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Banks issue warning over AI-powered identity fraud risks

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US banks and regulators are urged to adopt passkeys, mobile driving licences and tougher verification as generative AI fuels deepfake fraud.
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Firmus appoints three directors for AI infrastructure push

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Firmus adds three seasoned directors to steer governance and growth as it scales energy-efficient AI infrastructure across the region.
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Tech must swap office perks for real support for women

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Game rooms won't fix gender gaps; women need trust-based flexibility, robust leave and healthcare that match messy, real working lives.
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Amplitude unveils autonomous AI agents for analytics

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Amplitude has launched autonomous AI analytics agents that watch product usage, flag metric shifts and recommend fixes across popular tools.
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Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.
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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.
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Linux Foundation unveils Agentic AI standards group

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI Foundation to standardise open protocols for interoperable AI agents with backing from major tech firms.
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Crypto industry poised for major growth in 2025

Wed, 11th Dec 2024
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Adrian Przelozny forecasts a transformative 2025 for cryptocurrency, buoyed by pro-crypto US policies and growing institutional investment.
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PPRO partners with Afterpay to expand BNPL options for merchants

Tue, 28th May 2024
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PPRO partners with Afterpay to enable US eCommerce merchants and PSPs from the US, Europe, China, and Hong Kong to offer BNPL payment options, boosting sales.
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Unstoppable Domains joins GlobalBlock for enhanced brand protection

Mon, 8th Apr 2024
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The Brand Safety Alliance's new GlobalBlock service will include Unstoppable Domains to extend domain blocking protections, countering brand impersonation and IP hijacking on Web3 extensions.
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Basis Theory hires former Block Product Head to oversee roadmap

Wed, 21st Dec 2022
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Basis Theory hires former Block executive Jin Han as general counsel, overseeing product roadmap for regulatory compliance using tokenisation.
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Block completes Afterpay buyout as Square & Cash App first to offer integration

Fri, 4th Feb 2022
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Block, the company behind payment apps including Square, Cash App, Spiral, and TIDAL, is already making the most of Afterpay's buy now, pay later offering.
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Facebook: to follow or unfollow

Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
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Amy Pratt explores Facebook's unfollow feature, a quiet escape from over-sharing without the drama of unfriending.
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The Facebook Poke...

Mon, 24th Mar 2014
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Accidentally poked someone on Facebook after a night of drunken antics? Amy Pratt investigates how to undo this embarrassing situation before it's too late.
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Vodafone network update begins - full story

Tue, 2nd Nov 2010
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Vodafone will upgrade its network to 28.8MB/s, surpassing two generations of 3G updates, with main centres receiving the upgrade by Christmas.