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Interview: How Palmer’s 20-year logistics partnership is fuelling its European expansion
Palmer’s may be one of the most familiar names on the bathroom shelf, but behind the cocoa butter bottles is a surprisingly small UK operation.
Salesforce blames its Claude addiction for denting profit margin guidance
But investors hear CRM giant is now in 'refinement mode,' picking models more carefully
Nvidia moves open security alliance to Linux Foundation
"Under the Linux Foundation’s neutral governance, this community can accelerate the development of a shared, open security stack for AI."
Haiku OS rises / Beta 6 sails open web / Virtual winds fly fast
A real alternative to running some kind of FOSS Unix clone
Runtime: AWS plants a Cedar; JFrog's under attack (again); Dell doubles down
+ Anthropic's new Enterprise Frontier Safeguards data-storage service, and METR racks up an unwelcome AI bill.
Lee Coates: AI isn’t the threat to advisers. Being ordinary is
Artificial intelligence is going to change financial advice. There. I've said it. And I am not the only one. But computers changed financial advice. The internet changed it. Platforms changed it. Cashflow modelling changed it. And somehow advisers survived.
Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9B, promises not to squeeze too hard
GPU giant pledges to keep the model hub open to the entire AI ecosystem
Cybercrooks trawl Fishbrain to net password hashes
Armed with password hashes and salts, attackers could already be kraken those creds
Broadcom's revenue booms, but AI labs need help buying custom chips
Custom chip demand is booming and set to continue, but financing for its top deals is murky.
'Uber rapture' leaves passengers and drivers behind in Nigeria and Uganda
No time for a fare-thee-well as app hails a ride out of two more markets
FCA bans and fines adviser £742,700 over pension transfer advice
The FCA has decided to ban financial adviser Daniel Thomas from working in financial services and fine him £742,700 after finding he recklessly provided defined benefit pension transfer advice without the required qualifications or permissions.
Vitality UK reports healthy operating profit after £14m AI investment
Vitality UK, part of Discovery Group, has today (3 September) published its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2026. VitalityHealth reported a 65% increase in operating profit, with earned premiums up 12% to £909m and an operating margin of 9.2%.
Nedgroup: Why investment teams need a variety of opinions
Markets are never short of opinions. One day investors are worrying about inflation, the next it's geopolitics, rates, AI or any number of other concerns. The details change, but the challenge remains the same: how do you make good decisions when uncertainty is unavoidable?
One week to go until the Money Marketing Awards 2026
The countdown is officially on - with the Money Marketing Awards taking place one week from today! The awards will bring together hundreds of advisers, providers and other financial services professionals to celebrate the very best of the profession.
Which came first, Windows 95's taskbar or NeXT's Dock? Neither
Reg hack accidentally rattles Microsoft folks' cages… again
Spurs boots VMware, cites 85% licensing saving
Part of wider infrastructure replacement upgrade project with HPE
Auction of Very Group halted as bidders fail to hit £2bn asking price
The sale of multi-brand online retailer Very Group is close to being scrapped, according to reports. Sky News has learnt that a sale process is unlikely to proceed after potential bidders, including the Chinese marketplace JD.com, refused to meet the £2bn asking price.
Lush launches campaign highlighting harm caused by social media
Lush is looking to spotlight the harm caused by big social media platforms in its new campaign, which is now live across all of its stores in the UK, EU, USA and Canada.
Crocs to launch first Northern Ireland store
Crocs and Hollister have signed to open stores at The Boulevard shopping destination in Northern Ireland, delivering two “firsts” for the Banbridge outlet.
Outgoing John Lewis MD: UK economy facing a ‘permacrisis’
Peter Ruis, who is due to step down as managing director of John Lewis this month, has said that British businesses are facing a “permacrisis externally [which] isn’t going to go away”.
Drowning in CVEs and thirsty for answers? Try CTEM
SPONSORED FEATURE: Boards want to know if they're less exposed than last quarter. Patching metrics aren't the solution
B&Q amongst businesses paying staff below minimum wage
DIY retailer B&Q is one of hundreds of UK businesses named by the government for paying staff below the minimum wage. B&Q underpaid 4,530 workers a total of more than £456,000, according to the government.
DRS producer fees confirmed at zero for first 15 months
Exchange For Change has confirmed that producer fees for the UK Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will be set at 0p per container for the first 15 months of the scheme.
John Lewis unveils gifting content series
John Lewis has unveiled a new vodcast, hosted by broadcaster and presenter Angela Scanlon. Titled ‘Gift List’, the series explores how different celebrities approach gifting. The first episode, which is out today (3 September), stars broadcaster Louis Theroux.
Incore Bank trials AI for customer onboarding with automated risk assessment
Switzerland's Incore Bank has run a proof of concept trial with Kyndryl and Google Cloud on the use of AI agents to accelerate customer onboarding while maintaining strong risk oversight controls.
Aldi UK confirms stores will close on Boxing Day
Aldi has confirmed that all of its UK stores will close on Boxing Day this year, giving its store staff “the chance to enjoy more time with family and friends after the festive rush”.
IKEA: three reasons why UK is one of the most exciting retail markets globally
David McCabe, CEO and CSO IKEA UK & Ireland, writes that the UK’s advanced omnichannel landscape, appetite for experiential retail and role as a testbed for innovation make it one of the world’s most exciting retail markets.
RBA concludes no case for retail CBDC in Australia
The Reserve bank of Australia has concluded that there is no clear public interest for a central bank digital currency as current payments systems serve households well.
