I’ve been speaking to CEOs all year – this is what they really think Business After spending a year interviewing some of the UK’s top business leaders, a number of themes have emerged which paint a concerning picture of their confidence in this country’s future prospects – but there is also hope. In 25 episodes of Morning Wire‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast series in 2025, a large number of the CEOs [...]
UK cyber attacks will inevitably increase, HP boss warns Tech It is inevitable that the number of cyber attacks faced by UK companies will increase in the coming years, the Northern European boss of technology giant HP has warned. Speaking on an up-coming episode of Morning Wire‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, Neil Sawyer added that businesses should “stay ahead of the game” in order to help [...]
HP pursues Lynch estate for £1.35bn as tech giant forks out £150m in legal bills Legal The High Court heard that the estate of British technology tycoon Mike Lynch should be liable to pay more than £1.35bn to Hewlett-Packard (HP) over fraud linked to the sale of Autonomy. Lynch, who founded software firm Autonomy in 1996, sold it to HP in 2012 for $11.1bn, but after a bust-up over allegations of [...]
McLaren, a $100m-per-year deal and Formula 1’s sponsor boom August 31, 2025 Formula 1 is becoming a hotbed for advanced sponsorship, and McLaren’s announcement has completed a special title set. BWT, Aramco, HP, MoneyGram, Petronas, Visa Cash App, Oracle, Stake and Atlassian; these aren’t simply some of the world’s most recognisable and developing brands but title sponsors for teams in Formula 1. And as of next year, [...]
HPE: Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s UK profit quadruples despite sales slump July 23, 2025 Profit at the UK arm of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) almost quadrupled during its latest financial year despite its sales being slashed by nearly £150m. The division of the US tech giant has posted a pre-tax profit of £97.6m for the 12 months to 31 October, 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The [...]
Mike Lynch’s estate ordered to pay HP £700m following tech mogul’s death July 22, 2025 Mike Lynch's estate was ordered to pay HP just under £700m in conclusion to the fraud linked to the $11.1bn sale of Autonomy.
Hewlett Packard set to pursue Mike Lynch’s widow for up to £3bn September 1, 2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is set to pursue the widow of Mike Lynch for up to $4bn (£3bn) in a continuation of its long-running claim against the UK tech mogul following his death in the Bayesian yacht sinking.
Hewlett-Packard: Cost cutting boosts HP profit but UK sales slip further away from £1bn mark July 24, 2024 Revenue at the UK arm of Hewlett-Packard (HP) slipped further away from the £1bn mark during its latest financial year while a range of cost reduction measures boosted its profit.
HP, Visa, Aramco: Who are the main sponsors of each F1 team? April 27, 2024 The names of F1 teams are getting more and more difficult to remember given the endless number of sponsorship deals within the sport. Here Morning Wire has broken down who partners with who, and what that has done to each of the team’s names. BWT Alpine F1 Team BWT is an Austrian manufacturing company. It [...]
HP become Ferrari chief partner as F1 team change name April 24, 2024 The iconic Prancing Horse of Ferrari’s F1 team will now be known as Scuderia Ferrari HP after announcing a new title partnership deal with Hewlett Packard. The tech firm will feature on Ferrari branding from the next Grand Prix, in Miami next week, and is understood to be worth well over 50 per cent of [...]