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Sat, 01 Aug 2026

Budget to be held in October, Healey announces

The new chancellor pledged to move money and power out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop'

Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

Fintech broker Clear Street offers investors pre-IPO access to $188 billion AI giant Databricks

Fintech brokerage Clear Street is launching a private markets platform, beginning with Databricks stakes, to give investors more access to late-stage startups.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ sets domestic box office preview record with $72 million

Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brave New Day" is expected to haul in around $270 million domestically over its debut weekend.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

FIFA tests the limits of private equity in sports with World Cup subsidiary sale

UEFA and Concacaf's rejection of FIFA's plan to sell a 20% stake in the World Cup's commercial operations highlights uneasiness with private equity in sports.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

How Leopold Aschenbrenner built a $45 billion AI hedge fund — and lost most of it in days

Leopold Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI researcher-turned-hedge fund manager, saw a dramatic decline this week in his AI-focused fund, Situational Awareness.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

GM to launch proprietary in-vehicle AI system later this year

General Motors plans to launch a proprietary in-vehicle artificial intelligence system that's better tailored for its customers later this year.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company

Clement Delangue said he didn't want cyber attacks on other companies to become "normalised".

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

BP puts North Sea business up for sale

The decision follows a review of BP's operations and is set to end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

Sainsbury's agrees to sell Argos for £120m

Under the terms of the deal, Argos will still operate in Sainsbury's shops, sell Habitat products, and offer Nectar points.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die'

Edward Killiwick was on the flight that issued a distress call, before it landed safely at Heathrow earlier this month.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

More consumer companies are staying private for longer, avoiding the IPO road

With the rise of secondary markets and a stronger liquidity environment, more companies are choosing to stay private for longer, according to experts.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

'I will miss my shop tremendously after six decades'

Meredith's DIY Hardware and Ironmongery has been at Yate Shopping Centre, near Bristol, since 1965.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

South Korean shares soar after chip stock rout

It comes after a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country's stock market.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

Hospital parking hike adds stress, patients say

From 31 July hourly parking charges will increase by about 50% at several hospitals in the county.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

Group's mission to appreciate every piece of food

Food in Community takes unwanted and surplus produce from growers and farmers.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

Anthropic says Claude AI hacked three organisations during cyber tests

It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

Three things we learned about AI from Big Tech earnings

Billions of dollars are being poured into a new wave of AI technology. But will it pay off?

Thu, 30 Jul 2026

Apple warns of future 'supply constraints' for Mac, iPhone, iPad

Shares of Apple plunged on a warning of slower sales in the coming months.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026

Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic'

Chris Weston said Thames wanted "to do better" but some of its targets were not achievable.


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