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Binance: 1 DevOps engineer hacked, $6.3 billion in crypto stolen
Did they do a malicious coding interview?
UK Shelly reseller warns payment data stolen after malware found on website
Customer says they received fraudulent charges on their card hours before company notified them
PC chip plunge wipes out a quarter of Intel’s value
CEO predicts massive datacenter CPU boom, coming soon, but production problems mean Chipzilla may not cash in
Clare Balding introduces dog grooming range with Pets at Home
Author, broadcaster and lifelong animal lover Clare Balding has designed a new dog grooming range, which will be available exclusively at Pets at Home. Unconditional Love is now available in stores nationwide and online, with prices starting at £9.00.
Accenture AI agents are sifting through applicants
But a human makes final hiring decisions at global tech consultancy
Domestic droid gone amok? Don't worry, you're covered
Insurance firms look to insulate domestic humanoid robot owners against the inevitable chaos they will bring
Andy Bell: Jam tomorrow, tax today – a Budget of familiar sayings
Procrastination is the thief of time. A stitch in time saves nine. Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until next year. That last one may not be the original, but it would sit neatly as an inscription above the Treasury entrance.
FCA stops HTX crypto promotions as exchange exits UK
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has secured High Court undertakings ensuring global crypto exchange HTX will no longer unlawfully promote its services to UK consumers.
Google's search revenue Ferrari hits an AI-powered speed bump
Just wait 'til we add more AI and this thing'll really fly
Farm PC 'maintained' by a 14-year-old dumped support chap in a steaming pile of tech mess
Human users can be hard to handle. A few hundred head of cattle and unsupported windows XP can really stink things up
AWS installs an AI accelerator every 14 seconds and eyes $1 trillion annual revenue
Before long, we could be writing about a cloud company with a retail side hustle
FatFace to launch debut store in Altrincham
FatFace is opening a new store in Altrincham this autumn, bringing the fashion brand to the town for the first time.
In the year AI re-wrote the infosec rulebook, it’s comforting to know crypto exchanges still have bad security
Binance freezes funny money after compromise of engineer’s laptop linked to $6.3 billion of unauthorized trades
The Week in Brief – 26 Oct to 30 Oct
’s must-reads: Top 10 stories of the week Executive movements across key technology and platform providers share the spotlight with industry reaction to a measured, cautious Autumn Budget this week.
Dunelm launches seventh Delivering Joy campaign
Homeware retailer Dunelm has opened its 2026 Delivering Joy campaign, once again helping to ensure no-one goes without a gift this Christmas. Ahead of the campaign launch, Dunelm colleagues worked with local care homes, schools, refuges and charities to gather gift requests from…
Ivanti patches two more CVEs amid highly unusual Connect Secure exploitation
Attacker "passed commands and results through the exploit chain’s HTTPS requests rather than a separate C2 channel, with no backdoor or web shell deployed"
The Morning Briefing: Jam tomorrow, tax today – a Budget of familiar sayings
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Researchers find bugs in 5 AI developer tools, with OpenAI and Microsoft flaws still unpatched
Embedded browsers are at the heart of the problem
M&S celebrates 25 year anniversary of Breast Cancer Now partnership
M&S has marked its 25th anniversary of working with Breast Cancer Now by highlighting its post-surgery collection and BraFit service. The partnership began in 2001 and has raised more than £35 million.
Comment: Fashion’s circular economy requires responsible influence
A co-authored piece from Marcel Le Roux, strategic engagement and partnerships lead at IOSH [pictured], and Daniel Hatton, founder of the Commonwealth Fashion Council, on moving the debate beyond whether fashion is recyclable or durable, asking whether the people throughout its…
Bershka unveils new store at Westgate Oxford shopping centre
Bershka has opened a new store at Landsec’s Westgate Oxford shopping centre.
UK retail sales jump in October as shoppers return to winter wardrobes
UK retail sales grew in October as colder weather encouraged shoppers to buy autumn and winter clothing, although online retailers continued to outperform the high street.
Beyond What It Prevents, What Does Security in Payments Enable?
In this interview, Mastercard's Ann Johnson discusses the complex nature of cyber risks and how security should be redefined by what it enables, not just what it prevents.
Goldman Sachs joins DLT sec finance platform
Securities lending platform Equilend has announced that Goldman Sachs has joined 1Source, its DLT-based platform.
Amazon sales rise 12% as AWS growth drives profits
Amazon has reported third-quarter net sales hit $201.9bn (£153bn), with strong growth in its cloud computing division helping drive a 61 per cent rise in operating income.
Howler will have AI answer your questions, then burn the chat
Ask AI dumb things and leave no local chat history, all with the style of a kids' fantasy novel – or rather, one of its magical letters
Hackers steal $6.3bn in crypto assets from Binance
The world's largest crypto exchange has fallen victim to the world's largest crypto heist after North Korean hackers stole $6.3bn from Binance, an audacious attack that could undermine confidence in the digital assets market.
Startup wants to make AI agents safe for DevOps duty
Infrastructure automation needs something better than prompt and pray