Patricia Clarke

5 days ago | observer.co.uk | Patricia Clarke |Phoebe Davis

New UK police guidance suggests officers can check menstrual-cycle tracking apps after pregnancy loss Senior executives at leading menstrual-cycle tracking apps said they are “in disbelief” at new UK police guidance that suggests officers could check women’s phones for the apps after an unexpected pregnancy loss. Rhiannon White, CEO of Clue, which has more than 10 million monthly users, said she was “very shocked” to see the guidance.

6 days ago | observer.co.uk | Patricia Clarke

The US electronics and video games retailer pulled off a shock move, buying $513m of crypto just as JD Vance gave political backing to the currencies During a livestream of the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Tim Kotzman, a crypto entrepreneur, was asked which companies traders should be paying attention to. “The obvious answer is GameStop,” he said. GameStop – ostensibly an electronics retailer – had just bought 4,710 bitcoin worth roughly $513m (£380m) at current prices.

2 weeks ago | observer.co.uk | Patricia Clarke

Marks & Spencer lost roughly £300 million in profits from a “highly sophisticated and targeted cyberattack” and expects disruptions to continue until July. So what? That might just be the cost of doing business in 2025. Other retailers have also been hit by ransomware attacks in recent weeks, among themCo-opHarrodsDior, andPeter Green Chilled, which supplies Tesco, Aldi and other supermarkets. Not just any cyberattack.

2 weeks ago | observer.co.uk | Patricia Clarke

With large profits from arms such as drones, makers have little incentive to see wars end Ukraine’s battlefields are shifting. Three years into the war, tankers and trenches are being replaced by autonomous weapons, built by startups and battle-tested on the frontlines. And, increasingly, they’re backed by private money. According to The Observer’s analysis of data from Dealroom and Crunchbase, European defence companies saw a 650% increase in private investment between 2022 and 2024.

3 weeks ago | observer.co.uk | Patricia Clarke

The country has a history of investing in futuristic projects that haven’t paid off. Will Humain be another? The promise of an AI-powered future may be good marketing, but the business fundamentals are not straightforward. That has not stopped Saudi Arabia from trying. On Monday, it launched Humain, a multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence company, in pursuit of becoming a global leader in the sector.