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Chetwood Bank, a UK-based digital challenger bank, has introduced a new range of fixed rate savings accounts, offering customers a selection of short-, medium-, and long-term savings options with competitive interest rates.The latest products require a minimum deposit of £1,000, with no upper limit, and benefit from protection under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).This move follows the bank’s recent expansion of its savings offerings, including the introduction of an Easy Access savings account in October 2024. That product launch coincided with the company’s transition from Chetwood Financial to Chetwood Bank.Ben Mitchell, savings director of Chetwood Bank, said, “These new…

Airwallex has announced a collaboration with Discover Global Network, enabling its merchants to accept Discover and Diners Club International cards.Through this partnership, Airwallex merchants can now process transactions via Discover Global Network, which includes 345 million cardholders across more than 200 countries and territories. The expansion covers key regions such as Australia, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, helping businesses reduce cart abandonment rates and improve customer satisfaction by supporting preferred payment methods.Airwallex chief revenue officer Kai Wu said, “Our collaboration with Discover Global Network reflects our dedication to broadening payment acceptance for businesses worldwide.“By enabling Discover and…

For someone who wants solar panels, the question is often: “How many?” And for a heat pump, it’s “how big?” Answering those questions typically requires a contractor to set foot on your property.  Yet over the last decade, solar installers have trimmed that time-consuming process considerably. Some, like Tesla, have eliminated it entirely. The secret is software — which, when coupled with a range of data sources, allows installers to model exactly how many panels a house will need.  Like many other solar installers, Palmetto has its own internal tool to assess potential projects, which is built on software it…

OakNorth, a leading digital commercial bank for entrepreneurs, has announced the acquisition of Community Unity Bank (CUB), a Michigan-based, FDIC-insured community bank.The deal, structured as a stock-for-stock transaction, is subject to regulatory approval. This move follows OakNorth’s regulatory authorisation in August 2024 from the Federal Reserve and the New York State Department of Financial Services to establish a Representative Office in New York. The acquisition will enable OakNorth to expand its business lending operations across the United States, particularly in Michigan.Founded in 2015, OakNorth focuses on supporting lower mid-market businesses—those with revenues between $1m and $100m—by offering tailored financial solutions…

Roblox announced Monday that it’s launching the first iteration of its 3D model, dubbed “Cube,” to allow creators to create 3D objects using generative AI. The company also launched an open-source version so anyone off the platform can build on it. Announced last year at Roblox’s annual developer conference, the company is demoing Cube at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) later this afternoon.  Creators will have access to Cube later this week, which includes its first tool: mesh generation. Cube’s 3D mesh generation, currently available in beta, enables creators to “meshes,” or 3D representations of objects, using a single prompt.…

Get ready for Nvidia’s biggest conference of the year We’re on the ground in San Jose, California, where Nvidia GTC will take over SAP Center for a week full of GPUs, accelerating computing technologies, as well as robotics, sovereign AI, AI agents, and automotive — plus 1,000 sessions with 2,000 speakers and close to 400 exhibitors. Nvidia typically reserves a big chunk of the conference for GPU-related debuts. A new, upgraded iteration of the company’s Blackwell chip lineup seems likely. Rubin, Nvidia’s next-gen GPU series, is almost certain to get a mention at GTC, too. Beyond GPUs, Nvidia may illuminate…

The International Olympic Committee executive board on Monday recommended the inclusion of boxing in the Los Angeles 2028 summer Olympics, ending a years-long saga regarding the sport’s Olympic future. The IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step towards the sport’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympics. “After the provisional recognition of World Boxing in February we were in the position to take this decision so that this recommendation has to go to the session,” IOC President Thomas Bach told a press conference. “I am confident the session will approve it.” The recommendation will now be…

Security researchers warn of fresh malicious campaigns that abuse Microsoft 365 for phishing attacks, or target the service’s users to take over accounts. As part of one campaign, attackers are leveraging legitimate Microsoft domains and tenant misconfigurations in BEC attacks likely aimed at stealing credentials and performing account takeover (ATO), Guardz warns. The attackers were seen controlling multiple Microsoft 365 organization tenants (either new or compromised), creating administrative accounts, creating misleading full-text messages mimicking Microsoft transaction notifications, initiating a purchase or trial subscription event to generate a billing email, and then sending phishing emails using Microsoft’s infrastructure. By modifying organizations’…

Ivan Hansen, a retired Danish police officer, loaded up his basket at the supermarket, carefully checking each product to avoid buying anything made in the United States. No more Coca-Cola, no more California Zinfandel wine or almonds.The 67-year-old said it’s the only way he knows to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies. He’s furious about Trump’s threat to seize the Danish territory of Greenland, but it’s not just that. There are also the threats to take control of the Panama Canal and Gaza. And Trump’s relationship with Elon Musk, who has far-right ties and made what many interpreted as a…

President Donald Trump’s administration has deported alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua from the United States to El Salvador despite a court order prohibiting their expulsion from the country. Sunday’s move is the latest in a series of steps by the Trump administration to expel foreign nationals – some accused of being in the US without documentation, others targeted over campus protests. Here is what happened and whether it violated the court order: What happened? El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on Sunday that his country had received 238 Tren de Aragua members and an additional 23…