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- Poor wage growth estimates led to inflation forecast errors, BoE says Central bank technical paper comes after widespread criticism of its post-Covid performance
- Trump covets mineral-rich Greenland, but what natural resources does it actually have? Greenland's natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.
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- Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage Security researchers have attributed the attempted use of destructive "wiper" malware across Poland's energy infrastructure in late Decembe…
- Strong UK pay growth could limit interest rate cuts, Bank policymaker warns Megan Greene says apparent end to the decline in wage growth could hinder fight against inflation The Bank of England may not be able to lo…
- Measles is surging in the US. Wastewater tracking could help. This week marked a rather unpleasant anniversary: It’s a year since Texas reported a case of measles—the start of a significant outbreak th…
- TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks “I am so happy”: Trump closes deal that hands TikTok US to his allies.
- Leak: Nvidia is about to challenge ‘Intel Inside’ with as many as eight Arm laptops Intel and AMD have split the Windows laptop market for years, but the x86 players may be getting outnumbered.
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- Gold records best week since 2008 as Greenland crisis rattles dollar
Precious metal closes in on $5,000 and silver tops $100 as Trump’s shortlived tariffs threat sparks rush to safe havens
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Central bank technical paper comes after widespread criticism of its post-Covid performance
Precious metal closes in on $5,000 and silver tops $100 as Trump’s shortlived tariffs threat sparks rush to safe havens
Tracking the Donald Trump show has become pointless for investors in the short term
UK prime minister says US president should apologise for comments in latest sign of strain between allies
Video app sets up American unit to handle data and algorithm security
Japan will hold shortest-ever general election campaign period before voting next month
Japanese currency rises most since August after New York Fed queries market participants on price levels
Donald Trump called plan to transfer sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius an ‘act of great stupidity’
Donald Trump has said he plans to name his nominee to run the US central bank ‘in the not too distant future’
A growing number of wealthy UK residents are investing in country establishments
Wall Street executive’s remuneration jumps 21% from the previous year and was roughly in line with bank’s profits
Banks endure presidential attacks as their share prices and profits soar under lenient policies
Tristram Hunt tells the FT that Labour’s non-dom tax changes have been a ‘challenge’ for fundraising
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Nato’s relationship with US President Donald Trump took a turn for the worse this week.
Washington’s allies are looking for a new strategy after a week that has demonstrated what some see as the risks of subordination and coerc…
Reform UK leader’s pass and hotel costs for World Economic Forum event were paid for by Sasan Ghandehari
By-election win would open path for Manchester mayor to launch challenge for Labour leadership
Delaying implementation is seen as a way to avoid a repeat of last year’s backbench rebellion
UK government has been courting Chinese company to build cars locally
Despite its depressed valuation, the fintech’s longtime backers were probably keen to cash out
Investor appetite for blue-chip debt remains strong despite a choppy week for stocks triggered by Trump’s tariff threats
He pulled back on Greenland, but a rupture of the old order is under way
Retail sales also rebounded in December, driven by online jewellery purchases
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A US play for the island of Greenland sent shudders across global markets
Performance of Czechoslovak Group underlines strong investor demand for defence companies
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Dispute over whether ‘cash-like’ money market funds should be allowed in stocks-and-shares Isas
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New research shows 80% of companies that complete liability management exercises default again within 3 years
Manufacturing setbacks undermine company’s efforts to become US champion in advanced chipmaking
Greenland's natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.
While TikTok's future in the US has been secured, questions remain about exactly what changes US users will see.
It is a challenge for TikTok's parent company ByteDance as well as global ambitions for other Chinese tech companies.
TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations.
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Security researchers have attributed the attempted use of destructive "wiper" malware across Poland's energy infrastructure in late Decembe…
Megan Greene says apparent end to the decline in wage growth could hinder fight against inflation The Bank of England may not be able to lo…
This week marked a rather unpleasant anniversary: It’s a year since Texas reported a case of measles—the start of a significant outbreak th…
Lee Castleton is taking legal action against his former employer over the Horizon IT scandal.
Grocery shopping with a couple who bought all their supplies yearly rather than weekly.
Heathrow says it has become the biggest airport to drop the limit after rolling out new high-tech scanners.
The British arm of Tesla has faced multiple court proceedings linked to allegations of road traffic offences.
Meir Matters previously taught people how to use slow cookers - which they could then take home.
