Revolut and Lloyds Bank are down for many —here’s all the latest on the outage

Thousands of Revolut and Lloyds Bank customers are reporting issues with their online banking services —here’s all the latest on the outage, which Revolut has now confirmed.

Companies are spending nearly a third of IT budgets on software upgrades
Companies are spending nearly a third of IT budgets on software upgrades

Software isn’t just about a one-time purchase or an ongoing subscription – frequent updates are costing money and time.

Silent sailing, noisy generators: Hydrogen startups PowerUP and H2Boat tackle yachting’s diesel problem

PowerUP Energy Technologies, the Estonian company renowned for its advanced hydrogen fuel cell-based electric generators, today announced a strategic partnership with H2Boat, an Italian marine hydroge…

OpenAI reportedly races to close $30bn round before Anthropic’s IPO
OpenAI reportedly races to close $30bn round before Anthropic’s IPO

OpenAI is trying to speed up a funding round of about $30bn to secure investor commitments before Anthropic lists its shares in mid-November. The round could value the ChatGPT maker at more than $ 1.4 trillion. Reuters reported the plan on Monday, citi…

NordVPN patches “clumsy” Windows bug that let attackers disable system services
NordVPN patches “clumsy” Windows bug that let attackers disable system services

NordVPN has rolled out a fix for a Windows app vulnerability (CVE-2026-106030) that allowed local attackers to interfere with system services. Update to version 8.12 now to stay secure.

Nvidia invests in four German startups as part of $10BN European investment pledge

Nvidia is investing in four German startups, it said yesterday, as part of a multi-billion-dollar investment across Europe, as the chip maker’s charm offensive across the continent continues.The US ch…

A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hub
A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hub

Generative AI models run on powerful chips known as GPUs, which depend on stacks of specialized memory chips packaged with the processor. To meet growing demand for memory, Samsung is building a massive new semiconductor manufacturing complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Three fabs already operate around the clock, and a fourth is coming online. Construction…

These startups hope “blended” food will cut our appetite for red meat 
These startups hope “blended” food will cut our appetite for red meat 

In the fall of 2025, Jeff Dodge set up a six-foot folding table in the cafeteria of Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina, to conduct a taste test. When the first rush of about 150 hungry students hit, he was waiting with slow cookers filled with steaming marinara sauce and meatballs.  Kids love…

When the model takes away the moat

The ability to train an AI model should be fully democratized.