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Phil Allen

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Love @LBGplc #banking #fintech #insurtech. On lists like @NextMoney_ Top 100 and @SBCFintech Ex-digital head @couttsandco and @NatWestGroup Tweets are mine

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Full Time: Arsenal 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur.

ALT Full Time: Arsenal 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur.

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Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit bbc.com/news/articles/crmek7…
Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit

Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit

Google's president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat tells the BBC there are "profound opportunities in the UK".

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Contactless card payments could become unlimited under new plans

Contactless card payments could become unlimited under new plans

Card providers would be allowed to set their own contactless card payment limit, under the regulator's plans.

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History repeating 🌶️💫
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100% agree with 👇
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Special mention to Jakub Kiwior, by the way. All the talk of ‘Mbappé vs Kiwior’ before a ball was kicked. Didn’t give him a sniff over 180 minutes. Top.
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👋 Hello UCL Semi Finals
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Hang it in the Louvre.
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Declan Rice hit TWO worldie free-kicks vs Real Madrid 🤯 So nice he did it twice ✌️
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Half price 👇👇👇 ❤️🤍
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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54e…
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.

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Powerful quantum computers in years not decades, says Microsoft

Powerful quantum computers in years not decades, says Microsoft

It says a new chip it has created could end up being as important a breakthrough as the semiconductor.

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UK and US fail reportedly fail to sign declaration on making AI ‘safe for all’ at Paris summit – Europe live theguardian.com/world/live/2…
UK and US fail to sign declaration on making AI ‘safe for all’ at Paris summit – as it happened

UK and US fail to sign declaration on making AI ‘safe for all’ at Paris summit – as it happened

Countries have not immediately explained their reasons for not signing declaration

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Elon Musk-led group makes surprise bid of nearly $100bn for OpenAI theguardian.com/technology/2…

Elon Musk-led group makes surprise bid of nearly $100bn for OpenAI

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO and co-founder, responded that he would not accept and offered to buy X instead

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Stay Humble. 100% #AFC
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WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware theguardian.com/technology/2…
WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware

WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware

Messaging app said it had ‘high confidence’ some users were targeted and ‘possibly compromised’ by Paragon Solutions spyware

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Dreadful ending. Producers went with a twist too far. Ruined it. #TheTraitors
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HSBC just killed Zing - their $100M+ bet against Wise A fascinating post-mortem on why big banks keep losing the innovation war... The pitch was perfect: "Let's build our own Wise! Modern UX, low fees, happy customers!" The reality? A masterclass in how NOT to innovate:
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Incredible AI video 👇
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Minimax by Hailuo AI is insane. It's the best AI video model right now. 10 wild examples: 1. Girl with Pearl Earring
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My club ❤️
The Sun - Arsenal (@SunArsenal) profile pictureThe Sun - Arsenal@SunArsenal5 Oct 2024
Aaron Ramsdale in tears at the Emirates 😢 The fans gave him the most incredible reception 👏
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Sterling ⏩ Nwaneri A first Arsenal goal for Ethan Nwaneri 👏
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