The AI reality check for finance: why experimentation is over and execution has begun

For much of the past two years, artificial intelligence in finance has been defined by experimentation and exploration. Organizations across sectors have been testing tools, running pilots and identifying potential use cases ranging from automated reporting through to more advanced forecasting and analysis. In most cases, however, the emphasis has been on understanding what AI … Read more

Access to Mythos won’t protect trust in UK banks

UK banking is at a divide. Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, an AI model designed to identify and patch software vulnerabilities, has been rolled out to roughly 200 partner organizations as part of ‘Project Glasswing’, but UK banks have so far been notably absent from the list. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has expressed serious security … Read more

This Russian cybercrime campaign can infect a user just by viewing an email

Proofpoint reports Russian TA488 exploited Zimbra zero‑day CVE‑2025‑66376 in espionage campaigns “Half‑click exploit” let attackers compromise systems when victims merely viewed malicious emails Targets included NATO, Ukrainian government, and defense entities; group vanished after Feb 2026 exposure Russian state-sponsored cybercriminals have been abusing a zero-day vulnerability in the Zimbra email and collaboration platform to conduct … Read more

Now might be a good time to get yourself a Roku: prices are set to rise by up to 60%, and the memory shortage is to blame

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Prices on Roku streaming devices are going up The products are still available at ‘sale’ prices One source puts the change down to the memory crisis Streaming devices like the Roku Streaming Stick Plus get you a whole lot of entertainment for relatively little money, but the value proposition is about to change: Roku is … Read more

EU’s Huawei purge could cost taxpayers a staggering €40 billion, four times more than Brussels ever admitted

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Huawei removal could cost Europe up to €40 billion, GSMA estimates GSMA expects reduced competition to increase telecom equipment prices significantly Experts disagree over the true financial impact of Huawei’s removal The European Union’s plan to remove supposedly high-risk telecom vendors such as Huawei and ZTE could cost far more than Brussels currently estimates, new … Read more