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Radware Releases Q3 DDoS and Application Attack Report

Radware Releases Q3 DDoS and Application Attack Report

Blocked DDoS events up 75% in the first nine months of 2021 compared to 2020 • Blocked web application security events doubled every ..

G20 want 70% of world vaccinated by mid-2022, sets up task force for pandemic fight

G20 want 70% of world vaccinated by mid-2022, sets up task force for pandemic fight

By Jan Strupczewski and Andrea Shalal ROME (Reuters) -Finance and health ministers from the world’s 20 biggest economies (G20) s..

Japan’s ruling party is set for likely bruising in weekend election

Japan’s ruling party is set for likely bruising in weekend election

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister Fumio Kishida are likely to tak..

AnswerConnect Helps Plant 1 Million Trees Through Giving Back Initiative

AnswerConnect Helps Plant 1 Million Trees Through Giving Back Initiative

Edinburgh, UK — 28/10/2021 — The live answering provider AnswerConnect has now planted 1 million trees through their 1 Tre..

Merck sees up to $7 billion in sales of COVID-19 drug through end of 2022

Merck sees up to $7 billion in sales of COVID-19 drug through end of 2022

By Michael Erman and Manas Mishra (Reuters) -Merck & Co Inc on Thursday said its experimental COVID-19 drug could bring in between..

Data analytics leader Quantexa evolves technology to help enterprises face data explosion

Data analytics leader Quantexa evolves technology to help enterprises face data explosion

Latest version of revolutionary platform hones capabilities to reduce friction in big data exploration, boost efficiency and deliver d..

Professional staffing firms remain resilient post-Covid, but a shortage of recruiters threatens recovery

Professional staffing firms remain resilient post-Covid, but a shortage of recruiters threatens recovery

Despite the struggles of the pandemic and the stripping back of business support schemes such as furlough, recruitment firms remain po..

UK maps out return to higher foreign aid spending after COVID cuts

UK maps out return to higher foreign aid spending after COVID cuts

By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s spending on foreign aid should return to 0.7% of economic output by 2024/25, financ..

Reactions to UK budget

Reactions to UK budget

LONDON (Reuters) – UK finance minister Rishi Sunak promised higher public spending and tax cuts as Britain’s economy rebou..

Sunak promises more spending as UK emerges from pandemic

Sunak promises more spending as UK emerges from pandemic

By David Milliken, Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Finance minister Rishi Sunak used an upgrade to Britain’s ..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Analysis-Eat or be eaten? Food delivery apps have knives out as pandemic boom fades

Analysis-Eat or be eaten? Food delivery apps have knives out as pandemic boom fades

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The meal delivery market is expected turn to a phase of consolidation in the coming month..

Winterproof your Infection Prevention and Con-trol (IPC) plan in 7 easy steps

Winterproof your Infection Prevention and Con-trol (IPC) plan in 7 easy steps

Is your Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) system fit for purpose? Rose McNeill at Perfect Ward shares her top tips for getting th..

A UK COVID lockdown would be wrong right now, business minister says

A UK COVID lockdown would be wrong right now, business minister says

LONDON (Reuters) – Another COVID lockdown would be completely wrong right now as Britain is learning to live with the novel coro..

Lightsource BP to enter Polish renewables market

Lightsource BP to enter Polish renewables market

LONDON (Reuters) – Lightsource BP said on Tuesday it was entering the Polish market with a deal to develop solar energy projects..

Creating the next normal

Creating the next normal

By Karl Sun, CEO, Lucid Understatement of the year: The pandemic made it critical for companies to adapt in order to keep employees sa..