British Airways: the payment script nobody watched
In 2018 a changed script on British Airways' payment pages copied card details for 15 days. The regulator fined BA £20m.
Articles and monthly briefs.
Guides to adopting AI: where it pays off, how to deliver it and how to fund it with EU grants. Monthly briefs track where the opportunities are.
Security Cases
2026
Brief
2026-10
When AI Gets Cheap, Setup Becomes the Business
Eighteen AI opportunities ranked for solo builders in October 2026, scored on feasibility, revenue, speed, crowding, reach and evidence.
Markets Brief
2026-10
October 2026: AI Capex Finally Outran the Cash It Generates
Four weekly runs from October 2026: Meta's negative free cash flow, an oil shock, a China bear market, and the ten names to watch into November.
Bitcoin Brief
2026-10
The $83,000 Line Bitcoin Keeps Failing to Hold
Three weekly runs from October 2026: a bull confirmation line that held once and then failed four times, a hot CPI print, and a quarter of institutional filings still unseen.
Brief
2026-09
Coding Agent Fleets Become a Sellable Service
Ten AI opportunities ranked for solo builders in September 2026, scored on feasibility, revenue, speed, crowding, reach and evidence.
Markets Brief
2026-09
September 2026: Rates Broke Records, Stocks Did Not Notice
Four weekly runs from September 2026: back to back Fed hike odds, a bond market at decade extremes, AMD's trillion dollar cap, and the ten names to watch into October.
Bitcoin Brief
2026-08
August 2026: Bitcoin Rallied 24% and the Bear Call Didn't Move
Three weekly runs from August 2026: a 24% rally inside an unchanged bear call, a short squeeze that ate its own fuel, and a Spanish bank buying its first bitcoin.
Markets Brief
2026-08
August 2026: The Month the Fed Cut Turned Into a Hike
Four weekly runs from August 2026: a Fed cut that turned into hike talk, Nvidia's 106% quarter, three funds converging on Alphabet, and what the ECB said about Europe's US tech exposure.
Brief
2026-08
August 2026 AI Opportunities for Solo Builders
Nine AI opportunities ranked for solo builders in August 2026, scored on feasibility, revenue, speed, crowding, reach and evidence.
Mindset
2026
Five AI Stories That Sound Fake
A scroll that crumbles when you touch it, a shop that went broke buying tungsten cubes, and two million words spoken by a man who lost his voice. All five are real, and they point the same way.
Professional Services
2026
AI for Accounting Firms: Where the Hours Actually Go
There's more AI in a bookkeeping practice than most owners realize. Five places it already earns its keep, from receipts to the forecast, and where to start.
Construction
2026
AI for Small Home Builders: From Estimate to Handover
Construction uses AI less than any industry the EU tracks. For a small builder that's an opening: price the house from its plans, document the site, and start with one tool.
Manufacturing
2026
AI for UL 508A panel shops: 5 uses that pay off
A panel shop hears "AI" and pictures a chatbot. Five uses that pay off for a UL 508A shop building industrial control panels: the quote, the schematic, inspection, the document pack, and the panel.
Funding
2026
EU AI Grants: How to Fund Your Project in 2026
The digitalisation grant has closed and no resumption is planned. Innovation vouchers are still open, and the introductory voucher is covered at 100%. Here's what's available today, how much money is left, and what you need to qualify.
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