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Loops Raises $3.5m Seed to Unify AI Commerce Tools for Retailers

“Loops is starting in commerce, where the link between a better AI experience and business value is unusually clear,” he said.Market context and competitive landscapeThe retail AI consolidation thesis is not unique to Loops. Several well-capitalised players, including established commerce platform vendors and dedicated AI search providers, are pursuing similar integration strategies. Algolia, Bloomreach and Coveo have each expanded their offerings beyond search toward broader persona

Northern FinTech Summit 2026: Trust Takes Centre Stage as Sector Tackles AI, Risk and Growth

“Doing nothing is a risk as well,” he said, suggesting that the North’s fintech community has an opportunity to help drive what comes next and make sure people can trust it.Trust under pressureTrust was turning into something of a word of the day at the Guildhall, although it meant different things to different speakers.For Ben Wilson, vice president of government affairs and policy at Mastercard, it was about keeping financial systems secure at a time when geopolitical tension

Can Nubank Really Crack the US Market?

Giving an agent permission to make payments doesn’t necessarily mean the customer intended to authorise every transaction it might initiate.The industry needs to establish clear rules around consent, permissions and responsibility before customers can be expected to trust agents with increasingly consequential financial decisions.Because if consumers don’t know who is responsible when something goes wrong, convenience will only take the industry so far.The Next Battle in PaymentsI ca

Paul Mescal speaks out as Sally Rooney’s books banned over ‘supporting terror’ allegations

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones are just two actors to speak out in support of author Sally Rooney after her books were banned from being sold in the UK.The Irish author has been told that future publication of her works in the UK could constitute 'a serious criminal offence', after she used her royalties to support Palestine Action.Rooney has achieved fame with her huge hits Conversations With Friends and Normal People - the latter of which kickstarted Edgar-Jones' and Mescal's acting careers

The Best Art TV Deals: Samsung Frame, Hisense Canvas, and More (2026)

Samsung's Frame and Frame Pro are both on sale, as well as some of our other favorite art TVs.

Airbnb introduces new terms for all visitors after shocked guests told to 'strip beds and do laundry'

Guests booking Airbnb properties who were previously told to 'strip the beds' and 'do the laundry' are now protected by an upcoming change in policy.Those using the platform, which offers a variety of properties worldwide to visitors to book for trips and holidays, updated guest checkout terms a number of years ago.This included asking hosts to make only reasonable check-out requests, which should always be displayed to guests before they book.As part of a roll out of updates, this included avoi

Conditions that produce MS-like symptoms following Christina Applegate's shock misdiagnosis

The Dead to Me actor revealed yesterday that her MS diagnosis had actually been incorrect during an episode of her podcast, a revelation which she says has left her 'back at square one'."You don’t get misdiagnosed and then all of the sudden I’m better," Applegate told co-host Jamie-Lynn Sigler, whom she had started a podcast with to discuss MS."I’m back at square one where I don’t know what’s going on with me."How was Christina Applegate misdiagnosed with MS?Explaining how Applegate's diagnosis

Money20/20 USA day two: the risk question moves into the plumbing

The OCC’s final rule under the GENIUS Act is expected before the end of October, and a week before the show Hill said the FDIC will have more work to do on tokenised deposits afterwards, including how to resolve a failed bank whose deposits move at weekends.The third is the plumbing that turns all of this into ordinary money: clearing houses that accept a stablecoin at face value, banks allowed to hold suspect funds, and payments small enough for agents to make by the thousand. Bansal call

This Startup Is All In on Recursive Self-Improvement. Its Latest Model Is Scary Good

Recursive makes the case that the benefits of using AI to build AI outweigh the risks.

