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Brickk and TransUnion Link Rent Payments to UK Credit Profiles

Once a renter signs up and connects their bank account, Brickk verifies rent transactions and pipes the data through to TransUnion’s credit file. Members are informed at registration that missed payments can affect their credit rating, and consent can be withdrawn at any time.The propositionKelli Fielding, chief product officer at TransUnionBrickk’s commercial model adds a second layer beyond pure credit reporting. For £4.99 a month, subscribers gain access to a discounted gift card

First Abu Dhabi Bank Executes Landmark Live Tokenized Deposit Settlement with Citi via Swift Ledger

During the live execution with Citi:Balance Sheet Integrity: Tokenized deposits remained strictly on the balance sheets of the participating banks.Orchestration Without Custody: The Swift Ledger coordinated multi-party payment commitments and recorded corresponding interbank liabilities without taking physical custody of client funds.Liquidity Protection: Final interbank settlement remained distinct and was completed via established correspondent banking channels, maintaining existing risk manag

Money20/20 closes with Alipay+ and Tap to Pay on iPhone

Both are the licence being used rather than displayed, which is the more useful signal about a regime six months old: its output this year is measured in where the data goes, not in how many firms are permitted to move it.Small business credit was the week’s real subjectStrip out the payments infrastructure and the single largest theme of the three days was working capital for small companies, which is the most persistent gap in the Saudi financial system and the one the Financial Sector D

FORUS and DotCooperation Partner to Drive Digital Identity and Economic Participation for African Cooperatives

FORUS will guide local cooperatives, national apex organizations, and enterprise networks through identity onboarding, technical integration, and discovery platforms such as WorldMap.coop and Stories.coop.From Verified Identity to Digital CommerceRather than deploying digital identity in isolation, the partnership introduces a practical framework designed to transition member-owned entities from basic online recognition to complete economic integration.The joint deployment establishes a multi-ti

Fans expose Big Brother editing blunder

The argument descended into a full-on slanging match until the moment arrived that fans have now poked holes through – a polished Big Brother voice interrupting to call Johanne to the diary room.While relying on whoever is working at the time to step in and issue orders to the housemates when needed, in the history of the show Big Brother has almost always presented a unified voice, to maintain the brand and authority of the show.What editing flaw did Big Brother fans spot?Mark’s post on X, whic

Trump brands Canada’s new EU-status ‘a hostile act’ and threatens more tariffs

Trump signed off on a sweeping executive order which will stop the import of a range of alcoholic drinks, including beer sold in cans and bottles, rye whisky and some kinds of wine.The order will stop the import of whey protein, some mopeds and motorbikes, and molasses.He also moved to shut Canadian products out of large, long-term US government contracts as Canada’s retaliatory tariffs took effect.In response to the new ban, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would speed up efforts to

Ed Sheeran's backer responds after Macklemore challenges him to match $1m Palestine donation

New England Patriots’ boss Robert Kraft has responded after Macklemore challenged to match the $1 million donation to support Palestinian people.Macklemore announced today that he would be donating his earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to six organisations that are ‘working directly to support’ people in Palestine: Palestine Children's Relief Fund, HEAL Palestine, Gaza Soup Kitchen, Medical Aid for Palestinians, UNRWA USA National Committee and Anera.In a post on Instagram, he said that he wa

New dashcam footage shows horrifying moment NBC news helicopter plunges to the ground

In emotional scenes aired on live TV, NBC4 Los Angeles anchor Colleen Williams confirmed that the helicopter had been one of the station’s news choppers and said they had ‘lost contact’ with their team.She said: “We can now confirm that the chopper that went down in Chatsworth tonight, about two hours ago, was in fact news chopper four.Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw were killed (George Marciniw/Facebook)“We’ve been telling you that we’ve been piecing it together here, we knew it was a news ch

Meet Dyson's New Robot Vacuum Line: The Dyson Nurovi Line (2026)

The Nurovi line includes three lidar-powered robovacs. But to get the model I’m most intrigued by, you’ll need a Costco membership.

Here’s What Snap’s Expensive Specs Can Actually Do

Snap thinks its chunky, pricey smart glasses are the future of human computing, powered by a new AI app and features that do everything from translating languages to improving your golf swing.

Big Brother intervenes and row erupts over disability comments

Yasmin denied having ‘energy’ but maintained the sharing of the drinks was ‘not fair.’ Johanne told her to ‘bring it down a little bit.’ With Yasmin trying to talk over her by calling her, ‘babe.’Yasmin said, “If you’d have come in here and said you wanted a drink, then I would have said, ‘Yeah’ – but you came in here assuming that I would have said the drinks are only for people here.”Yasmin then said, “Are you good?” which seemed to infuriate Johanne, with Yasmin again repeating, “Are you good

OpenAI Creates a New Framework to Disclose Bad AI Behavior

The company also disclosed previously unreported incidents in which its AI models behaved in misaligned ways, including uploading files to the internet without being asked.

Macklemore donates $1m Ed Sheeran tour earnings to Palestinian causes after being dropped

He said that he’ll be giving away his net earnings from the Loop Tour to six organisations that are ‘working directly to support’ people in Palestine: Palestine Children's Relief Fund, HEAL Palestine, Gaza Soup Kitchen, Medical Aid for Palestinians, UNRWA USA National Committee and Anera.He continued: "I invite Robert Kraft to match my donation. Whatever we disagree about, perhaps we can agree on this: Palestinian lives are worth protecting. "A Palestinian life is no less valuable than any other

King Charles issues rare response after Princess Diana's brother claims he said ‘we’ll forget her soon enough’

Buckingham Palace has issued a rare response after Princess Diana’s brother claimed King Charles told him ‘we’ll forget her soon enough’ just days after her death.Diana’s brother Earl Spencer made the claims in his bombshell upcoming book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which he says will correct ‘untruths’ about his older sister who tragically died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997.In an excerpt from the book, which has been serialised in the Daily Mail, Spencer says he and the then-prince g

Washington Won’t Be Regulating AI Anytime Soon

Even with mounting concerns about AI models going rogue, legislation appears unlikely, and the White House is outright opposed to oversight.

A Deal Hunter’s Guide to Amazon Prime Big Deal Days (2026)

Before Amazon’s October sale begins, learn how to investigate prices and track products like a pro.

MacOS 27 Golden Gate: Top New Features

Siri’s reintroduction takes center stage as Apple officially rolls out the latest version of macOS to download and install.

King Charles and Prince William agree on one thing about Meghan and Harry, royal expert claims

Harry and Meghan appear to be back in the UK for good but it seems as if both his brother and his father are in agreement about one thing regarding his return.After several years living in the US, where Harry said goodbye to his royal duties and title, and filmed a significant Netflix documentary and interview with Oprah Winfrey, he and the much-maligned Meghan made their comeback earlier this month.One thing that the British public have been left asking is exactly how things might change, and i

Plane passenger duct-taped to seat mid-flight breaks silence on shocking incident

A plane passenger who was duct-taped to a seat after unleashing violence mid-flight has finally broken his silence on the horrific incident.Flight attendants were forced to duct tape Arthur Lundeen to his chair after he was allegedly racist toward air staff and violent towards fellow passengers.Scenes of chaos erupted in first class during the journey from Dallas, Texas, to Newark, New Jersey, on 3 September, with Lundeen arrested and now appearing in court.Travellers who witnessed the incident

I Trained a Fly’s Brain to Generate WIRED Story Ideas

I used an open-source map of a fruit fly’s brain to vibe code a website called PitchFly. Its headline suggestions were delightfully bananas.