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Darktrace CEO steps down amid private equity takeover

Posted by September 6, 2024

The UK tech industry today waved goodbye to one of its star CEOs after Darktrace co-founder Poppy Gustafsson announced she had stepped down as head of the c

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FTSE 100 LIVE: European stocks slip ahead of US jobs…

Posted by September 6, 2024

Asian shares were lower overnight ahead of a highly anticipated US jobs report that is expected to influence how the Federal Reserve will move on interest rates

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Tycoon Caring close to clinching £1bn sale of Ivy Collection

Posted by September 6, 2024

The billionaire businessman Richard Caring is close to clinching a sale of his collection of Ivy restaurants, paving the way for a new owner of so

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Beauty company Puig’s half-year profit drops 26% following IPO

Posted by September 6, 2024

By Reuters Published Sep 6, 2024 Fashion and fragrance company Puig posted on Friday a 26% fall in first-half net profit, mostly impacted by the c

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Chaos warning as motorway to close for new £22m bridge…

Posted by September 6, 2024

Motorists are being urged to check their travel plans this weekend as a major motorway is set to close. A stretch of the M62 between Leeds and Rochdale will be

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Dozens of cancellations on British Airways as easyJet claims busiest…

Posted by September 6, 2024

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UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Doccla to…

Posted by September 6, 2024

This week’s UK tech funding deals include virtual ward startup Doccla, automated private equity due diligence tool Capsa AI, building project optimisation pla

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M&S now using AI to advise shoppers on fashion choices

Posted by September 6, 2024

M&S may have been relatively late in exploiting the potential of online shopping, but its e-commerce ops are now firing on all cylinders and the retail g

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Garry Richardson: I could be Alan Partridge’s stunt double –…

Posted by September 6, 2024

“They gave me a job near where I lived because they said I wouldn’t be able to afford to commute to London,” he recalls,

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This is the least smart way way to use AI…

Posted by September 6, 2024

Interest in AI has erupted since the November 2022 launch of Open AI’s ChatGPT. Of course, it wasn’t the first of its kind; AI’s roots can be traced b

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Pound jumps after weak US jobs growth – latest updates

Posted by September 6, 2024

Thanks for joining me. House prices are just £1,000 off their record high, industry figures show, as optimism about interest r

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