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South Korean president orders investigation after spate of bank data breaches
South Korea's president, Lee Jae Myung, has ordered an investigation into a series of data breaches at banks in the country.
Anthropic says its IPO could herald the end of the world as we know it
Pay no attention to those more practical risks behind the curtain, which is exactly what we're doing on this week's Kettle
Schneider Electric shells out $22 billion for PTC's industrial AI software
The idea is to create a software portfolio that can allow AI agents to operate safely inside complex industrial systems.
Whistleblower behind Lutnick-Epstein allegations dies
Whistleblower Simon Andriesz, who raised allegations concerning US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has died by suicide.
Up to 95% of protection dropouts could still be won over, AMI finds
Up to 95% of consumers who abandon the protection-buying process could still be persuaded to take out cover, according to research from the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries.
The question you would ask HPE and NVIDIA if nobody was recording
’s data sovereignty dinner in Washington puts HPE’s and NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure leads at one table, off the record, on 29 October.
Get rid of Apple's AI bloatware and reclaim 12 GB of storage with this open source tool
Bodycare CMO Tash Courtenay-Smith on the company’s newest Studio stores
Bodycare returned to the high street earlier this year, after narrowly avoiding administration back in 2025.
FBI confirms 'multiple' arrests related to ShinyHunters hack
Windows 11 26H2 blighted by new audio issue
AC-3 decoder drama also hits Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2
Altman-backed Volantis reveals plan to vault the memory wall by baking photonics into AI accelerators
Who said you had to use wires to connect memory to compute?
OpenAI to flood your eyeballs with visual ads
Want to generate an image with ChatGPT? Then prepare for ads if you're in the US
AWS expands MCP Server to Dublin, London, four other regions
"The code is open-source under AWS API MCP. This gives us several advantages"
Basware buys payment fraud prevention platform Trustpair
Invoice lifecycle management firm Basware has acquired payment fraud prevention platform Trustpair. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Ubuntu 'Stonking Stingray' beta swims out: Deeper Rust 'oxidization' plus LLM speech-to-text
GNOME 51 is here, and Ubuntu interim releases are getting interesting again
EBAday 2027 moves to Rome: Early bird registration now open
The annual two-day summit for payments and transaction banking professionals hosted by the Euro Banking Association (EBA) and Finextra, returns for its 22nd edition in Rome, Italy on 15-16 June 2027.
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Morgan Stanley sets up digital asset lab
Morgan Stanley has built a digital asset lab where it can test things like stablecoins, tokenisation and decentralised finance applications.
Anthropic hires ex-CIA cyber chief to lead national security
"Today the question is different, and harder: what happens when AI makes cyber operations faster and cheaper for nation-states and criminals alike?"
Musk follows Trump's lead, swaps AI for SI in SpaceX rebrand
Actual intelligence in worryingly short supply
Stripe & Stare adopts Boden archive print for online collection
Underwear and sleepwear brand Stripe & Stare has partnered with Boden for a limited-edition capsule collection, set to launch on both brands’ websites on 11 October 2026.
Can Banks Adapt to a New Age of Agentic Commerce and Tokenized Money?
At Sibos 2026, Temenos’ Kaue Tozzi reveals how banks can leverage tokenized money and agentic security to master programmable payments.
Clarks EU president Joe Ulloa on the brand’s second Paris store
Clarks opened its second store in Paris in September, based at 11 Boulevard de la Madeleine.
How B&Q’s TradePoint stores are catered specifically for tradespeople
B&Q introduced its first standalone TradePoint store in March, launching the brand new format in Barking, London.
adidas and Willy Chavarria unveil 90s inspired collection
The collection draws on Chavarria’s exploration of proportion, cultural heritage and identity.
Mynt valued at $7bn for upcoming IPO
Philippines unicorn Mynt could achieve a valuation of more than $7bn following an IPO that is set to be the country's biggest ever listing
SEC publishes new crypto custody rules
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules designed to establish a dedicated legal framework for crypto custody within the wealth management and advisory market
Rohan Stewart: Meeting the evidence challenge
The retirement advice industry has reached a pivotal moment. As regulatory focus shifts from processes to outcomes, advisers are increasingly expected to demonstrate not only the suitability of their recommendations, but also clear evidence of client understanding, delivered…
