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UiPath pushes deeper into financial services with WorkFusion acquisition
UiPath, the Romanian unicorn, has agreed to buy WorkFusion, bringing a specialist in AI agents for financial-crime compliance into its…
Susan Darwin
I focus on highlighting the latest in news and politics. With a passion for bringing fresh perspectives to the forefront, I aim to share stories that inspire progress, critical thinking, and informed discussions on today's most pressing issues.
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Watch: Ukrainian soldier thought to be dead calls his family
This is the moment Nazar Daletskyi’s family found out that their relative, who was thought to have died fighting as a Ukrainian soldier in…
Business
Amazon’s shares fall after announcing plan to increase capital spending by 60%
Amazon sales surged 14% during the fourth quarter, helped by strong holiday spending and a better-than-expected growth in its prominent…
Business
TikTok told by EU to change 'addictive design' or face fines
TikTok says it plans to challenge the "categorically false and entirely meritless" accusations. Source link
Business
Bitcoin crash update: Punishing price slide has investors wondering today: Where is the bottom?
The price of Bitcoin has declined dramatically in recent weeks, and cryptocurrency investors are more fearful than ever. In the past 24…
Culture
Winter Olympics 2026 - Live: Figure Skating: Team Event
Coverage of the team event in the figure skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Source link
Business
Vibe coding is coding, period
Hello, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. “Programming, as it turns out, is just typing.” Talking at Cisco’s AI Summit in San…
News
What if everything you think you know about passwords is wrong? Here’s what really makes a strong password in 2026
February 1 was National Change Your Password Day, a well-intentioned reminder that, ironically, highlights everything wrong with how we…
News
Europe’s social media age shift: Will tougher rules change how teens use the internet?
It is just the beginning of 2026, and things are happening even faster than last year. Not only in technology, but also in regulations,…
Business
Average house price tops £300,000 for first time, says Halifax
Karen Noye, mortgage expert at wealth management company Quilter, said that while average house prices crossing the £300,000 threshold…
Business
Pandora switching to platinum from silver as prices surge
The jeweller says it wants to reduce its exposure to silver after the price of the metal soars. Source link
Business
Are you morally obligated to pay taxes?
It’s tax season. Americans will pay an average of $10,489 in personal taxes—about 14% of the average household’s total income. Most will…
News
TechEx Global returns to London with enterprise technology and AI execution
London, TechEx Global 2026, one of Europe’s biggest enterprise technology conferences, brought thousands of technology professionals…
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Russian general Alexeyev shot several times in Moscow attack
In December 2025, another high-ranking officer in the GRU, Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, was killed when an explosive device detonated under a…
Business
Gruffalo Granny: Julia Donaldson reveals new character and title for third book
The upcoming edition of the popular children's picture book sees the introduction of Gruffalo Granny. Source link
Business
The Stranraer hotel ice rink producing some of the world's finest curlers
Three members of Team Mouat are from Stranraer - home to an ice rink built in a hotel. Source link
Business
The hidden risk of building a leadership team with people you know
You’ve worked together before. You trust each other. You know how the other person thinks under pressure. On paper, it’s the safest move.…
Business
Why so many meme coins fail almost immediately
The meme coin boom has made some Web3 bros incredibly rich. But a new study published on Cornell University’s arXiv suggests the ecosystem…
News
Top government figures to hand over private messages with Mandelson
Directly addressing Epstein's victims, he said: "I am sorry, sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed…
News
AI is helping funders evaluate more ideas more fairly
The distance between a world-changing innovation and its funding often comes down to four minutes—the average time a human reviewer tends…
Business
Layoffs have reached the highest level since 2009 (and AI may not even be to blame)
Planned layoffs have now reached their highest rate since 2009’s Great Recession. The data comes from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray &…
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What to know about the critical minerals trading bloc the U.S. wants to build with allies
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies and partners, using…
News
Deividas Skebas guilty of murdering nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte
Lilia Valutyte was playing outside a shop in Boston, Lincolnshire, when she was stabbed to death. Source link