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London fintech Abound has ramped up its lending capacity with a new £250m financing deal with Deutsche Bank. The latest funding, which allows the firm to offer more consumer loans and takes its total lending capacity to £1.6bn, provides additional firepower to scale Abound’s operations, enhance financial inclusion, and modernise the lending sector. The financing ...
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President Trump continues to defend the proposed gift in numerous posts on Truth Social and a recent conversation with Fox News host Sean Hannity. Read more ›
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Waymo recalled software for more than 1,200 robotaxis because some cars were collinding into barriers, a NHTSA report said. Read more ›
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Hilary Swank previously told BI that she was glad to be an older mom. She welcomed her twins at 48. Read more ›
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Warner Bros. Discovery is changing the name of its streaming service back to HBO Max. During its Upfront event on Wednesday, the company announced that it will rebrand Max this summer, a change HBO head Casey Bloys said “better represents” its offering. HBO Max launched in 2020, but Warner Bros. Discovery relaunched the service three […] Read more ›
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Two years after changing the name of HBO Max to just Max, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is reversing its decision. Starting this summer, Max is going to be rebranded as HBO Max. It turns out that it may have been a bad idea dropping the well-recognized HBO brand name from the Max streaming service and opting for a much more generic name. In a blog post explaining the decision, WBD... Read more ›
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Under the second Trump administration, there is one group of people getting expedited access to refugee status and resettlement in the US. It’s not citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where 6.1 million people have been internally displaced due to decades of fighting among armed groups and widespread gender-based violence. The US is […] Read more ›
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Human vulnerability is the most exploited element of IT security systems, with social engineering behind most data breaches. Recent high-profile cyber-attacks against the likes of M&S, Co-op and Harrods have highlighted flaws in current digital safety methods, however, human manipulation can be a much greater risk than harmful malware. In the case of attacks like ... Read more ›
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A Hartlepool recycling plant has deployed advanced robotics to enhance food and beverage sorting through a partnership with UK startup Recycleye and Swedish food packaging giant Tetra Pak. The J&B Recycling site will be upgraded with robotic arms developed by Recycleye to sort food and beverage cartons for recycling. The upgrade was funded through an ... Read more ›
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AI is transforming how businesses operate, streamlining processes, enhancing decision-making, and opening up entirely new opportunities. Spurred by growing investment and tools like DeepSeek’s advanced AI models, organisations across the UK are accelerating adoption, supported by government initiatives such as the AI Opportunities Action Plan. But as adoption accelerates, businesses must tackle the dual challenges ... Read more ›
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Amid the flurry of news, government and corporate announcements regarding the many milestones crossed by the quantum sector, firms can understandably struggle to know how they can prepare for burgeoning technology. Quantum computing is a term that encompasses vast amounts of complex technology both hypothetical and actual, with use cases as varied and exciting as ... Read more ›
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This week, the UK and India agreed on Britain’s largest international trade deal post-Brexit and while it comes with obvious benefits for purveyors of whisky and textiles, it can also be an opportunity for technology. The agreement – which has been several years in the making – between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prime Minister ... Read more ›
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London-based fintech Ravio, which provides real-time insights into what different roles are paid, has raised $12m (£9m) in a Series A funding round. Founded in 2022, Ravio works with the likes of Just Eat, Wise, Zoopla and Octopus Energy to provide compensation rates for various jobs to determine ideal salary offers. According to the startup, ... Read more ›
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Automated regulatory intelligence firm CUBE has opened its new global headquarters in the City of London. The Tower 42 building on Old Broad Street will house the company’s new “AI Centre of Excellence”, an artificial intelligence lab, in which the CUBE team will research the evolving role of the technology in regulation and compliance in ... Read more ›
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The government is turning to regional spinouts to accelerate UK tech growth with a £30m support package for four research hubs across the country. Universities in Merseyside, East Anglia, the Midlands and the North East will receive new funds to encourage more spinouts, or tech companies founded from students and staff based on an institutions’ ... Read more ›
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