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Google’s Gradient backs Penny to help UK workers merge and manage their pension pots

Pensions, by just about any estimation, are a good thing. Ever since the U.K. government introduced auto-enrolment to the national workforce back in 2012, forcing employers to provide a workplace pension scheme by default (i.e. opt-out), this has led to more people saving toward their retirement. This policy change, however, means that millions of people…

Some Lenovo Ryzen laptops are now only running Windows

Some Lenovo laptops powered by AMD Rembrandt chips and Microsoft’s Pluton security co-processor are being restricted to Windows operating systems, reports have claimed.  The quirk was initially found by Linux security expert Matthew Garrett, who found he had difficulties getting Linux to boot from a USB drive on a Lenovo Z13 ThinkPad laptop workstation.  Those…

The best early Prime Day 2022 mattress deals available right now: Save up to $1,000 on Purple, Casper, Sleep Number

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Leesa/Insider With its large selection of can’t-miss deals, Amazon Prime Day 2022 is the perfect time to buy a mattress online. Prime Day starts Tuesday, July 12 and runs through July 13 at 11:59 p.m. PT, but many deals are already…

The Fed will likely choke off an economic rebound then change course as markets enter a new era of volatility, BlackRock says

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Market volatility will continue as the Fed struggles to tame inflation and spur a rebound, BlackRock says.  Analysts said in a report Monday that central banks are tackling inflation the wrong way. “The Federal Reserve, for one, is likely to choke off the restart of economic activity…