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As Deaf Awareness Week 2025 gets underway, the Lending Standards Board (LSB) has released its annual review into how the UK financial services sector is addressing the accessibility needs of deaf and hard of hearing customers.The findings show encouraging momentum, but also underline a need for deeper inclusion practices across the industry.The latest update builds on the LSB’s 2023 report, which identified barriers faced by deaf individuals when accessing financial services. It was compiled with input from the Deaf Inclusion Industry Group—an initiative formed after the 2023 report comprising 34 organisations including banks, building societies, digital lenders, insurers and support…

NewLimit, a startup that aims to increase how long people can live a healthy life by genetically programming their cells, has raised a $130 million Series B led by Kleiner Perkins. New investors Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and Khosla Ventures also invested, as did returning backers Founders Fund, Dimension Capital, Elad Gil, Garry Tan, Patrick Collison, and others. The fundraise comes two years after the company raised a $40 million Series A. Founded over four years ago by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (pictured above), former GV partner Blake Byers, and stem cell professor Jacob Kimmel, NewLimit claims it has made…

Every developer has their own unique style of writing code. Despite companies establishing best practices and drawing up documentation, it can be hard for developers to understand someone else’s codebase. To solve this problem, Dennis Pilarinos built a tool called Unblocked — an AI-powered assistant that answers contextual questions about lines of code. Pilarinos is a seasoned professional at building developer tools. He has worked as a director at Microsoft and Amazon, working on Azure and Amazon Web Services. Later, Pilarinos built a continuous integration platform for remote teams called Buddybuild, which was acquired by Apple in 2018, and he…

Every developer has their own unique style of writing code. Despite companies establishing best practices and drawing up documentation, it can be hard for developers to understand someone else’s codebase. To solve this problem, Dennis Pilarinos built a tool called Unblocked — an AI-powered assistant that answers contextual questions about lines of code. Pilarinos is a seasoned professional at building developer tools. He has worked as a director at Microsoft and Amazon, working on Azure and Amazon Web Services. Later, Pilarinos built a continuous integration platform for remote teams called Buddybuild, which was acquired by Apple in 2018, and he…

Waves of Ukrainian drones have hit Moscow in recent days as the Russian capital prepares for the country’s most important national holiday, Victory Day, this week. Russia celebrates May 9 as Victory Day to mark the defeat of Nazi forces in World War II. The day involves a major military parade, with leaders of Russia’s allies often in attendance. But this year, the run-up to the day has been clouded by a warning from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has said Kyiv cannot guarantee the safety of the foreign leaders attending the parade in Moscow. Here is more about Ukraine’s attacks,…

Corlytics has become the first dedicated RegTech company to achieve ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, marking a major milestone in AI governance for the financial technology sector.The certification, awarded after an independent audit by A-LIGN, recognises Corlytics’ robust AI management system and its commitment to ethical, secure, and transparent AI deployment.Backed by Verdane, Corlytics joins a select group of global firms leading the way in aligning with AI governance frameworks such as the EU AI Act and the UK’s National AI Strategy. The company’s approach goes beyond technical development, embedding AI controls into every facet of its operations—from products to acquisitions and…

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan court said Tuesday it won’t accept an appeal from a school shooter who was sentenced to life in prison in 2023 for killing four students and wounding others.The Court of Appeals turned down Ethan Crumbley’s application “for lack of merit in the grounds presented.”Crumbley pleaded guilty to the 2021 Oxford High School shooting. After he received a rare no-parole sentence, a new legal team asked a judge to set aside the life term and also allow Crumbley to withdraw the guilty plea.Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe said no. He said Crumbley’s plea was “knowingly,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A tax on the endowments of America’s wealthiest colleges began during President Donald Trump’s first administration, collecting 1.4% of their investment earnings. Under Republican proposals on Capitol Hill, that rate could increase by tenfold or more. As Trump spars with prestigious colleges he accuses of “indoctrinating” students with leftist ideas, calls to raise the tax have gained momentum.Republicans have questioned whether colleges with huge endowments — tens of billions of dollars, in some cases — should be entitled to tax breaks that are not offered to businesses. Proposals to increase the tax have come as the House…

Unisphere Solutions New Zealand (Unisphere NZ) has joined the M-Files Partner Program to accelerate digital transformation and improve productivity for businesses.The collaboration combines Unisphere NZ’s strengths in business information management with M-Files’s advanced document management and automation capabilities to deliver intelligent, scalable solutions.The M-Files Partner Program brings together global alliances, integrators, and authorised partners to offer industry-specific digital solutions powered by M-Files’s metadata-driven architecture and AI-enhanced workflows. This partnership enables Unisphere NZ to help organisations transition from document-centric systems to data-driven operations.M-Files senior manager – partner sales, APAC, Chris Smith, said,”This new collaboration marks a turning point in how businesses…

New research from LSEG reveals that financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) are increasingly struggling to manage compliance risks due to poor-quality and outdated screening data. Based on feedback from 400 senior compliance leaders, the report underlines the importance of timely and accurate data in today’s complex regulatory environment.One major concern is the lack of speed in data updates—over 50% of respondents said they receive sanctions information after 24 hours or more, which puts them at risk of breaching regulatory requirements. Additionally, 32% reported false positive rates of up to 30% in a typical month, adding to…