Sales rose by more than expected, but it remained a difficult festive period for many retailers.
The BBC's Lily Jamali looks into why big US firms and start-ups alike are turning to Chinese tech.
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Majority US-owned venture includes Larry Ellison’s Oracle, private-equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX TikTok announced on Thursda…
“I am so happy”: Trump closes deal that hands TikTok US to his allies.
The visit comes as New Delhi prepares to host a major AI summit expected to draw top executives from Meta, Google, and Anthropic.
Trust says Reform UK leader was invited to WEF event by London-based venture capitalist as an honorary adviser Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos…
Donald Trump’s maximalist approach to foreign policy reached a crescendo this week, with the US president dominating proceedings at the Wor…
Brighton & Hove Albion football club owner confirms placing bets through accounts of Reform UK adviser George Cottrell, according to legal…
Dissenting voices were few and far between as the US president brought his smash-and-grab politics to the WEF “If we’re not at the table, w…
Campaigners believe evaluations have been suppressed as they cast further doubt on safety and economic benefits UK politics live – latest u…
Region has higher share of net zero economic output, data shows, and Labour leaders fear Reform would dismantle industry if it wins power R…
Airport tells outbound travellers they may bring containers that hold up to 2 litres and keep devices in bags as it rolls out latest CT sca…
Discounter relaunches Pep & Co clothing brand after a switch to ranges supplied by its former parent group hit sales Poundland has shut 149…
US president’s $5bn lawsuit against JP Morgan and Jamie Dimon follows a steady rise in tensions between the two men Weeks after Donald Trum…
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Intel and AMD have split the Windows laptop market for years, but the x86 players may be getting outnumbered.
Meta today said that it is pausing teens' access to its AI characters globally across all its apps.
Politicians call for more infrastructure funding amid anger that county is seen as ‘holiday playground’ Accessed by a steep, winding lane,…
Kristalina Georgieva says research suggests 60% of jobs in advanced economies will be affected, with many entry-level roles wiped out Artif…
US aerospace tech company reportedly held talks last year over private share sale that values business at $800bn Elon Musk’s SpaceX is repo…
AI evangelist Peter Kyle wants to scale up businesses, attract overseas investors and look out for UK’s poorer regions The UK business secr…
Learn more about Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros., considered the most historic megadeal in Hollywood, as it continues to develop.
A number of investors are competing for the opportunity to purchase the app, and if a deal were to go through, the platform's U.S.
The business model behind these apps replicates the same dark patterns as mobile games.
The deal ends a six-year long political saga that started in 2020 when President Donald Trump tried to ban the app over national security c…
Dense narrative deduction game tells a compellingly academia-tinged sci-fi tale.
Intel is allocating more of its own production to its money-making server chips.
Community watch groups have a playbook to keep ICE away from subscriber information.
Lawyer calls it "outrageous that the White House would make up stories."
The LA startup said it would ship "millions" of TVs by 2024.
With falling sales and shrinking profits, the recurring revenue will be most welcome.
Another partially reusable Chinese rocket, the Long March 12B, is nearing its first test flight.
Their presence appears to lower the risk of food-borne illnesses from pathogens.
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The world's oldest art has an unintentional story to tell about human exploration.
Meta is "temporarily pausing" the ability for teens to chat with its AI characters as it develops a "new version" of the characters that wi…
TikTok finally closed a deal meant to bring it into compliance with the law that should have banned it a year ago, and the lawmakers who pa…
TikTok is officially under new ownership in the US, and that could spell big changes for the video-sharing app.
Yann LeCun's new venture, AMI Labs, has drawn intense attention since the AI scientist left Meta to found it.
The NTSB joins the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in investigating Waymo vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses.
The Department of Justice may be conducting a criminal investigation.
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos felt different this year, and not just because Meta and Salesforce took over storefronts…
The addition is meant to just be a fun way to explore your photos and experiment with Google's Gemini AI technology, and specifically Nano…
Started by an engineer who worked on the space shuttle program, and at Blue Origin, Space Beyond has a spot on a 2027 Falcon 9 flight.
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Internal documents revealed as part of a child safety lawsuit hint at Google's plan to "onboard kids" into its ecosystem by investing in sc…
Casio showed up to NAMM (CES for music gear nerds) this year with a prototype sampler called the SX-C1 that looks every bit the lovechild o…
Even with the ability to take excellent photos with our phones and instantly share them across the world, there’s something magical about t…
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