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Hackers-for-hire are biggest cybersecurity threat -EU agency

Hackers-for-hire are biggest cybersecurity threat -EU agency

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, wi..

Santander to release some pandemic provisions as profits jump

Santander to release some pandemic provisions as profits jump

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Santander is to release some of the cash it set aside at the height of the pandemic in a sign the Sp..

GB Bank receives UK banking licence

GB Bank receives UK banking licence

New ‘Champion of the North’ challenger GB Bank unveiled New lender focused on underserved regions of the UK will fund almost 20,000 h..

Define Tech Ltd. and CloudCIX Ltd. announce strategic alliance to deliver HPC optimised Cloud Services.

Define Tech Ltd. and CloudCIX Ltd. announce strategic alliance to deliver HPC optimised Cloud Services.

LONDON, UK – October 26, 2021: Define Tech Limited, an independent software vendor focused on Cloud technology has teamed up with Clou..

EU countries split over joint response to energy price spike

EU countries split over joint response to energy price spike

By Kate Abnett LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -European Union countries failed to agree on a bloc-wide response to surging energy prices in an e..

Exclusive-German govt expects inflation to surge to 2.9% in 2021 – source

Exclusive-German govt expects inflation to surge to 2.9% in 2021 – source

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government expects consumer price inflation to surge to 2.9% this year and ease to 2.2% next year,..

Myanmar a no-show at summit after ASEAN sidelines junta boss

Myanmar a no-show at summit after ASEAN sidelines junta boss

By Ain Bandial BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) – A Southeast Asian summit started on Tuesday without military-ruled Myanmar, after..

Reckitt lifts full-year forecast as mobility, vaccinations pick up

Reckitt lifts full-year forecast as mobility, vaccinations pick up

By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Higher vaccination rates and improved mobility during the third quarter drove strong demand for ..

GXO in Partnership with Virgin Media Achieves Investor in Innovations Standard

GXO in Partnership with Virgin Media Achieves Investor in Innovations Standard

The world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, today announced that the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (IK..

PCI Pal shortlisted for WorkL Workplace of the Year Awards 2021, supported by The Telegraph

PCI Pal shortlisted for WorkL Workplace of the Year Awards 2021, supported by The Telegraph

PCI Pal, (LON:PCIP) the global provider of cloud-based secure payment solutions, has been announced as a finalist in WorkL Workplace o..

PinnTag is on its way to drive revenue for Small Businesses

PinnTag is on its way to drive revenue for Small Businesses

PinnTag https://join.pinntag.com/business is a brand-new promotional app for offers and events, looking to reinvent the way we have so..

Russian COVID cases hit record high as eastern Europe imposes new curbs

Russian COVID cases hit record high as eastern Europe imposes new curbs

By Luiza Ilie and Gleb Stolyarov BUCHAREST/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia reported a record high number of daily COVID-19 cases and s..

Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally – documents

Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally – documents

By Elizabeth Culliford and Brad Heath (Reuters) – Facebook employees have warned for years that as the company raced to become a..

YOU CAN’T STOP THE CHILDREN OF THE (VOICE) REVOLUTION

YOU CAN’T STOP THE CHILDREN OF THE (VOICE) REVOLUTION

By: Alex Macpherson, Director of Solution Consulting and Account Management at Manhattan Associates In 2020, there were some 4.2 billi..

Key moments from decades of climate conferences

Key moments from decades of climate conferences

By Andrea Januta (Reuters) – This year’s U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, marks the 26th time since 1995 that..

Tesco says online services back up after interference ‘attempt’

Tesco says online services back up after interference ‘attempt’

LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket chain Tesco said its website and app are back up after the services were disrupted by an attempt..

Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Co-operative Bank confirmed on Monday that it expressed interest in potentially buying TSB fr..

Cricket-Stokes added to England’s Ashes squad

Cricket-Stokes added to England’s Ashes squad

(Reuters) – All-rounder Ben Stokes has been added to England’s squad for the Ashes tour of Australia, England’s cric..

Two thirds of retail and e-commerce companies now scraping external data to make more profitable business decisions

Two thirds of retail and e-commerce companies now scraping external data to make more profitable business decisions

From ‘The Growing Importance of External Data in the Retail and E-Commerce Industry’ white paper 57% are now scraping external public..

