Artificial intelligence Axel Springer signs deal with OpenAI for ChatGPT to read its stories admin Dec 14, 2023 Germany's largest news publisher, Axel Springer, has made a groundbreaking agreement with OpenAI, granting them…
Defence industry Cohort, a British defence company, has seen its sales increase as a result of the… admin Dec 14, 2023 Cohort is facing a backlog of orders worth £353.9m after a surge in demand The rising tensions between China,…
Politics UK ministers are unable to prove that £259bn spent on procurement was wisely spent admin Dec 14, 2023 According to a cross-party group, the UK government was unable to prove that taxpayers received value for money on…
Economy UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in October admin Dec 14, 2023 According to data released just before the Bank of England’s final rate setting meeting of the year, the UK economy…
Business Vivendi floated a plan to split up admin Dec 14, 2023 The French media conglomerate Vivendi has proposed splitting into three separate businesses, which would be listed…
Interest rates Federal Reserve signals rate cuts for 2024, sparking a market rally admin Dec 14, 2023 Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell sent his clearest signal yet on Wednesday that the US central bank was done with…
Energy Subsea project to transport renewable energy from Scotland to England is awarded… admin Dec 13, 2023 The contract for the 190km superhighway will cost £1.8bn. It is designed to transport renewable energy from…
Drug research AstraZeneca acquires US vaccine company for $1.1bn admin Dec 13, 2023 AstraZeneca has acquired its first vaccine company for $1.1bn. This will allow the company to expand its vaccine…
Banking Why high interest rates can be a blessing for certain British businesses admin Dec 13, 2023 The bond markets are getting ahead of themselves by anticipating a sharp fall in the Bank Rate for next year.…
Rail industry FirstGroup, the UK’s largest train operator, faces a £1bn loss under… admin Dec 13, 2023 A broker in the City stated that the UK's biggest rail operator could suffer a £1bn loss in revenue due to Labour's…
Companies Thames Water boss admits that the company doesn’t have sufficient money to… admin Dec 13, 2023 The boss of Thames Water, a struggling utility company, has admitted that the company does not have the money to…
Pharmaceutical Walgreen, Boots’ owner, explores London listing for high-street chain admin Dec 13, 2023 Boots, the US-owned high street pharmacy chain, is considering a £7bn UK IPO. This could give London's struggling…
Business Business lobby group warns of ‘anti-growth climate’ in the UK admin Dec 13, 2023 The head of a British business lobby group warned that a lack of workers had contributed to 'anti-growth…
Companies UK companies in China view 2024 as pivotal for investment admin Dec 13, 2023 The British Chamber of Commerce stated on Tuesday that UK businesses in China view 2024 as "a pivotal year" where…
Inflation The rise in US core inflation highlights persistent price pressures admin Dec 13, 2023 US core inflation increased last month. This supports the argument of the US Federal Reserve, that interest rates…
Media Netflix releases viewing statistics for its entire catalog for the first-ever time admin Dec 13, 2023 Netflix, which has long been criticised for its lack of transparency regarding how films and shows perform on their…
Retail Macy’s offers $5.8bn in buyouts that could remove it from the stock market admin Dec 12, 2023 Macy's, a department store chain in the US, is the subject of an offer of $5.8bn. (£4.6bn). This would mean that…
AI EU sets strict limits on the use of AI-biometric surveillance by police admin Dec 12, 2023 It has been revealed that in most cases, police and national security agencies in the EU are not allowed to use…