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Publishing platform Substack is continuing to invest in video content as it launches the Substack Recording Studio, a built-in mechanism for creators to pre-record and publish videos. The studio, which is only available on the desktop, can support solo videos as well as conversations with up to two guests. Creators can add custom watermarks to their videos and share their screen with co-hosts. Once the recording is over, Substack auto-generates clips and thumbnails for sharing. “Until now, creating video on Substack meant going live, or stitching together a separate stack of tools: a recording platform, a way to create and distribute…

Thursday 12 March 2026 4:15 pm The end of the tax year is approaching The end of the tax year is fast approaching with April 5 just weeks away.Many people will be awaiting the opportunity to renew their ISAs to manage their tax bill, but others will be prioritising making the use of key tax allowances.Many of these allowances cannot be carried forward into the new tax year, and nearly a quarter of UK adults have never checked whether they’re taking “full advantage” of what is on offer, according to wealth manager St James’s Place.Claire Trott, head of advice at…

Earlier today, social media was flooded with complaints after users of Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, and Halifax apps saw “mystery” transactions appearing, showing payments and account details that did not belong to them. Lloyds Banking Group has now said it is investigating the reports. The bank further apologised to customers and noted that it is looking into the issue. A Lloyds Banking Group spokesperson said: “We’re sorry that some customers experienced an issue viewing transactions in the app for a short time this morning. “The issue was quickly resolved, and we’re looking into what happened.” Taking to X [formerly Twitter],…

Coffee lovers can rejoice as a café in South Belfast will be providing free brews this FridayRob Currell Live news reporter16:39, 12 Mar 2026Café Melrose in South Belfast will be hosting free coffee on Friday(Image: Café Melrose)A Belfast cafe is giving away free coffee all day on Friday as part of a special celebration.Café Melrose, on the Lisburn Road, will be providing brews to customers free-of-charge on Friday, March 13, to celebrate their new coffee product.The initiative will take place from 8.30am to 4pm and is in celebration of the premises’ new partnership with Newcastle coffee roaster Groupwork.Owner Gabriel McCoy,…

Location : The M49 northbound between the M5 and the junction with the M4 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 21:00 and 21:15 on 12 March 2026. Cause : Road Management. Delay : There are currently delays of 50 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Australian productivity software company Atlassian held layoffs as the company looks to funnel more money into AI. Atlassian announced it’s cutting 10% of its workforce, around 1,600 people, on March 11. The company said this decision allows it to spend more funds on AI and enterprise sales and to strengthen its finances. More specifically, Atlassian said that it’s doing well but is choosing to adapt to market conditions. “The bar for what ‘great’ looks like for software companies — on growth, on profitability, on speed, on value creation — has gone up,” Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes wrote in a press…

With the first images from the spacecraft now in hand, the team behind NASA’s Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, is ready to begin charting the energetic lives of the galaxy’s most common stars to help answer one of humanity’s most profound questions: Which distant worlds beyond our solar system might be habitable?  Initial, or “first light,” images mark the moment a mission proves its instruments are functioning in space and ready to transition to full science operations. This milestone is especially important for SPARCS, whose observations depend on highly precise ultraviolet (UV) measurements, making the demonstration of the camera’s…

Corporate ownership of bitcoin has reached a new high in early 2026 as exchange-traded funds, multinational corporations, and private firms expand their exposure to the asset, according to the latest corporate adoption report from BitcoinTreasuries.net. The data shows that institutional demand now forms a central pillar of the bitcoin market. Public companies, private firms, ETFs, and government-linked entities collectively hold a growing share of the circulating supply, with a small number of large buyers responsible for most accumulation. The findings illustrate a shift in bitcoin’s ownership structure. Early adoption was driven by retail investors and technology enthusiasts. Today, large financial…

Isteph Ayoub, 24, wants his new business, the Dials Convenience Store, at 157 Dyke Road, Hove, to be able to operate as an off-licence, with an alcohol licence from 8am to 11pm daily. But a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel was told that the area was already “saturated” with premises selling alcohol. And the council’s licensing policy restricts new off-licences in the area. At the licensing panel hearing on Tuesday, March 10, neighbour Helen Patrick said a high number of students from Bhasvic go past the premises. She said: “There is a high flow of Bhasvic students that…

Dating app maker Bumble is venturing into generative AI. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, Bumble introduced a new AI assistant it’s calling “Bee,” designed to become a personal matchmaker that learns users’ “values, relationship goals, communication style, lifestyle, and dating intentions” through private chats. It then uses those insights to help find the user more relevant matches. Currently, Bee is in the pilot phase and being tested internally, founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd told investors, but it’s launching into beta soon. With Bee, the company envisions being able to capture much more information about Bumble users, as…