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Barclays outage affecting payments and online banking

The bank says its app also affected, as is the phone line and messenger service for customers

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TikTok’s traffic bounces back despite being pulled off app stores, fears of shutdown

TikTok has maintained about 90% of its user traffic in the U.S., despite briefly going offline and being removed from the Apple and Google app stores.

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Why BNPL Could Skyrocket This Holiday Season: What You Need to Know

Buy now pay later (BNPL) fueled more spending this holiday season. BNPL is a short-term financing option that lets shoppers pay for purchases over time, usually with zero or low-interest rates.

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Amazon Haul: Is It The New Ultimate Bargain Hub In Town?

Amazon Haul provides consumers nothing different than Temu or Shein, except for its brand name.

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US nonprofit healthcare provider says hackers stole medical and personal data of 1M+ patients

Community Health Center (CHC), a Connecticut-based nonprofit healthcare provider, has confirmed that hackers accessed the sensitive data of more than a million patients. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Thursday, CHC said it detected suspicious activity on its … Continue reading

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Apple Intelligence will support more languages from April

Apple’s AI suite, Apple Intelligence, will soon be available in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and simplified Chinese, along with localized English versions for India and Singapore. During the company’s Q4 2024 quarterly results call on Thursday, CEO … Continue reading

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In another challenging year for startups, higher valuations and revenue give reason for hope

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. The aftermath of DeepSeek’s launch was arguably the biggest tech story of … Continue reading

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How an AI written book shows why the tech ‘terrifies’ creatives

The BBC’s technology editor Zoe Kleinman is given an AI-made book that claims it was written by her.

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Samsung fourth-quarter profit misses estimates, falls sharply from previous quarter

Samsung Electronics reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue and operating profit, though the latter dropped by nearly a third from the previous quarter.

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Cook points to ‘fiscal stimulus’ after Apple suffers steepest China sales decline in a year

China is “the most competitive market in the world,” Cook told analysts on Thursday.

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