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Why roaming packages have become an anachronism in the age of app-first travel
PARTNER CONTENT: Connectivity at all times, abroad
Defaqto and RSMR launch new rating to tackle ‘chicken-and-egg situation’ for untested funds
Defaqto has launched a new rating to help advisers assess funds and portfolios that have yet to build up an established performance history. The foundation rating will be available to funds and portfolios from launch and throughout their first five years, providing an independent…
Healey confirms plan to protect low-income pensioners from tax bill until 2030
Chancellor John Healey has used his first Budget to confirm plans to protect low-income pensioners from income tax. The income tax liability for pensioners with total income up to the value of the new state pension with be removed from 6 April 2027 until 5
Nordea: Investors should still care about the energy transition
There is a debate playing out in investment circles that is both familiar and frustrating. On one side, transition optimists point to the doubling of clean energy investment in five years and the near-50% decline in the carbon intensity of global equity indices since 2020.
Money Talks: Rethinking trust planning
In this latest episode of Money Talks, in association with Royal London, Kimberley Dondo welcomes Gregor Sked to discuss the modernisation of trust planning.
SK Hynix says memory shortages to persist until 2030
Good for its bottom line, not great news for yours, or for the PC and smartphone markets
83% of UK consumers fear rising prices ahead of Budget
More than eight in ten UK shoppers are concerned about rising food prices (83 per cent) and inflation (82 per cent) ahead of today’s Budget, according to a new study.
AI slows growth for Infosys and keeps it afloat at the same time
Predicts slower growth as savings from automation hit price of extended deals
ZacOS 9 and Mavernix: Two classic Apple desktops find their Wayland to Linux
Classic Platinum or lickable Mavericks-era Aqua – it's your choice
Take it on the chin SatNad: Microsoft chief exec's pay slips 6% in record year
Revenue up, operating profit up, 30 million paid Copilot seats locked in, 88 DCs added, $43.8 billion returned to shareholders
Big Red gets cozy with Google to offer TPUs to AI customers
Oracle plans to add those chips alongside new Nvidia hardware and OpenAI services as businesses await AI payoffs
How Argos turned Christmas mischief into an award-winning brand story
Argos’ 2025 Christmas campaign scooped Christmas Advert of the Year at the RG Excellence Awards 2026. Behind the humour and toy-led antics was a wider ambition – persuading shoppers to take another look at a retailer they thought they already knew.
Anthropic now lets Claude users jump out of plane without parachute
Meet CLAUDE_CODE_EVEN_MORE_DANGEROUSLY_SKIP_PERMISSIONS
Clearstream makes tokenised fund distribution move
Deutsche Börse's post-trade business Clearstream is set to enable asset managers to securely issue tokenised fund shares using distributed ledger technology.
AI 'hacker' finds 4 severe bugs in popular industrial control software in under 4 hours
One critical, three high-severity EPICS bugs could disrupt research experiments
Zumo and Quantum Chain partner up to fight quantum threats
Cryptocurrency firm Zumo has joined forces with quantum blockchain platform Quantum Chain in efforts to combat the growing threat of quantum attacks.
Intel acquires quantum startup Classiq to bolster its chip lineup
If and when quantum computing arrives in the enterprise, Intel wants to make sure it has a chip for that.
Apple takes powerful M6 chip to the MacBook Pro, iMac
6th-gen M-series silicon promises more cores, faster memory, a fatter NPU, and better connectivity, now in more form factors
EU privacy advocates accuse US data annotation firm of snooping on contractors
Noyb files five complaints in four member states over alleged tracking of workers on Scale AI's Outlier platform
Runtime: Anthropic peels back the curtain
+ the network that places bets, how databases can tap into GPUs, and where are the PHP exploits?
FNZ PE-backer completes Mobius acquisition
Motive Partners has today (27 October) completed its acquisition of independent investment administrator Mobius from Phoenix Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum. Mobius serves the pensions and retirement market with more than £36bn in assets under administration.
Big customers spurred Anthropic's growth. Can they keep it going?
Big spenders have been a big part of Anthropic's success, according to its S-1.
CISA confirms PHP2Shell under attack as researchers clock successful exploits
Both critical PHP flaws land on the agency’s exploited list as infosec pros confirm hackers are getting working shells
Charli xcx partners with Vinted to wear second-hand on tour and sell archival pieces
British singer, songwriter Charli xcx has brought pre-loved fashion to the stage throughout her Music, Fashion, Film tour. Working alongside longtime stylist Chris Horan, Charli has incorporated a series of vintage and pre-loved finds sourced directly from Vinted sellers into her…
Can Open Source Drive Secure AI Innovation in Banking?
At Sibos 2026, Red Hat and Accenture talk about how open source transparency and industry collaboration drive secure AI innovation in banking.
Visa and Mastercard face potential UK suit over card fees
Visa and Mastercard are facing two proposed UK class-action lawsuits seeking billions of pounds for allegedly unlawful consumer card fees.
Day 2 of canceled classes at University of New Mexico after Health Sciences Center cyberattack
University hospitals once again accepting patients after initial ambulance diversion, but recovery to continue in phases
