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Image generated by Google Gemini Fujitsu and SC Ventures have revealed the roadmap for Qubitra Technologies, a joint venture designed to accelerate the adoption of quantum computing in financial services. The venture, which will operate in the UK, is positioned as a significant step in moving quantum innovation beyond research labs and into real-world commercial outcomes. The announcement builds on work previously incubated under Project Quanta, first revealed in September 2025, and marks Qubitra’s official launch under its new name, along with the introduction of its founding leadership team and product strategy for the year ahead. SC Ventures, which is…
Now that the winter holidays are well and truly past, now’s the perfect time to take stock of your tech setup. If you were gifted (or gifted yourself) some new gear in December, make sure that you’ve got the proper accessories to keep that gear performing at its best. If a new way to power all those batteries would be a benefit, Amazon’s currently running a discount on an excellent wireless charging pad. The UGREEN MagFlow Qi2 3-in-1 Charger Station 25W is on sale for $95. That’s only a little bit above the lowest price we’ve ever seen for the…
ReutersCIA director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Thursday “at President Trump’s direction,” a US official has said. The two-hour meeting was aimed at building trust and communication following the US seizure of Venezuela’s former president Nicolás Maduro almost two weeks ago. Ratcliffe and Rodríguez discussed potential economic collaboration and that “Venezuela can no longer be a safe haven for America’s adversaries”, according to the US official.The meeting took place on the same day Rodríguez gave her first state of the union address since taking over as interim president, where she announced oil industry reforms…
Becky MortonPolitical reporterWatch: ‘This is uniting the right,’ says Jenrick in BBC exclusive interviewRobert Jenrick has denied his defection to Reform UK was about personal ambition, telling the BBC it was “uniting the right” of British politics.The former minister joined Nigel Farage’s party on Thursday, hours after he was sacked from the Conservative shadow cabinet for plotting to defect.In his first interview since his defection, Jenrick claimed Reform was the country’s “last shot” to fix the “broken” country – and launched a fresh attack on his former shadow cabinet colleagues, describing them as “arsonists”.Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has claimed her…
Image: Envato Financial markets are buzzing after WeLab completed a $220 million Series D financing. Global banking giant HSBC joined an impressive roster of investors that includes Prudential Hong Kong, Fubon Bank, and Hong Kong Investment Corporation. The backdrop makes this deal even more compelling. Just two months ago, Hong Kong secured the world’s top fintech ranking for the first time—a dramatic leap from seventh place back in 2017. This mixed debt and equity round positions WeLab to capitalize on Asia’s digital banking sector. Asian ambitions The capital will be used for WeLab expansion in Southeast Asia. Bank Saqu, their…
San Francisco-founded Smart glasses maker Viture has been sued in a US court by rival XREAL over claims it infringed on its patents, XREAL announced in a press release. The complaint, lodged in a federal Texas court, accuses Viture of illegally incorporating XREAL’s patented tech into its products including the Luma Pro, Luma Ultra and Beast models.”The lawsuit is not merely about enforcing a single patent,” the company wrote. “It is about stopping a pattern of intellectual property infringement that undermines the integrity of innovation and endangers continued technological development in this industry.”XREAL has already won a preliminary injunction against…
ReutersMost Greenlanders are opposed to Trump’s bid to buy their island or to seize it by forceA bipartisan group of members of the US Congress is visiting Denmark in what is seen as a show of support in the face of increasing pressure from President Donald Trump for the US to annex Greenland – a semi-autonomous region of Denmark in the Arctic.The 11-member delegation is due to meet MPs as well as Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart Jens-Frederik Nielsen.The visit comes days after high-level talks in Washington failed to dissuade Trump from his plans.He insists Greenland…
The Home Office is planning to scrap a police grant that provides funding to forces if they meet officer headcount targets.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is writing to police chiefs in England and Wales to inform them the Officer Maintenance Grant is being axed and replaced with ringfenced funding for neighbourhood officers instead.The grant was introduced by Boris Johnson’s government in 2019 to deliver the Conservative Party’s manifesto pledge to recruit an extra 20,000 police officers by 2023.The target was reached, but the Labour government says the grant has led to too many officers working in back-office roles, rather than frontline…
Source: Amazon Amazon has begun automatically switching some Prime members to Alexa+, its generative AI-powered assistant, without asking first. The default rollout is landing on Echo devices, catching users off guard as the new version replaces the familiar voice they were used to. Reddit users quickly raised complaints, with many saying they discovered the change only after Alexa’s behavior shifted and they began looking for ways to opt out. A smarter Alexa, whether you asked for it or not Alexa+ introduces a different interaction style from the original assistant. Responses are longer and more conversational, with Amazon citing improved personalization and…
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has published its latest guidance on zero trust to secure US federal government IT networks and systems. This is the first of two guidance documents coming out of the NSA, providing “practical and actionable” recommendations that can be applied as best practice to secure corporate IT environments both in the public and private sectors. In the Zero trust primer document, the NSA defines a “zero-trust mindset”, which means assuming IT environment traffic, users, devices and infrastructure may be compromised. To achieve this, the guidance urges IT security teams to establish a rigorous authentication…