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What has Prime Minister Andy Burnham done for retail so far?
From fake discounts to business rates, Andy Burnham has been prime minister for less than a month but wasted little time putting the cost of living and high streets at the centre of his attention.
Has the UK food supply chain become too lean to withstand extreme weather?
Today, (13 August) marks the beginning of the UK's fifth heatwave of the summer, as UK retailers brace to reinforce a supply chain that is continuing to be hit by extreme temperatures.
Trump wants to grant private cyber firms a license to hack back
Contractors could surveil and disrupt foreign criminal networks, provided they follow strict rules and put up $1M
The US gov wants to enlist private companies to do offensive cyber work
US gov takes steps toward a new private-public offensive cyber programme.
Give Google the boot by building your own search engine
Got $10 and a gig of storage space? Marlin lets you weight your crawl toward the parts of the web you actually care about
Microsoft's dueling Copilot apps have combined into a single entity
Consumer and work experiences converge, while a few features face the chop
Can't get access to GPT-5.6-Cyber? Palo Alto Networks will take your money
Only companies in OpenAI's good graces are allowed to sell AI-model powered security features to their customers, who likely can't get access to the latest models on their own.
Denise Dresser, OpenAI's enterprise champion, is leaving after less than year
Dali Rajic, most recently president and COO of Wiz, is the new chief revenue officer at the lab.
Runtime: Patch Tuesday's gone; Tencent does AI for a nickel; CoreWeave's tangled web
+ Lovable feels the funding love, CoreWeave's still on a roller coaster, and IBM Cloud has ... a new customer?
This JCB doesn't dig – it does 406 mph
Pair of reworked production-based engines carry the Hydromax into the record books
Advice demand strong despite low uptake, Inzuzo finds
Consumer demand for financial advice remains strong despite the persistently low proportion of UK adults currently receiving regulated advice, according to data from financial services lead generation specialist Inzuzo.
NIST asks industry what to do about AI and vulnerabilities
National Vulnerability Database is due for further modernisation after cuts to CVE enrichment programme.
Lancaster spinout Mindgard raises £22m to scale AI security platform
AI security scaleup Mindgard has raised $30m (£22.2m) in a Series A funding round to expand its offensive security and threat assessment software for AI systems. Spun out of Lancaster University, Mindgard operates dual headquarters in London and Boston.
Sam Sloma: Some new service propositions on the horizon?
In the three months since I last wrote for Money Marketing, I’ve noticed a number of new enquiries coming into Engage. We love new business, we love growth, and new enquiries are always welcome. However, the enquiries I want to talk about in this article
Turning AI into business value
The world of accountancy, like every other profession, is getting to grips with the AI revolution. At HLB’s Advisory Tax and Audit Conference hosted in July, the topic was front and centre of discussions.
Mystery attacker spent a year raiding Salesforce and ServiceNow portals
Custom tools harvested whatever over-permissioned guest accounts would surrender
Ryanair adds Google to its dual-cloud flight plan
Gemini gets to juggle crews, forecasts, and maintenance while AWS keeps its seat
AI boom is a blessing for Cisco, but shipping hardware is costly
“We believe we’re in the early stages of a networking super cycle," said CEO Chuck Robbins.
AWS key exposed in JavaScript may have lit way to Beacon's charity data
CRM provider confirms customer database was copied and probably downloaded in readable form
MUFG trials blockchain settlement for Japanese Government Bond repo trades
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is running a proof-of-concept for bringing Japanese Government Bond repo transactions on-chain using the Canton Network blockchain.
BofA to buy 49.9% stake in Indian digital lender Jio Credit
Bank of America has struck a $1.9 billion deal to buy up to 49.9% of Indian digital-native non-bank lender Jio Credit.
ASOS relaunches ASOS Magazine as part of Autumn 26 campaign
Online retailer ASOS has unveiled their new autumn campaign, giving a consumers a behind the scenes look at the fashion industry. According to the retailer, the campaign “celebrates the creativity, expertise and cultural influences” that shape what we wear.
Karen Millen to return to bricks-and-mortar after seven years
Karen Millen is returning to bricks and mortar after seven years, with a rollout across concession stores throughout the UK.
Tommee Tippee’s Sally Crossley on its first ever brand collaboration
Earlier this year, Tommee Tippee launched its very first collaboration with baby brand Binibamba, which was followed up by a second collaboration with British design firm Morris and Co.
The backup Microsoft never promised you
SPONSORED FEATURE: Your M365 and Azure data might not be as safe as you think from ransomware; time for a reality check
Trump sued over selling early access to Truth Social posts
President Donald Trump has been sued over his media company's move to charge for real-time access to Truth Social posts.
Anthropic in talks to purchase Decart AI
AI firm Anthropic is in talks to Decart AI before its public listing, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.