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890,000 young adults have fallen victim to identity fraud as fraudsters target young people in the UK

890,000 young adults have fallen victim to identity fraud as fraudsters target young people in the UK

  890,000 young people aged 18-24* have fallen victim to identity fraud according to research by GBG, the experts in digital iden..

High-performing managers set harsher targets

High-performing managers set harsher targets

  High performing managers set harsher targets for their employees, according to new research by Vienna University of Economics a..

Shortage of white-collar staff reaches breaking point

Shortage of white-collar staff reaches breaking point

  Application numbers in white-collar jobs are at breaking point with recent data showing a 35% decline between May 2022 and June..

Give employees more free time to increase work performance, suggests new research

Give employees more free time to increase work performance, suggests new research

  Managers seeking to reduce problems caused by employees using too much on-the-job leisure time should offer bonuses that provid..

27% of European companies use HR analytics for performance management

27% of European companies use HR analytics for performance management

  27% of European companies are actively using HR analytics for performance management, according to new research by Durham Unive..

Russia’s 2022 inflation seen at 13.4%, more rate cuts to come: Reuters poll

Russia’s 2022 inflation seen at 13.4%, more rate cuts to come: Reuters poll

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Analysts have trimmed their year-end inflation forecasts for Russia and see room for the central bank to cont..

Some wounded Russian soldiers find compensation elusive, despite Putin’s pledge – sources

Some wounded Russian soldiers find compensation elusive, despite Putin’s pledge – sources

By Maria Tsvetkova ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A week into Moscow’s war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a gesture of ..

Lokyata Announces New Platform Enhancements To Modernize Decision Automation For Financial Institutions, Lenders

Lokyata Announces New Platform Enhancements To Modernize Decision Automation For Financial Institutions, Lenders

  -Enhances Consumer, Small Dollar and Auto Lending Processes- Washington, DC – July 27, 2022 – Lokyata, a company fo..

Restart Scheme is ‘restarting’ careers across South West England

Restart Scheme is ‘restarting’ careers across South West England

  Over 5,000 people across the South West have moved into work with the help of Seetec Pluss and the governments Restart Scheme I..

96% of Gen Z entrepreneurs would turn down investment if morals and ethics aren’t aligned

96% of Gen Z entrepreneurs would turn down investment if morals and ethics aren’t aligned

  Connectd study highlights ‘shift in focus’ for the next wave of business founders London, 26th July, 2022: 96% of Gen Z entrepr..

PayU appoints industry heavyweight as Global Payments CFO to drive further business growth  

PayU appoints industry heavyweight as Global Payments CFO to drive further business growth  

  New Chief Financial Officer Attila Kulcsar strengthens PayU’s Global Payments leadership team    Amsterdam, Netherlands –..

Orchestrating the Digital Journey – A Must for Community Financial Institutions

Orchestrating the Digital Journey – A Must for Community Financial Institutions

  By: Craig McLaughlin- CEO, Finalytics.ai Community banks and credit unions have long prided themselves in deep local roots, per..

Dollar pares gains as US growth contracts for second quarter

Dollar pares gains as US growth contracts for second quarter

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar pared gains on Thursday after data showed that the U.S. economy contracted aga..

Biden begins fifth call with China’s Xi, looking to tamp down Taiwan tension

Biden begins fifth call with China’s Xi, looking to tamp down Taiwan tension

By Steve Holland and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping began their fifth cal..

The global recession drum beat is getting louder

The global recession drum beat is getting louder

By Sujata Rao, Dhara Ranasinghe and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – Sharply higher interest rates, red-hot inflation and a p..

Glia Launches Glia Virtual Assistants for Digital Banking, Integrating Conversational AI as a Core Part of its Digital Customer Service Platform

Glia Launches Glia Virtual Assistants for Digital Banking, Integrating Conversational AI as a Core Part of its Digital Customer Service Platform

  GVAs enhance customer experience and drive new efficiencies by seamlessly combining conversational self-service with high-touch..

Sopra Steria and OVHcloud expand their partnership to industrialise AI and accelerate companies’ transformation using open-source principles

Sopra Steria and OVHcloud expand their partnership to industrialise AI and accelerate companies’ transformation using open-source principles

  London, 26 July 2022 – Sopra Steria, a European Tech leader recognised for its consulting, digital services and software develo..

Winter Warning: Boiler supplies could run dry as demand surges

Winter Warning: Boiler supplies could run dry as demand surges

  Due to current and recent events, such as the pandemic and the ongoing energy crisis, the UK boiler industry and its supply cha..

