Bibby Financial Services’ (“BFS”) Asset Finance division, Bibby Asset Finance (BAF), has announced two new hires, as it pursues its growth strategy to increase lending throughout the UK. With more than 60 years’ combined experience in asset finance, Gil Cubells and Dan Nield join the Leeds office...

Bibby Asset Finance Announces Two New Appointments to Drive Growth Strategy

Fintech Lemon says it will work with WiserFunding to improve its SaaS related lending decisions for SMEs. Lemon recently closed a pre-seed funding round of £500,000 to fuel its growth. The funding was led by SFC Capital, alongside Pitchdrive and SyndicateRoom. Angel investors participating included Nick Dodd, former Partner of Debt Advisory at KPMG, and Kimberley Waldron, a co-founder of Fintech communications agency SkyParlour, and super-angel, Paddy MccGuire.

Lemon, WiserFunding Work to Improve Lending Decisions

Freetrade, the commission free investment platform, has launched ‘share lending’ to its clients, a new service powered by Sharegain that enables its clients to generate passive income from lending their stocks and ETFs. With Sharegain, Freetrade was able to launch its securities lending program with no upfront costs...

Freetrade Choose Sharegain to Launch Securities Lending to Retail Clients in the UK

North Carolina State

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Winston-salem, NC

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A North Carolina restaurant serves fried chicken in a “spicy, savory” sauce — and fans can’t get enough. So much so, the restaurant now ranks as the state’s No. 1 place to eat fried chicken.

Best fried chicken in North Carolina is at this restaurant, Yelp says. Why it’s No. 1

The USDA announced changes to the Farm Service Agency’s Farm Loan Programs that take effect on September 25, 2024. The changes are intended to increase opportunities for farmers and ranchers to be financially viable. These improvements are part of the Enhancing Program Access and Delivery for Farm Loans rule.

USDA Updates Farm Loan Programs

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

Melbourne, FL

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A Burger King location in Melbourne, Florida, has been temporarily shut down for the third time following since 2023 after a recent state inspection that identified multiple health violations. This incident underscores ongoing concerns regarding the restaurant's adherence to health and safety standards.

A dead lizard, dead roaches, rodent droppings - Florida fast food restaurant closed again

Emily Standley Allard

Are people getting more high maintenance or is it just me? One thing that you can't deny is that CERTAIN people require a lot more TLC and attention, on the daily and especially during trying times. This applies to both platonic relationships and romantic. We usually call these people high maintenance because, well, they usually require (or demand!) all of your efforts and then some to be satisfied. These characteristics are closely linked to their zodiac sign temperament, so read on to see who is on the list!

5 Zodiac Signs that are the Highest Maintenance and Most Demanding

They can’t believe the employee’s response. An attempt at reviewing desserts from Crumbl Cookies took an awkward turn for two TikTokers who weren’t happy with the Oreo cheesecake.

‘They’re doing something wrong’: Crumbl customers ask for a refund after ordering Oreo cheesecake.

Mississippi State

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Caledonia, MS

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Written with artificial intelligence assistance. State Auditor Shad White announced today that Megan Berry, the former Treasurer of the Caledonia Park Commission (CPC), has been arrested on charges of embezzlement.

Former Park Commission Treasurer Arrested for Embezzlement

Chicago, IL

Raleigh, NC

Today marks day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago. Ahead of the Chicago DNC, Democrat hopeful Kamala Harris announced a new federal program that would help first-time homebuyers. In Raleigh, North Carolina, on August 16, Harris rolled out a four year plan to tackle the country’s housing...

Kamala Harris announces plan to build 3 million new homes and assist first-generation homebuyers

The relentless evolution of digital landscapes, and the growth of the hybrid workforce, coupled with increasingly sophisticated threat actors, presents unprecedented challenges for organizations worldwide. To maintain a robust defense posture, it’s imperative to try and anticipate the trajectory of cyber threats. This article delves into what I believe to be the top three cybersecurity trends that will shape the industry in 2025.

3 Cybersecurity Trends for 2025

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	At Lenzing Group, we are constantly striving to do better for people and the planet through our products and practices.In EU-Backed Initiative, Lenzing Sends 'Strong Signal' on Sustainably Remodeling Supply Chains




	These efforts have been recognized by EcoVadis, which awarded Lenzing with platinum status for the fourth time in a row in its CSR rating that encompasses environment, fair working conditions and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. The assessment studied organizations’ policies, measures, activities and published reports. With its platinum result, Lenzing is among the top 1 percent of the 130,000 companies worldwide that have been rated by EcoVadis.




	Read more on Carved in Blue.Blue Cast: Bluesign's Daniel Rufenacht on Fashion's Legislative 'Tsunami'








	This article is one of a series on Rivet from Lenzing’s Carved in Blue denim blog. From conversations with the experts behind the mills that make some of the world’s most-wanted denim to the global brands bringing novel denim made with TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal to the market, Carved in Blue shares the stories of those whose roots run deep with denim. Visit www.carvedinblue.tencel.com.Lenzing 'Forces' Textile Value Chain Reform with EU-Backed Project












Lenzing Receives Platinum CSR Rating from EcoVadis

The group's first clean energy manufacturing facility, expected to start operations at the end of the year, will be a 10 gigawatts solar PV factory. Reliance Industries Ltd.’s nascent clean energy business is poised to reach the size of today’s oil-to-chemicals operation within seven years, Chairman Mukesh Ambani said.

Billionaire Ambani Touts Clean Energy as New Growth Engine

Fintech Conotoxia introduces cards for its business customers – with a new image. Companies can order multi-currency cards, which can be used to pay in more than 160 currencies worldwide and make payments in 23 without currency conversion. Business cards from global fintech Conotoxial are used for payments at...

Conotoxia Adds Multi-Currency Cards for Businesses to Its Offer

Plans call for integrating Robust Intelligence's AI security platform with Cisco Security Cloud to streamline threat protection for AI applications and models and increase visibility into AI traffic. Cisco today announced plans to acquire Robust Intelligence, a security startup with a platform designed to protect AI models and data throughout...

Cisco snaps up AI security player Robust Intelligence

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Young Consulting has confirmed it lost sensitive data on almost a million people in a ransomware attack that happened earlier in 2024.The company confirmed the news by sending out data breach notification letters to exactly 954,177 customers, which said it became aware of “technical difficulties” in its computer environment in mid-April 2024.After an investigation, in which third-party forensics firms were involved, the company concluded that its network was accessed between April 10 and 13, and during these three days, malicious actors managed to steal sensitive data, and then encrypt the systems to demand a ransom payment.
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Among the data stolen...

Insurance software giant reveals nearly a million customers hit by ransomware risk

Allison Robinson, head of branch and premier banking at Truist, has left the firm, a company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. “We wish her well in this next step of her journey,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Banking Dive. Robinson, who has been with Truist for about 21...

Truist’s premier banking head exits

Cisco is a dominant networking force — arguably the most dominant — but it didn’t get there alone or overnight. In terms of sheer number of acquisitions, technology companies like Google, Oracle and Microsoft may have bigger totals, However, in the networking and data center world, Cisco boasts a long and rich history of acquiring companies that have helped it both solidify its leadership position in some categories and expand into new markets.

Cisco’s acquisition history has shaped its evolution

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Lemon and Wiserfunding Partner to Accelerate Lending Decisions for SMBs

British FinTech, Lemon, which specialises in SaaS finance for SMB’s has announced a strategic partnership with WiserFunding, a leader in alternative data for credit risk assessment....

Lemon and Wiserfunding Partner to Accelerate Lending Decisions for SMBs

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