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Monzo takes current account switching crown | Startups 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- May 1, 2020
Digital bank Monzo may be ready to lose its ‘challenger bank’ moniker, having surpassed Nationwide Building Society as the most popular bank with customers of the government’s Current Account Switching Service. Figures for the final three months of 2019 showed Monzo attracted a net 20,843 current account switchers, which was the most for the period,
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Pound sinks as DUP says it cannot support current Brexit deal plans – live updates 0
- BUSINESS
- October 17, 2019
3) The boss of Volvo has said that Sir James Dyson should “go back to making vacuum cleaners” following the British inventor’s aborted attempt to build an electric car. Håkan Samuelsson, chief executive of the Swedish car company, said the billionaire’s decision last week to abandon a £2.5bn move into the automotive world highlights just how
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Here’s why current data protection laws don’t protect us | Data 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- May 9, 2019
Our data is being used in ways we don’t fully understand. Tech giants analyse it to infer our sexual orientation, race, health, and opinions. They share the information with third parties who use it to make assumptions about our personalities and behaviours that could determine our eligibility for insurance or political sensitives. “It’s not just
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And in current affairs… Apple recalls three-prong AC adapters after some shocking behavior • The Register 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- April 28, 2019
Apple has issued a voluntary recall of some of AC wall adapters and travel adapter kits designed for the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore out of concern customers could get a jolt. “In very rare cases, affected Apple three-prong wall plug adapters may break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched,” said the company
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a deeper rift over Europe lies behind the current crisis 0
- BUSINESS
- February 8, 2019
France and Italy are in a diplomatic crisis, provoked by a recent meeting between Italy’s deputy prime minister, Luigi Di Maio, and representatives of the French Gilets Jaunes protest movement. Di Maio has expressed his support for the Gilets Jaunes as they prepare to stand candidates in the European Parliament elections this year. This has
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