Major Keith Haring exhibition to open in London

The upcoming exhibition, "Voice of the Streets," will be hosted at the Moco Museum London, opening March 18 for a three-month run. It specifically focuses on Keith Haring's formative period between 1980 and 1985, featuring 30 of his original chalk drawings executed on blacked-out advertising panels in the New York City subway system. The gallery intends to recreate the subway environment to contextualize these uncommissioned, ephemeral works. This focus on public, high-traffic "media" parallels the current adtech landscape, where the deprecation of third-party cookies is forcing a strategic shift. For 2026, the industry is moving towards first-party data, contextual targeting, and alternative IDs to navigate signal loss. Measurement and attribution models are under intense pressure, with IAB Tech Lab highlighting significant operational challenges and a lack of transparency in Google's Privacy Sandbox, complicating revenue reconciliation. The transition to new data models is increasingly managed by AI-driven systems, with a significant trend toward "agentic AI" in enterprise workflows. By 2026, the focus is shifting from single AI assistants to multi-agent systems where specialized AIs for planning, execution, and verification collaborate to automate complex business processes autonomously. This reflects a broader move from task automation to outcome-based responsibility, where AI agents are assigned KPIs, not just instructions. For engineering leaders scaling B2B SaaS platforms, this shift from direct execution to strategic oversight is critical in the path from VP to CTO. The CTO role requires demonstrating business acumen to the board and investors, particularly during fundraising and technical due diligence for M&A. This involves assessing architectural scalability, technical debt, and security posture, not just as technical exercises, but as core components of business risk and valuation. The London tech ecosystem continues to provide opportunities for such leadership roles, with UK startups raising $4.26B in the first two months of 2026. Notable recent funding includes an £888m Series D for London-based autonomous driving company Wayve and a $7M seed round for Bracket, an AI-powered treasury platform. On the executive front, specialty MGA HIVE Underwriters recently appointed George Stylli as its new Chief Technology Officer in London. On the personal interest front, the Formula 1 pre-season testing has just concluded in Bahrain ahead of the season opener in Melbourne. Mercedes appears to have a strong and balanced car, completing the most laps of any team, while Ferrari also showed promising pace. In contrast, Aston Martin encountered a difficult testing period, limited by reliability issues with their new Honda power unit.