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Afterpay: Jack Dorsey's Square in Australia's biggest buyout
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's digital payments platform Square has agreed to take over the Australian 'buy now, pay later' firm Afterpay. The $29bn (A$39bn; £21bn) deal is to be Australia's biggest-ever buyout. The offer is a more than 30% premium to Afterpay's stock market closing price on Friday. The agreement will create an instalments payment giant as the industry sees significant growth ... Read more
2021-08-01 21:00:53
UK Weather: Flooding in London after heavy rain
Heavy downpours and thunderstorms have caused severe flash flooding in parts of London. There were reports of vehicles becoming stranded as water quickly rose to block dozens of roads and affected underground lines. The fire brigade said it had taken about 300 calls - mostly about flooded basements or roads - in the space of a few hours on Sunday. Officials have advised against travelling in th ... Read more
2021-07-25 19:42:02
Printer ink pricier than champagne finds Which?
A study by consumer watchdog Which? has found that branded printer ink remains "staggeringly" more expensive than third-party alternatives. In some cases printer ink is pricier that some champagnes, its survey found. Non-branded ink cartridges perform as well or better than their branded alternatives, it suggested. Manufacturers are suggesting customers do not use third-party ink, wit ... Read more
2021-07-25 19:40:42
Zuckerberg wants Facebook to become online 'metaverse'
Mark Zuckerberg has laid out his vision to transform Facebook from a social media network into a “metaverse company” in the next five years. A metaverse is an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment, often using VR headsets. The Facebook CEO described it as “an embodied internet where instead of just viewing content - you are in it”. He told The Verge p ... Read more
2021-07-23 19:42:49
Face palm: When the emoji you want doesn't exist
Do you have a favourite emoji? Maybe it's the wink or the face rolling around with tears of laughter. Perhaps if you're feeling slightly more sardonic, it's the smiling face with jazz hands. With more than 3,000 to choose from, there are plenty of options. But what happens when the one emoji you want isn't there? Rachel Murphy works at DroneUp, a drone services company based in Virginia Beach i ... Read more
2021-07-23 19:42:12
India food delivery giant Zomato sees stellar stock market debut
Shares in Indian food delivery app Zomato have soared by more than 80% in their stock market debut. The listing was pushed forward by four days and comes as India's stock market nears all-time highs. The stellar performance reflected strong investor interest in internet-based consumer start-ups that are expected to do well in the pandemic. In the run up to the listing some analysts raised conce ... Read more
2021-07-23 00:39:52
Gun owners' fears after firearms dealer data breach
Thousands of names and addresses belonging to UK customers of a leading website for buying and selling shotguns and rifles have been published to the dark web following a "security breach". Guntrader.uk told the BBC it learned of the breach on Monday and had notified the Information Commissioner's Office. Police, including the National Crime Agency, are investigating. One affected gun ... Read more
2021-07-23 00:39:25
Gun owners' fears after firearms dealer data breach
Thousands of names and addresses belonging to UK customers of a leading website for buying and selling shotguns and rifles have been published to the dark web following a "security breach". Guntrader.uk told the BBC it learned of the breach on Monday and had notified the Information Commissioner's Office. Police, including the National Crime Agency, are investigating. One affected gun ... Read more
2021-07-23 00:39:18
British man arrested in Spain over Twitter hack
Spanish police have arrested a 22-year-old UK citizen in connection with the hacking of 130 high-profile Twitter accounts, including those of Elon Musk, Barack Obama and Kanye West. The hacked accounts tweeted followers, encouraging them to join a Bitcoin scam, in July last year. Also charged with hacking TikTok and Snapchat, Joseph O'Connor faces charges including three counts of conspiracy to ... Read more
2021-07-21 19:35:26
Call for online abusers to be reported to employers
A group of cyber-security experts is urging companies to set up a way for people to report their workers behaving abusively online. A number of companies have already signed up, two of Respect in Security's founders say. The initiative launched on Thursday. Lisa Forte, of Red Goat Cyber Security, says she has received unsolicited explicit content from official accounts on LinkedIn and violent t ... Read more
2021-07-21 19:35:09