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ASOS: ‘Knowing what to buy is easier than knowing how to wear it’
UK consumers find “getting dressed difficult”, according to new ASOS research. The study, which surveyed nearly 2000 UK adults, highlighted that there is a growing gap between finding fashion and feeling confident in what to wear.
Weekend Essay: I’m here to talk about death (you’re welcome)
Weekend Essays are supposed to be a bit of lighthearted reading for our audience on a Friday afternoon - a chance for the Money Marketing team to get funny, creative and share their personality with our readers. As you can probably tell from the title,
SickKids children’s hospital bandages up careers website after intruder breaks in
Toronto org says it wasn’t the only one to be affected by the third-party software vulnerability
Radley stops website sales amid closure
Accessories retailer Radley’s website is directing customers to its remaining stores with a banner reading “website now closed”, following its administration earlier this year.
$10K phishing kit claims it can plant rogue passkeys for persistent access to pwned accounts
Seller's demos show a browser-in-the-middle attack adding credentials seconds after authentication
Hackers poison popular Rust crates to steal developers' credentials
Malicious updates turned routine builds into a delivery system for infostealer malware
AMD grabs more CPU share while pricier PCs punish desktop demand
Mercury Research blames costly memory and scarce GPUs for 20% processor shipment slide
'We let you down': GitHub pledges to scale up before developers give up
CTO promises architectural overhaul following second outage of the month
Alibaba's profit takes a hit as data centre bill spikes
But CEO says high AI returns will pay back CapEx spend within 2.5-3 years.
Microsoft lets you swap New Outlook's looks with the face of Outlook Classic
Functionality not all there yet, but at least Redmond's latest and greatest appears a bit more like its predecessor
Microsoft sounds alarm as perfect-10 Entra ID flaw comes under attack
Redmond says the cloud identity bug is already fixed, but isn't saying who exploited it or how widely
New Anthropic safety system will let customers keep control of data
A 30-day retention policy is still likely to stick around for "Mythos-class" models.
Wi-Fi 7's WPA3 protections come with a compatibility catch
CableLabs wants hardware makers to embrace a workaround that keeps legacy kit connected
Debian is 33, Haiku is 25, and neither is standing still
One remains a pillar of Linux, while the other keeps the BeOS dream alive
UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Callosum to EcoNomad
This week’s UK tech funding deals include AI firm Callosum, clean energy producer EcoNomad and more. UKTN tracked £102.95m worth of UK tech investment this week (17 August to 21 August), a 72% week-on-week decrease across nine funding rounds.
AI Security Institute adds new executives to top team
The UK government’s AI Security Institute, an organisation founded to research issues regarding AI safety and national security, has appointed a new director and chief strategy officer to its leadership team.
Mamas & Papas secures refinancing after record year
Mamas & Papas has completed a refinancing deal aimed at supporting its next phase of growth after posting record sales and profit in its latest financial year.
Walmart finally lets customers make contactless payments
US retail behemoth Walmart is making a daring expedition to the bleeding edge of technology, rolling out contactless payments in its stores.
The Week in Brief – 17 Aug to 21 Aug
’s must-reads: Top 10 stories of the week Heightened regulatory scrutiny on wealth management operations and essential technical insights for retirement planning are on the financial agenda this week.
Why Unlimited Budgets Don't Create Winning Strategies
At Payments Unleashed in London, Fred Slevin, Global Head, Solution Consulting, ACI Worldwide, joined FinextraTV to discuss where banks often underestimate execution beyond strategies.
Two Binance employees detained in UAE - NYT
Two Binance employees have been detained in the UAE under a police investigation into alleged financial crimes on the platform, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
Popular bus driver known for blowing bubbles named ‘Ambassador of Joy’ by Aldi
Aldi has named London bus driver Ricki Reid as ‘Ambassador of Joy’ of the retailer’s Finsbury Park branch, after he was asked to stop blowing bubbles on his bus route.
SEC proposes Regulation Crypto Assets
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its proposal of new crypto asset rules to provide a framework for investment contracts involving digital assets on Wednesday.
Singapore’s DBS deploys specialist AI agents for 1,500 employees
DBS will roll out agentic AI services for roughly 1,500 bankers globally to support with corporate credit assessments.
Garage and Dynamite bring Klarna payments to stores
Flexible payments provider Klarna is now available in-store at fashion brands Garage Clothing and Dynamite locations across Canada, the US and the UK.
Co-op sponsors Special Olympics GB National Summer Games
Co-op and Co-op Media Network have been named as the official sponsors of the Special Olympics Great Britain National Summer Games 2026, alongside Coca-Cola. The Special Olympics GB aims to ensure that people who have an “intellectual disability” are “valued and taken seriously”.
Superdrug commits to significant upsize at Harlequin Watford shopping centre
Superdrug has committed to a “significant” upsize at Harlequin Watford shopping centre in Hertfordshire that will expand the space by over a third.
Specsavers profits jump as owners resume dividend payouts
Specsavers has resumed dividend payments to its parent company after profits surged by more than a quarter during its latest financial year. The company paid a £12m dividend to Specsavers International Healthcare Limited, which is controlled by founders Doug and Dame Mary…