October is the New November – Consumer Research Reveals Shoppers in the U.S. and U.K. Plan to Start Holiday Spending Early in 2021

October is the New November – Consumer Research Reveals Shoppers in the U.S. and U.K. Plan to Start Holiday Spending Early in 2021

Half of Gen Z Consumers Planning to Spend More This Holiday Season Than Last Year LONDON, October, 2021 – The leading provider ..

Promo abuse fastest-growing fraud threat for online marketplaces, research shows

Promo abuse fastest-growing fraud threat for online marketplaces, research shows

Promotion abuse is fast becoming a serious threat for online marketplaces, in addition to online payment fraud, friendly fraud and ref..

Exclusive-Italy woos Intel over multibillion-euro chip plant -sources

Exclusive-Italy woos Intel over multibillion-euro chip plant -sources

By Giulio Piovaccari and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN/ROME (Reuters) – Rome is drawing up an offer to try to convince Intel to invest bi..

China-Africa relationship at its strongest, says new report ahead of 8th Forum on China Africa Cooperation

China-Africa relationship at its strongest, says new report ahead of 8th Forum on China Africa Cooperation

China’s ever-growing engagement in Africa has been examined in a new report from China Foresight at LSE IDEAS, The London School of Ec..

Trend Micro unveils WeDiscover Partner Program across AMEA to accelerate new business opportunities

Trend Micro unveils WeDiscover Partner Program across AMEA to accelerate new business opportunities

Bangalore, October 21, 2021 – With a focus to strengthen its market presence across Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA), Tren..

TCMM Shutter Group grows revenues by £1M using Workbooks CRM

TCMM Shutter Group grows revenues by £1M using Workbooks CRM

October 2021, Reading UK: Workbooks, the world’s number one CRM for customer satisfaction, announces that its working relationship wit..

Research reveals data education gap at the top of organisations

Research reveals data education gap at the top of organisations

CEOs score the lowest in assessment of data literacy among experienced professionals  London, UK; 19th October 2021: Research by data..

Online marketplace boom instrumental in supporting small Nottingham-based e-commerce business

Online marketplace boom instrumental in supporting small Nottingham-based e-commerce business

E-commerce now accounts for more than a quarter of retail sales in the UK, with the industry projected to reach more than £89 billion ..

U.S. CDC signs off on Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccine boosters, mix-and-match shots

U.S. CDC signs off on Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccine boosters, mix-and-match shots

By Manas Mishra and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommen..

Duran Duran drop new album 40 years after debut

Duran Duran drop new album 40 years after debut

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – When British pop band Duran Duran made their debut, they did not know how long they would la..

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – Spending on credit and debit cards in Britain fell last week to 97% of its pre-pandemic average in February 2..

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

By Victoria Klesty and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s largest bank DNB reported its best ever third-quarter earn..

Research by Vestd provides answer to staff loss during ‘the great resignation’.

Research by Vestd provides answer to staff loss during ‘the great resignation’.

How to protect your ecommerce business from ‘the great resignation’. Ifty Nasir, founder and CEO of Vestd By: Ifty Nasir, founder and ..

The Great COVID Experiment – Is the Pure-play Retailer Dead?

The Great COVID Experiment – Is the Pure-play Retailer Dead?

By: Russell Loarridge, Director UK, ReachFive With the High Street reopened, after a year of enforced change in buying habits where pr..

Clearing Out Your Garage – Benefiting from Corporate Simplification

Clearing Out Your Garage – Benefiting from Corporate Simplification

By: Eddie Bines, managing director, Restructuring Advisory, Kroll “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It ta..

Poll reveals significant decline in applications compared to pre-pandemic levels

Poll reveals significant decline in applications compared to pre-pandemic levels

As vacancy numbers continue to rise, new data from online talent sourcing specialist, Talent.com, has shown that a majority of employe..

Azerion set to become European digital powerhouse following strategic acquisition of Inskin Media

Azerion set to become European digital powerhouse following strategic acquisition of Inskin Media

The integration of global digital advertising company Inskin Media will improve Azerion’s technology stack and boost its advertising c..

Inflation trade? Nestle reaps benefits from higher prices

Inflation trade? Nestle reaps benefits from higher prices

By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle raised its full-year sales target on Wednesday after the world’s largest foo..