Man accused of raking in almost £350k while juggling five jobs responds for first time

A man accused of raking in almost £350,000 by fraudulently juggling multiple government jobs has responded to the allegations for the first time.Kashim Chowdhury, 55, allegedly lied about his employment status in order to bag a string of overlapping full-time roles across government departments and public bodies, prosecutors said.Between February 2020 and September 2023, prosecutors said Chowdhury, from Whitechapel, earned almost £350,000 from eight employers, including more than £280,000 in gro

New James Blunt Celebrity Traitors theory looks nailed on after chat show confirmation

With just three episodes left of Celebrity Traitors before the show comes to an end, theories are flying left and right about who is going to go home and who is going to make it to the finale.One pair that seem on the brink of being booted out are James Acaster and Maya Jama who, despite playing a brilliant game so far, appear to have made a serious error of judgement in the ending to the last episode.Add to that the mystery behind the BBC’s Celebrity Traitors mural which rose from 14 ‘betrayals

Comedian Vittorio Angelone apologises after outrage over rape joke

I'm apologising because that's what you should do when you realise you've done something wrong."I'm grateful to you for calling me out and making me realise where I should've done better."View this post on InstagramHe went on to say that 'sometimes you need a lot of people telling you' when you've made a huge error and resolved to 'do better in future'.The BBC reports that the joke is still in the paywalled episode of the podcast.Goodwin said that Quinne and other comedians who participated in t

Jensen Huang’s Vision for Europe Runs on Plug-In Data Centers

At Nvidia’s GTC in Berlin, Huang unveiled the company’s new plug-in data center—the DSX Pod—as the key to unlocking Europe’s AI infrastructure lag. Oh, and autonomous humanoid robotics.

"I've been taking ketamine since I was 16... now my bladder needs removing"

Warning: This article contains discussion of drug addiction which some readers may find distressing.A man who has been taking ketamine for more than a decade after he started using when he was just 16 has told of how his bladder now needs removing.Josh, who appeared candidly on Stacey Dooley's Down the K Holedocumentary, told of the brutal reality of using ketamine.Severe ketamine usage can cause irreversible damage known as ketamine bladder syndrome or ketamine-induced uropathy. This is because

‘This Is Not a Drill’: Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Are Setting the Internet on Fire

The PHP Foundation has revealed two serious vulnerabilities that could impact millions of websites. Security experts warn that failure to quickly patch the flaws could have dire consequences.

Former police officer to be executed for burning love rival alive in ‘most heinous and cruel murder’

Otto Lenke has been sentenced to death for the murder of Richard Benson (YouTube/WPEC)Once he confronted Benson, he shot him in the back, and tipped two containers of denatured alcohol on top of him and set him alight – despite the fact he was still alive. The former Melbourne police officer and Indian River County firefighter ended up being convicted of first-degree murder with a firearm and first-degree arson of a structure in May of this year. However, ultimately, the murder led him to be han

Couple earning £200,000 per year forced to quit their jobs to be able to afford having second child

A couple who were earning over £200,000 per year have described their struggles of having 'nothing left' after welcoming their second child.It points towards a flawed system when two senior employees within technology companies are still struggling to make ends meet but that was the reality for Nicole, 36, and Matthew Griffiths, 37, after they claimed that their childcare costs would rise to £40,000 when Nicole gave birth to her second daughter.The couple from Brighton were already paying £1,600

Major update after explorer vanishes while travelling one of the 'most dangerous places on Earth' just updated headline

Ash Dykes and his team are safe, following a concerning communications blackout.Sharing the update on Instagram, a member of the explorer's team confirmed that contact had been made with Dykes, who is currently travelling through the remote Congo Basin.The team explained that the 35-year-old had temporarily lost contact due to a drop in Starlink satellite connection."The Starlink is out and their power bank has died, there’s no way for them to send videos or updates, they can only send short mes

AI Guardrails Aren’t Stopping Criminal Hackers

Hackers around the world are all-in on using agentic AI to wage attacks—and manipulating tools like Anthropic’s Claude to help them carry out their crimes.

Our Favorite Darn Tough Merino Wool Socks Are on Sale at REI

Get ready for winter: Darn Tough socks are on sale at REI and come with a lifetime warranty.