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SBI Holdings acquires 20% stake in Indonesian trading app Ajaib
Japan's SBI Holdings has acquired a 20% stake in Indonesian online trading platform Ajaib for $270 million.
Nvidia invests $3.5bn in MediaTek as custom chip market grows
Nvidia seeks to keep hold of the AI market beyond the wandering eyes of OpenAI, Anthropic and hyperscalers.
Nespresso collaborates with Softiel to launch exclusive menu pairings
Nespresso has partnered with French luxury hospitality company, Softiel, to launch a curated experience in select destinations worldwide including London Heathrow Airport. The ‘Please Disturb’ experience will be available from September 1 to November 26 2026.
iPipeline completes acquisition of Origo
The acquisition expands iPipeline's presence in the UK wealth and retirement market and further strengthens its ability to help customers…
The Gentlemen come calling as Nutex confirms sensitive data theft
Ransomware crew threatens publication while healthcare biz assesses which records escaped
Windows 11 misses the pointer while Defender cries wolf
August 27 update reportedly scrambles cursor customizations as bogus antivirus alerts spread
Microsoft 365 outages run into second day
"Queues are draining," but problems persist for at least 18 hours.
Starting Out: Becoming a fully fledged mortgage adviser after passing your exams
Achieving the Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice (CeMap) or the Chartered Insurance Institute’s equivalent qualification is only the first step in becoming a mortgage and protection adviser.
Insider: Red Hat is capping devs' bot budgets
And no sharing your allowance! What do you think we are, communists?
AWS: DuckDB will provide 'connective tissue' across the data estate
Dutch in-process OLAP systems set to be the 'SDK for data' as developers scale systems, cloud giant claims after DuckLab acquisition
Next bus to Altrincham delayed by Windows Defender
Or possibly "AI", it's hard to tell behind the firewall warning
The teen Bill Gates has answers to the AI-pocalypse the 70-year-old Gates has forgotten
Hacking education to thrive in the AI world is the first and best step in keeping control
More than 1m pensioners now paying 40% or more in tax
More than one million pensioners are now paying income tax at 40% or more, up from 494,000 five years ago, new figures obtained by LCP show. A Freedom of Information request submitted by LCP partner Steve Webb revealed that the number of pensioners paying tax
Ian McKenna: iPipeline’s Origo deal could bring real benefits
As a viral post claims OpenAI fostered a “secret AI civilization,” more prosaic truths go overlooked
Shop price inflation reaches two-year high
Shop price inflation climbed to its highest level in more than two years in August, as rising costs continued to filter through to retailers and shoppers.
Lil Luv Dog founders on “establishing pet beauty as a global beauty category”
When you think of luxury beauty brands, your dog is probably the last thing that comes to your mind.
Sports Direct’s first Everlast Gyms+ in Europe is “more than just a place to shop”
Frasers Group recently opened its latest Sports Direct Everlast Gyms+ flagship store in Dublin.
How AllSaints’ shift to MPOS transformed its customer experience
Last year, fashion brand AllSaints began rolling out its new mobile point of sale (MPOS) system across its stores, as it shifted away from its legacy electronic point of sale (EPOS) system.
The Morning Briefing: More than 1m pensioners now paying 40% or more in tax; FNZ names new UK client head
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Parcel theft hits £667m as shoppers turn to local collection points
More than two-thirds (67%) of UK consumers have experienced a parcel delivery problem, including missing or stolen packages, new research from Collect+ has found.
Canadian fintech investment down by 40% over H1
Investment in Canadian fintechs neared US$1 billion in the first half of 2026, with H1’26 deal activity down more than 40 per cent from the US$1.7B invested across 82 deals in the first half of 2025.
Mercedes and adidas unveils limited edition capsule collection
Mercedes AMG-PETRONAS F1 Team and adidas have unveiled a limited edition capsule collection ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix later this month.
The Perfume Shop introduces UK’s first high street “scent rediscovery” service
The Perfume Shop is launching the UK's first dedicated high street scent rediscovery service.
Shein shares slide on Hong Kong debut as investors question fast fashion giant’s growth
Shein shares fell on their long-awaited Hong Kong stock market debut, as investors weighed up rising costs, regulatory pressure and slowing growth at the fast fashion giant.
LSEG collaborates with Payward on tokenised stocks project
The London Stock Exchange is bringing its 100 largest listed companies onto the blockchain, partnering with krakenfx owner Payward to launch them as tokenized xStocks.
Watch: Liberty names Helena Bonham Carter ‘Head of the Extraordinary’
Liberty has appointed British actress Helena Bonham Carter as its ‘Head of the Extraordinary’ as it expands its 2026 Beauty Advent Calendar campaign beyond a traditional product launch.