Technology

Latest SonicWall Threat Report Uncovers Seismic Shift in Cyber Arms Race Due to Geopolitical Unrest as Cyberattacks Climb

Latest SonicWall Threat Report Uncovers Seismic Shift in Cyber Arms Race Due to Geopolitical Unrest as Cyberattacks Climb

  -2.8 billion malware attacks (+11%) recorded in the first half of 2022, the first escalation of global malware volume in more than three years ..

U.S. carrier strike group returns to South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

U.S. carrier strike group returns to South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -A U.S. aircraft carrier and its strike group have returned to the South China Sea after a port cal..

Business

Seeders Enters Link Building Joint Venture with Passion Digital to take on highly competitive UK market

Seeders Enters Link Building Joint Venture with Passion Digital to take on highly competitive UK market

  Seeders, a high growth global link building agency with eleven offices across the globe enters the UK market by partnering with Passion Digital..

Cost of living crisis? Consumers keep spending for now

Cost of living crisis? Consumers keep spending for now

By Richa Naidu and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – Consumer-focused firms are seeing no shortage of demand despite the soari..

Factbox: Europe’s summer travel chaos

Factbox: Europe’s summer travel chaos

(Reuters) – Strikes and staff shortages are forcing airlines to cancel thousands of flights and causing hours-long queues at maj..

Ukraine grain export coordination centre opens in Istanbul

Ukraine grain export coordination centre opens in Istanbul

By Can Sezer and Orhan Coskun ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on Wednesday unveiled a centre in Istanbul to o..

Monkeypox emergency could last months, with window closing to stop spread, experts say

Monkeypox emergency could last months, with window closing to stop spread, experts say

(Clarifies that number given for at-risk population refers to UK only) By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -Scientists advising the Wor..

Global growth headed down as inflation surge to endure

Global growth headed down as inflation surge to endure

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – The global economy is mired in a serious slowdown, with some key economies at high risk of ..

Boots Launches INNOVATE Agile Incubator, Powered by TCS PACE™ to Develop New Technology Ideas

Boots Launches INNOVATE Agile Incubator, Powered by TCS PACE™ to Develop New Technology Ideas

  Tata Consultancy Services is Helping Boots Accelerate and Scale its Innovation Program to Drive Competitive Differentiation Tat..

Northern Ireland’s vacancies decline causing GDP growth to take a tumble

Northern Ireland’s vacancies decline causing GDP growth to take a tumble

  Job figures in Northern Ireland fell considerably in June, down by over 50% compared to March, reflecting a marked fall in GDP ..

Government expand Help to Grow: Digital Scheme to help over 1 million SMEs

Government expand Help to Grow: Digital Scheme to help over 1 million SMEs

  London, 25th July – The UK government has today announced it has expanded the eligibility of its Help to Grow: Digital Scheme, ..

Service Transformation: 10 steps to better customer experiences

Service Transformation: 10 steps to better customer experiences

    By Ben Davison, Co-Founder of Axiologik In the digital world, everyone gets excited about building shiny new features, b..

From burgers to bleach, stressed consumers buy cheap

From burgers to bleach, stressed consumers buy cheap

By Hilary Russ and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Some global consumers are showing signs of cracking, as shoppers stressed by..

Factbox-Europe ramps up coal imports as energy supply fears grow

Factbox-Europe ramps up coal imports as energy supply fears grow

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – European buyers have had to temporarily set aside green aspirations in a rush for coal as th..

Factbox-Europe’s summer travel chaos

Factbox-Europe’s summer travel chaos

(Reuters) – Strikes and staff shortages are forcing airlines to cancel thousands of flights and causing hours-long queues at maj..

David Trimble, Northern Irish hardliner turned consensus-builder dies at 77

David Trimble, Northern Irish hardliner turned consensus-builder dies at 77

BELFAST (Reuters) – Few Nobel laureates can have endured as much vitriol during their careers as David Trimble, the one-time har..

Pope apologizes for ‘deplorable evil’ of Canadian indigenous schools

Pope apologizes for ‘deplorable evil’ of Canadian indigenous schools

By Philip Pullella and Tim Johnson MASKWACIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Pope Francis apologized on Monday to Canada’s native people on ..

World condemns Myanmar junta for ‘cruel’ execution of activists

World condemns Myanmar junta for ‘cruel’ execution of activists

(Reuters) -Myanmar’s ruling military announced on Monday it had executed four democracy activists accused of aiding “terro..

Analysis – Russian gas flow too low to fill Europe’s storage

Analysis – Russian gas flow too low to fill Europe’s storage

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s cut in supplies through its main gas pipeline to Germany will leave countries..