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Jensen's purchase of a new toy could reshape the entire AI industry
This week on The Kettle we weigh in on Nvidia's Hugging Face acquisition and why it could spell a new, more fragmented and siloed era of AI development
Wealth advisers look to later-life lending products amid record IHT receipts
Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts have hit a record £8.7bn in the 2025/26 tax year and are forecast to continue growing to £14.5bn by 2031, according to Government data.
Who, Me? Techie sent to fix Nobel Prize winner’s PC almost set it on fire
Even the greatest scientific minds are at risk of rogue 9-pin connectors
At the Helm: Expanding into Europe post-Brexit
Expanding across Europe may not be the obvious route for UK financial advice firms to grow their reach. With around 1.3 million British expatriates living in EU countries, however, there is clearly a market for financial advice.
UK food supply chain at risk from hostile attacks
Defending against cyber foes is among factors hitting food price inflation, report finds
Castore exploring sale following unsolicited approaches
Liverpool-founded sportswear brand Castore is reportedly exploring a sale after receiving takeover approaches from a host of industry rivals. The decade-old brand is working with bankers at JPMorgan following unsolicited approaches about a deal, according to Sky News.
eCommerce 0day: Magento users compromised at scale
Rust binary shows aggressive persistence efforts.
Feel peak Windows was 7? You might like Kumander Linux
Debian and Xfce – solid, sensible choices – with a pretty skin
Six in ten advisers are considering simplified advice
Nearly six in ten UK financial advisers are likely to adapt their processes to offer simplified advice to some clients, according to research from Vanguard.
John Lewis preparing for peak with 10,400 seasonal roles
The John Lewis Partnership is to set to recruit more than 10,400 seasonal roles across the UK, stressing that these roles are not just for Christmas.
Peers ask why UK cyber bill leaves execs off the personal liability hook
Ministers say £17M corporate fines and forthcoming board-level governance rules provide sufficient accountability
Standard Life eyes IHT advice push as retail inflows rise
Standard Life is preparing to expand its advice proposition into inheritance tax planning as the group reported higher retail inflows and a sharp rise in profits from its pensions and savings business.
Brian Byrnes: AI in personal finance demands even higher standards
Traditional advice models remain economically unviable for mass-market savers, leaving over 90% of the UK population unadvised at a time when an estimated 15 million people are under-saving for retirement.
Amazon-branded plane in fatal accident at Miami Airport
Couldn’t stop before the end of a runway
Over-75s withdraw £1.4bn from pensions as IHT changes loom
People aged 75 and over withdrew £1.4bn in lump sums from private pensions in the latest year for which data is available, according to Lubbock Fine Wealth Management. The figure was up 35% from £1bn in the previous year, while the number of over-75s making
Aldi to launch a new store every week in September
Aldi is opening a new store every week during September, creating up to 120 new jobs across its four locations.
Might as well blame AI for this giant Linux release candidate, says Linus Torvalds
Last week, he blamed himself for being ‘a grade A nincompoop’ who assumed a system upgrade couldn’t possibly go wrong
Thailand pauses all datacenter builds and approvals
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The Morning Briefing: Standard Life eyes IHT advice push; Over-75s withdraw £1.4bn from pensions
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NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show Europe sharpens lineup and sets the tone with opening party
Paris was already a fixture in every European retail exec’s diary. With a fresh batch of confirmations just landed, it’s now impossible to ignore.
The Works upgrades profit outlook after sales soar
The Works has upgraded its full-year profit outlook after like-for-like sales rose 10.4 per cent in the first 18 weeks of FY27.
EMEA fintech funding declined in H1
The level of funding for EMEA-based fintechs fell sharply in the first half of the year as investors become more selective.
John Lewis unveils Oxford Street based content studio
John Lewis has unveiled an all year round content studio, ‘The Box Studio’, a new space for video and social content. The Box Studio is located inside the retailer’s Oxford Street Store.
Time lords prepare to kick leap seconds into the next millennium
Risk of an unprecedented negative adjustment prompts plan to let UTC drift by as much as an hour
The Range rolls out VoCoVo headsets to all stores
The Range has partnered with wireless services firm VoCoVo to roll out its headsets across all of its stores.
Dobbies restructuring shows green shoots of progress
Dobbies Garden Centre Group reported like-for-like sales rose to £221m, compared with £201m last year, across its 53 remaining stores. In its results for the year to 01 March 2026, total sales were £257m including figures from the 24 stores shuttered during the restructuring…
US troops can still be tracked by purchased location data, and Congress wants to know why
DoD controls on mobile ad identifiers haven't stopped military location data turning up for sale
Trafford Centre’s Gemma Ward: Why JD Sports partnership was huge opportunity to ‘generate real excitement’
Brand collaborations and partnerships are a common sight these days. But what does it take to stand out? The Trafford Centre should know as it is shortlisted for the Brand Partnership of the Year at this year’s RG Retail Excellence Awards.
TD Bank COO leaves after less than a year in the job
TD Bank's COO Taylan Turan is leaving the Canadian lender after less than a year in the job as part of a wider shakeup that also sees Vlad Shpilsky appointed group head, global technology and solutions.
