M&S customers in limbo as cyber attack chaos continues

The retail giant’s online business remains suspended with no indication yet when it will be restored.

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Meet the companies racing to build quantum chips

Quantum computing has long been announced as “just around the corner,” but several companies are now determined to make this a commercial reality, with the promise of solving complex problems beyond classical computers’ reach. The problems in question are wide-ranging, from medicine and cybersecurity to materials science and chemistry. But first, there are very practical […]

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IBM pledges to spend $150B in the US over the next few years

Enterprise tech giant IBM says that it plans to invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years, which will include a “more than” $30 billion investment in mainframe and quantum computing research. The goal is to fuel the economy and “accelerate [IBM’s] role as the global leader in computing,” the company said in a press release Monday. […]

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IBM pledges $150 billion to boost U.S. tech growth, computer manufacturing

IBM on Monday announced it will invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years

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PayPal kicks off fintech earnings as investors fear impact of Trump tariffs on consumer spending

PayPal reports earnings on Tuesday, followed by Block on Thursday and Affirm next week.

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AI animation startup Cheehoo lands $10M funding from Greycroft

Creating animation is a time-consuming process, requiring multiple steps including storyboarding, rendering, composition, and lighting to craft a single scene. If a director wants to experiment with a different take for a scene, an animation team has to go back and tweak things before the scene can be finalized. Cheehoo, a startup founded by a […]

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Volution doubles-down on booming UK fintech with new $100M fund

The UK fintech sector is on a bit of roll. Allica Bank – a London-based fintech – recently announced it had doubled its profits in 2024, bringing in £29.9 million, while Neobank Revolut announced a £1bn profit in 2024. Companies of this nature continue to spring out of London, a city which has become a fintech global […]

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Meta’s AI spending comes into focus amid Trump’s tariff policies

AI is a hot topic this week for Meta investors as the company hosts its first Llama-branded conference for developers then reports earnings the next day.

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Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show

Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features.

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Donald Trump Is Already Ruining Christmas

Santa’s helpers are freaking out that steep tariffs on Chinese imports will prevent toys, trees, and decorations from arriving in the US on time for the December holiday.

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