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Argentex founder Harry Adams raises £7.5 million for new startup Tenora
Harry Adams, founder of collapsed foreign exchange firm Argentex, has secured £7.5m in funding for his new fintech venture Tenora, as the startup expands its platform beyond foreign exchange into the wider corporate treasury market.
UK’s uncrewed experimental sub shows it can fire torpedoes
XV Excalibur hailed as first US or UK underwater drone to let one off in tests
The more Americans hear about datacenters, the less they like them
Pew finds growing concern over their effects on energy bills, the environment, and nearby communities
Jo Miller: The moments that matter for protection
This week is Income Protection Action Week (IPAW) and the theme this year is 'the moments that matter'. For a long time, the protection industry has relied upon key moments in our customers’ lives to prompt them to seek out protection. We often refer to
Microsoft hits phishing platform EvilTokens in 40th cybercrime operation
Microsoft have taken down the phishing facilitator EvilTokens in a global operation in partnership with law enforcement and private-sector partners, such as Cloudflare.
VCTs channel £535m into UK tech over three years
Venture capital trusts (VCTs) invested £535m in UK growth companies over the past three years, with technology businesses accounting for the majority of investment, according to research from SyndicateRoom.
Man Group tops new investment credibility index
Man Group has topped a new index assessing how well asset managers create stakeholder value, with adaptability, business model strength and authenticity identified as common characteristics among the highest-ranked firms.
Cambridge Tech Week attendance rises 15% as deep tech takes centre stage
More than 1,700 delegates from 52 countries attended Cambridge Tech Week this year, a 15% increase on 2025, as the event placed a growing emphasis on turning deep-tech research into commercial businesses.
Financial confidence rises but investing and retirement lag
UK consumers are becoming more confident about managing their finances, but confidence around investing and retirement continues to lag, according to Moneybox’s latest Financial Confidence Index.
British regulator takes a hard look at Pornhub's Apple-powered age checks
Regulator wants to know whether parent Aylo did its homework before reopening the door to UK iPhone users
Southern Water taps fiber network to sniff out leaky pipes
Another utility sees the light in putting existing telecoms infrastructure to work
What Direct Debit teaches us about the future of payments
David Crawford, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Pay.UK While many in fintech expected Open Banking to rapidly displace ‘legacy’ payment schemes, Direct Debit’s continued growth shows a more nuanced landscape.
Swedish celebs campaign for public rudeness ... to prevent cyber scams
The campaign follows a highly profitable year for crooks targeting the over-60s
Whisky merchant Master of Malt confirms customer data spilt
Attackers had four days to drink in names, addresses, emails and phone numbers
Off the Record: Karen Ward, managing director and EMEA chief market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management
Karen Ward, EMEA chief market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, believes that Britain’s deeply entrenched risk aversion is leaving too much money sitting on the sidelines.
BT Tower's rooftop pool plan brings swimmers back down to earth
MCR's hotel proposal puts facility on a lower building, while public access to upper floors set to be restored
Why coding legend James Gosling thinks engineers are artists
The original developer of Java weighs in on the state of software engineering, AI edicts and not killing your customers.
Tink founders return with agentic compliance startup
Daniel Kjellén and Fredrik Hedberg, founders of the open banking platform Tink, which was acquired by Visa for $2.2B, have launched a new bootstrapped agentic compliance startup, Freda.
A 1980s PDP-11 is still running Unix – and now you can watch
Superdrug opens largest ever store
Superdrug has unveiled its refurbished store at Redical’s Merry Hill shopping centre, marking its latest milestone in its investment in the retailer’s bricks and mortar portfolio.
Government opens second £233m farming support fund
A £233m funding pot for farmers and land managers has opened as part of the government’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2026, including an additional £50m aimed at helping businesses facing lower yields and rising costs.
Co-op invests in prices and stores as H1 loss widens
Co-op has reported an increase in group revenue despite a drop in profit over the last six months, following investment in promotions and stores.
John Lewis opens its Christmas shop
With just over 13 weeks to go, John Lewis has opened the doors to its Christmas shop with the partnership stressing it is “the ultimate one-stop destination for everything needed to make the season feel magical”.
Aldi unveils jacket which transforms into shopping bag
Aldi has forayed into the world of fashion with its latest launch- a new ‘Swag for Life’ jacket that turns into a shopping bag. This comes as research showed 46 per cent of UK consumers say they regularly forget to take their shopping bags for the weekly shops.
Kendall Jenner stars in new Beats by Dre campaign
Beats by Dre has unveiled a new campaign for its Beats 360, a new pair of over the ear headphones, which stars model and reality TV star Kendall Jenner. The campaign spot shows Jenner at a café with a friend before she prepares to leave to go work out.
Laura Whittaker on campaign being ‘playful, provocative and distinctly Ann Summers’
Lingerie and sex toy brand Ann Summers has been shortlisted for the Physical Activation & Retail Media and Digital Initiative of the Year at this year’s RG Excellence Awards.
M&S makes 920,000 free birthday treats available to Sparks members
M&S is encouraging its loyalty members to add their birthdays to their profile so consumers don’t miss out on their birthday treat, after it found almost 60 per cent of its members miss out on their free reward.
The Perfume Shop looking for 800 Christmas sales staff
The Perfume Shop is set to hire 800 Christmas sales assistants, to work across its busy peak period. Temporary vacancies have already opened in selected locations, with hundreds more set to go live this month and in early October.
365 Finance appoints George Visser as new Chief Risk Officer
Specialist SME lender 365 Finance has announced George Visser as its new Chief Risk Officer. Visser joins the company after 11 years at Bayport Financial Services Group, in which time he rose from being a Financial Modeller to Head of Commercial Analytics and then Group Credit…