michael O'Sullivan. The incoming executive arrives from Munger Tolles & Olson, where he spent fourteen years as a partner before making the shift to the social...

BlackRock faces unprecedented investor flight from its bitcoin exchange-traded fund as cryptocurrency markets endure their steepest decline since 2022. The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF has lost $2.2 billion during this month, dwarfing the previous worst performance by nearly eight times. Bitcoin...

Google has joined forces with venture capital firm Accel to establish an artificial intelligence accelerator program aimed at pre-seed companies within India's expanding technology sector. Participants selected for the February cohort will receive unprecedented entry to DeepMind's advanced...

A super PAC bankrolled by major tech investors has launched a $10 million offensive to pressure Congress into establishing a single federal AI policy that would block individual states from crafting their own regulations. Leading the Future is deploying television and digital advertisements...

OpenAI has introduced a shopping research capability within ChatGPT that generates comprehensive product recommendations with pricing comparisons and merchant details, positioning the artificial intelligence company against established platforms operated by Google and Amazon. The system allows...

Amazon has committed $15 billion to establish data center infrastructure across Northern Indiana, marking one of the retail giant's largest investments within a single state and bringing its total spending in the region to $26 billion. The facilities will generate 2.4 gigawatts of additional...

Anthropic has achieved a significant milestone in artificial intelligence development with its Opus 4.5 model, which becomes the first system to surpass 80 percent accuracy on SWE-Bench verified coding assessments while launching integrations for Chrome browsers and Excel spreadsheets. The...

Africa's cryptocurrency sector has emerged as a prime target for cybercriminals after recording $205 billion in blockchain transactions between July 2024 and June 2025, establishing the continent as the globe's third-fastest-expanding digital currency market. ESET Africa Cybersecurity Engineer...

Africmed International Hospital has delivered a significant donation to the Executive Council of Economics and Management Sciences Students' Association at the University of The Gambia, advancing a partnership first established during September talks with Chief Executive Medical Director Dr...

Momodou Bamba Saho pledged to transform Gambian tourism after taking the helm of the national board during a formal meeting with sector minister Abdoulie Jobe at the Quadrangle in Banjul. The freshly installed chairman thanked President Adama Barrow for backing his selection and promised...

President Adama Barrow has delivered a stark message to loyalists of exiled former leader Yahya Jammeh, declaring that the country cannot accommodate two heads of state and demanding they recognize his legitimacy. During a tour stop in Foni Buluck, Barrow made clear he was tracking activities at...

Fatou Saine Gaye has been elected chairperson of the National Association of Vocational and Skills Training Institutes following a delayed annual general meeting at GTMI Hall in Bakau. The vote caps a transitional period during which outgoing leader Abdoulie Sowe helped secure legal recognition...

Nigeria's anti-graft agency has won court backing to seize a hotel and over 14 million naira from a deceased ExxonMobil worker who allegedly used fake papers to land his job. Okon Tom Ekpo faced accusations of identity theft and credential fraud before his death, prompting authorities to pursue...

Buba Galadima, who sits on the New Nigeria People's Party board of trustees, has criticized federal authorities for shutting down educational institutions rather than securing them against criminal threats. Speaking during a televised discussion, Galadima argued that relying on traditional...

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has ordered documentation of foreign workers employed by multinational firms and stricter vetting of new arrivals to bolster security amid rising violent crime nationwide. Speaking after a security briefing in Iperu, Abiodun revealed that authorities recently...