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UK businesses have tripled their AI adoption. Most are still barely scratching the surface.

Three years ago, roughly one in eight UK businesses with ten or more employees reported using artificial intelligence; today, the Office for National Statistics puts that figure at around one in three, a near-tripling that reflects how…

Why you can’t buy security on the dark web

Data leaks and corporate breaches have become routine. In many cases, stolen credentials, databases , or attack tools eventually appear on the dark web, where they are traded and reused in future attacks. This raises a question for…

One Developer, 100 Apps, and a Plan to Save Humanity from Unnecessary Software Subscription Fees

FEATURE · THE OWNERSHIP ISSUE Benjamin Boyce is rebuilding the internet’s most popular subscription tools as one-time purchases — and giving the base code away. With an AI copilot and a 100-day clock, he’s betting that “you’ll own nothing”…

Samsung reportedly in talks to back Mistral at €20bn valuation

Samsung is reportedly weighing a bet on Europe’s best-funded AI startup. The South Korean conglomerate is in talks to invest in Mistral as part of a fundraising round that could value the Paris company at roughly €20bn, the Financial Times…

OpenAI wants to help your small business grow - if you use ChatGPT more

OpenAI launches online and digital training for small businesses Partner plugins also launch to automate common workflows ChatGPT Work, Codex now have 10 million users OpenAI has launched a dedicated ChatGPT for small business program to…

Why operational technology risk still slips past the boardroom

Across the UK, cybersecurity incidents have become a familiar feature of the business landscape. Disruptions affecting manufacturing and logistics over the past year have underlined how exposed organizations can be when physical operations…

Is Garmin Cirqa good? I wanted to know if Garmin’s Fitbit Air rival is accurate

Garmin Cirqa smart band has finally dropped The screen-free smart band costs $199.99 / £179.99 / AU$299.99 I tested its accuracy and found it to be very good It’s here! After months of leaks, the Garmin Cirqa smart band (styled ‘CIRQA’ by…

'Percy Jackson' star Logan Lerman, wife Ana share first photos from June wedding

“Percy Jackson” actor Logan Lerman and his wife, artist Analuisa “Ana” Corrigan, have shared the first official photos from their intimate backyard wedding, nearly a month after tying the knot in June. On Wednesday, July 22, Corrigan…

Noetra’s CEO calls his robot AI startup a ‘last chance’ for Japan

Hironobu Tamba spent years inside SoftBank building large language models, the kind of software that answers questions and drafts emails. He has now walked away from that work to bet on machines that move. Tamba is president and chief…

US levels AI sanctions threat as China models gain

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signalled potential action against open source artificial intelligence (AI) models amid accusations that Chinese developers are creating low-cost systems using stolen US intellectual property. “This…

Germany’s Military Buyers Look to Reduce Caution and Embrace Drones

As threats from Moscow rise and support from Washington dwindles, the German military is reinventing how it researches, funds and wields 21st-century arms.