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Scientists get a new clue to the origin of solar wind 'switchbacks'
Understanding why our nearest star does what it does
AWS launches open-source AI agent sandbox to prevent YOLO mode disasters
Strands Box is the latest open source AI control tool from the cloud giant; like its predecessors, it promises tighter reins on autonomous agents
DARPA moves four systems to last stage of its quantum benchmark
"Stage C is where we begin moving from plans to proof."
Nutanix goes 80% open-weight with $20m GPU bet
Dr Tom Mathar: Your client is not the person you onboarded
Most advisers I train stopped thinking of themselves as product pushers a long time ago. They see themselves as thinking partners – financial life planners, with the emphasis on life – people who have a client's back, and their partner's back, to help them fund
World Financial Planning Day highlights the real purpose of advice
One of the biggest misconceptions about financial planning is that it’s about money, tax investments or products. That may sound strange coming from someone who spends most of their working life talking about pensions, tax, investments and retirement income.
ICANN reveals bids for new top-level domains
Big tech has piled in with plenty of asks, but faces a fight as eight applicants want .api and seven seek .agi
OpenAI dots inspire open source imitators amid technical difficulties
Persistent agents appeal to AI companies, but demand isn't obvious
Europe needs to "step up" on open source funding - Linux Europe GM
Europe's sovereignty problem will require companies to contribute back to the open source ecosystem
MM Meets: Tessa Lee – ‘I wanted to be a female Indiana Jones’
Amazon cuts retail jobs after “overhiring”
Amazon has cut 1,000 corporate jobs, with the majority of roles affected sitting within its Stores division, which oversees the retailer’s core ecommerce operations.
Ransomware fixer claimed he could decrypt files, allegedly defrauded clients instead
Feds claim he charged clients more than ransoms, paid up, pocketed the difference
Microsoft unveils 'Surace' Laptop Ultra
Singapore’s central bank wants all FinTech AI use cases subject to independent review
Failures of third-party services no excuse for island nation’s financial sector
Cheapskates wouldn't pay for security help, got hit by ransomware, and went bust months later
Microsoft is about to let Copilot loose on your file system
But don't worry, it's totally safe because the agents and models will (probably) be running locally. Routers never break right?
Argonne scientists create chatty X-ray microscope that zooms in where you tell it to
Talking to an X-ray nanoprobe beamline is far better than talking to a toaster, we assume
Microsoft N1Xes Intel in favor of Nvidia's shiny new SoCs in Surface Laptop Ultra
Poverty-spec model starts at $2,599 with 24 GB of RAM and 512GB of storage with 128 GB models topping $5,899
Attackers hijacked top-level domains, minted fake security certs for Google and other orgs
Trusted brand impersonation without the usual browser certificate warnings spells trouble
Browser-in-browser attacks use fake Meta Muse Ad lure to steal credentials
Wiley fisherfolk spin up a new page just days after Meta's AI agent launch
Lacoste CEO ousted ahead of Paris Fashion Week show
Lacoste has dismissed chief executive Eric Vallat just days before the French fashion and lifestyle brand staged its latest Paris runway show, according to reports. Vallat’s departure was confirmed by Lacoste, with the company declining to give a reason for the leadership change.
Embedding the human factor into AI agent adoption
SPONSORED FEATURE: Making the link between business strategy and how the workforce adopts technology will be crucial to business success in the agentic AI era
UK shoppers lead global secondhand boom as 87% buy pre-loved
UK consumers are leading the global shift towards secondhand shopping, with almost nine in 10 Brits purchasing pre-loved products over the past year, new eBay research has found.
Nasdaq Ventures invests in One Trading
Nasdaq Ventures has made a strategic investment in European derivatives and digital assets exchange One Trading.
Argos expands marketplace to 130,000 products in biggest range push
Argos is expanding its Trusted Sellers marketplace with plans to offer more than 130,000 products from vetted third-party retailers and brands by the end of 2026.
The Morning Briefing: Brooks Macdonald appoints new CFO as Jones steps down; World Financial Planning Day highlights real purpose of advice
Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Thursday 8 October 2026. To get this in your inbox every morning
Brooks Macdonald appoints new CFO as Jones steps down after two years
Brooks Macdonald has appointed Lucy Tilley as its new chief financial officer (CFO). She replaces Katherine Jones, who has stepped down from the board with immediate effect two years after joining the firm.
