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Google to critical infra orgs: Our AI scanners won't be evil, promise
Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Wiz's Red Agent team up to protect hospitals, public transit, and tech
For MariaDB, LLMs are the new search engines to win over
Its vector search is ready, but coding assistants keep pointing developers toward other databases, says the foundation's chairman
Government contractor exposed path to immigration records
IT took a shortcut when the boss was away, and it led to danger!
Lidl banned from selling Birkenstock lookalikes after copyright ruling
Lidl has been ordered to stop selling lookalike versions of Birkenstock sandals in the Netherlands after a Dutch court ruled the company had infringed upon Birkenstock’s copyright.
Caitlin Southall: Equal pay doesn’t guarantee equal retirement
Fielding at square leg during a cricket match on a slightly overcast Sunday isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but it did give me an opportunity to chat about the gender pensions gap (GPeG) with the recently retired, former financial adviser standing in as umpire. The
InvestAcc chair: ‘Profit is nice, but it isn’t our key measure’
The chair of InvestAcc has said that returning to profit is "nice", but added it isn't the only thing the company is measuring its performance on. The firm's latest set of financial results, published this morning (24 September), show it has swung from a £3m
City council may be waking from its Oracle nightmare but the accounting hangover continues
Europe's largest local authority still cannot get auditors to vouch for its books as historic data problems linger
Qualcomm brings Linux support to Snapdragon X
Chip company looks beyond Windows after Nvidia entered its market.
Meta ads steered Polish Android users into a premium-rate billing trap
CERT Polska linked 852 promotions to 17 Google Play apps capable of sending costly texts or starting recurring subscriptions
In the Field: RBC Brewin Dolphin – ‘Explain investments like I’m an idiot’
Off the Record: Ian Kloss, head of intermediaries, RBC Brewin Dolphin
HSBC decides Samsung Secure Folder and Android's Private Space are no place for a banking app
Customers say the unannounced change also cut off web access that relied on mobile authentication
Experts question whether Salesforce demo breaches SAP API policy
For the German vendor, greater challenges may lie ahead, as rivals seek to control the user experience
UK D2C market growing ‘much faster’ than adviser platforms
The UK D2C market is growing “much faster” than the UK adviser platforms market, Platforum’s latest ‘UK D2C: Investor Experience’ report has found. As a result, neo-brokers are accelerating to catch up with established players.
New tech adoption slows as advice firms stop ‘chasing every new development’
The rate at which financial advice professionals plan to adopt new technology has nearly halved in the past 12 months, NextWealth has found. Only 13% of firms surveyed in its latest Advice Tech Stack: Adviser Reviews state of the nation report intend to add a
InvestAcc returns to profit as revenue more than doubles
InvestAcc has swung from a £3m loss to a £1.5m profit after tax as revenue more than doubled during the first half of the year, boosted by its acquisition of AJ Bell Platinum and growth in treasury income. The specialist pension administrator reported revenue of
Greg Neall: Back to the future for pension planning
The notional value of unused personal pensions is being included in the calculation of inheritance tax: cue lots of protests about spoilt financial plans and being pushed from pillar to post by governments of different parties. But what of the opportunities? When one door closes,
Mango launches second store in Chester
Mango has opened a new store in Chester, creating over 16 new jobs as it seeks to expand its presence across the north of England.
Primark opens first store in Bahrain
Primark has opened its first store in Bahrain in partnership with international retail franchise operator Alshaya Group.
PFS brings in Kate Gannon as new president
Kate (Kathryn) Gannon has been named the new president of the Personal Finance Society (PFS) at an official ceremony during the organisation's AGM. Gannon was appointed president at the July PFS board meeting, having previously served as vice president.
Canada Goose and Ewan McGregor team up for Atlantic Ocean documentary
Canada Goose has curated an integrated protective gear system, designed to perform in whatever conditions the Atlantic Ocean can throw at Ewan McGregor across thousands of miles at sea.
Back Market highlights ‘hidden costs’ of manufacturing new smartphones in latest campaign
Back Market calls out the “hidden costs” of producing new smartphones in a new campaign. The marketing drive centres on the question- Do you know how heavy your phone truly is? A 200g smartphone requires 266 kilograms of raw materials extraction to make.
H&M operating profit jumps despite flat sales
H&M has reported a 23 per cent rise in third-quarter operating profit to £461m (SEK 6.0bn) boosted by lower costs and improved purchasing.
M&S, New Look and Sainsbury’s join Oxfam textile recycling initiative
M&S, New Look and Sainsbury’s have joined forces with Oxfam and Circle-8 to launch The Circuit, a new initiative aimed at developing circular textile supply chains from UK-generated end-of-use clothing.
Morrisons creates new Chief AI Officer role
Supermarket chain Morrisons has named Dr Mohsen Ghasempour as its chief AI officer, from 1 October 2026. In the recently created role, Ghasempour will be responsible for setting up a central data science and AI function for the retailer.
Khloé Kardashian teams up with Fabletics for eighth collection
Fabletics has unveiled its eighth collection with reality TV star Khloé Kardashian. The pair have partnered together since 2013 and have previous collaborations have introduced pieces such as the no seam PureLuxe TLC Legging and seamless scrunch high-waisted legging.
UK banks pilot tokenised deposit transactions
UK banks have collaborated to complete the first live customer transactions using tokenised sterling deposits.
Revolut trials Pay with Smile
Revolut customers can now pay for coffee with their face at three Kiss the Hippo cafés in Bloomsbury, Chelsea and Soho.
ASOS credits womenswear and UK sales for return to growth
Digital fashion firm ASOS has returned to quarterly GMV (gross merchandise value) growth, as its turnaround continues to gather momentum. Ahead of the publication of its FY26 results in November, ASOS estimated that earnings would come above its midpoint guidance of £150m–£180m…
