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The Morgenster, a Dutch tall ship which is 29 metres high, arrived at Shoreham Port this afternoon (May 21) at around 3.30pm. The ship will be offering a number of sold-out sailing trips, with visitors to the port also able to step aboard the vessel for free on Friday and Saturday from 5pm to 8pm, and on Sunday from 6pm to 8pm. (Image: Eddie Mitchell) (Image: Eddie Mitchell) The ship, whose name means Morning Star in Dutch, is more than 100 years old. It has a colourful history, once being commandeered by the German armed forces during the Second World…

Crypto services company Blockchain.com confidentially filed for a US initial public offering (IPO), becoming the latest digital asset player to pursue a public listing as crypto firms return to equity markets.The company said it submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to a proposed offering of Class A ordinary shares. Pricing and the number of shares have not yet been determined.According to Thursday’s announcement, the proposed IPO remains subject to market conditions and SEC review. Confidential S-1 filings allow companies to begin the IPO process and receive regulatory feedback before publicly disclosing…

The narrative that stablecoins are just another speculative, scandal-plagued crypto fad is quickly becoming obsolete. Across travel, dining, corporate finance and AI payments, the true story unfolding right now is one of commerce. Stablecoins are becoming the infrastructure of how money moves, and the shift is happening faster than most people realise. Mastercard paid $1.8 billion to acquire London-based BVNK in 2026, specifically to bring stablecoin settlement rails into its global network. Amazon’s AWS has built AI agent payment infrastructure using USDC, allowing autonomous systems to pay for APIs and services in fractions of a cent. The UAE approved AE…

Thursday 21 May 2026 6:04 pm  |  Updated:  Thursday 21 May 2026 7:03 pm As generative AI adoption accelerates across organizations, it is creating a new and urgent challenge for compliance: how to capture, supervise, and govern AI-driven communications at scale. Smarsh, the global leader in digital communications data and intelligence, today announced it is integrating with the Claude Compliance API—enabling customers to capture and manage Claude Enterprise interactions directly within Smarsh Capture. The integration brings AI-generated conversations, prompts, and activity into existing compliance workflows—eliminating blind spots and enabling confident, compliant AI adoption. Closing the AI Compliance Gap As AI becomes…

Fire season kicked off early in California this year, with flames already approaching a former nuclear test site outside of Los Angeles. The rising number of natural disasters in California, and around the world, demand our attention — and, in Silicon Valley, venture investment. Convective Capital, an early-stage venture fund led by Bill Clerico, announced a new $85 million fund Thursday, following up on a $35 million fund raised in 2022. While the first fund was mainly backed by wealthy individuals (including Clerico, a cofounder of WePay who sold the startup to JPMorgan for $300 million in 2017), this latest…

Makhan Singh and wife Manjit have run the Calvay Superstore in Barlanark for the last 35 years – and the last three decades have been so much more than just selling groceries. From helping residents with funeral costs and banking to delivering food to pensioners who can’t get out, the shop has been a huge pillar of emotional and financial support to those living in the area. Dozens of residents came to the shop tonight with placards to save the business from potential closure. Residents gathered outside of Calvay Superstore tonight. (Image: Gordon Terris) Resident Joanne Crichton, who works in…

The Met Office says temperatures could soar to 33C over the Bank Holiday weekend, with an official heatwave now expected – and as many as 21 UK counties could see the mercury rise to 30C or moreEthan Blackshaw Deputy Publishing Lead (Mirror) and Matt Jackson Trendswatch Content Editor16:57, 21 May 2026Temperatures are set to soar this weekend(Image: WXCHARTS)The Met Office believes temperatures could hit 33C this weekend as some parts are set to be warmer than Tenerife. It comes as an official heatwave has been forecast for the Bank Holiday weekend.The national weather agency says temperatures will start to rise…

Children who regularly eat high-fat, high-sugar foods may experience lasting changes in the brain that continue long after their diets improve, according to a new study from University College Cork (UCC). Researchers also found that beneficial gut bacteria and prebiotic fibers could help reduce some of these long-term effects and support healthier eating behaviors later in life. Scientists at APC Microbiome, a leading research center based at UCC, discovered that unhealthy diets during early life can alter how the brain controls appetite and feeding. These changes persisted even after the unhealthy diet ended and body weight returned to normal. Today’s…

Alongside tools for AI-generated podcasts, Spotify on Thursday introduced a new, ElevenLabs-powered AI tool for self-publishing audiobooks within the Spotify for Authors platform. The company said at its Investor Day event that the feature will launch in beta this June on an invite-only basis, initially with support for the English language only. The AI-powered audiobook generation won’t bind authors to an exclusive contract, meaning they are free to publish their generated audiobooks anywhere. The news builds on Spotify’s previous partnership with ElevenLabs, which allowed writers to submit audiobooks created on the voice AI startup’s platform to Spotify. The audio streaming…

Fragrance tech company Patina says it has raised $2 million in funding investors, including Betaworks and True Ventures.  The company focuses on creating new scent molecules using advanced molecular design, machine learning, and scent research. Today, most of the scent molecules used in consumer products are created by a small number of specialized labs, which then sell those molecules to fragrance houses or cosmetics companies — the brands that ultimately turn them into perfumes, candles, or flavored products. Patina is trying to shake that up, entering an area that has seen little innovation in the past half century. The company…