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Whisky takes a shot at China's Baijiu-dominated market

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 23:36
Western alcoholic drinks are trying to take on baijiu, which dominates the country's spirits market.

Xbox, Nintendo or PlayStation: does it still matter?

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 22:20
Why the war between the big games console makers may be coming to an end.

Facebook £3bn legal action given go-ahead in London

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 17:24
A mass legal action alleges Facebook abused its dominance to monetise 45 million UK users' personal data.

Jeremy Hunt considers reducing spending to fund tax cuts

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 13:35
Jeremy Hunt is looking at cutting billions in public spending to fund tax cuts in his Spring Budget.

British Gas sees profits increase 10-fold

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 10:37
The company managed to recover losses of £500m it made during the height of the energy crisis.

What is a recession and how could it affect me?

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 08:08
A recession means the UK economy has shrunk for two three-month periods in a row.

UK economy fell into recession at the end of 2023

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 07:46
The economy shrank by 0.3% between October and December, in a sharper fall than expected.

Elon Musk says SpaceX's legal home moved from Delaware to Texas

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 03:02
It comes after a judge in Delaware annulled his $55.8bn pay package from electric carmaker Tesla.

Japan unexpectedly slips into a recession

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 02:10
The figures also indicate that Japan has also lost its position as the world's third-largest economy.

Future data centres may have built-in nuclear reactors

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 01:08
As AI uses more electricity, new data centres could have their own nuclear power stations.

Offenders confused about ethics of AI child sex abuse

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:51
A charity warns that creating or viewing such images is still illegal, even if the children are not real.

X took payment from terrorists, campaigners say

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:36
Campaigners at the Tech Transparency Project in the US found paid-for features for organisations.

Pryzm nightclub boss blames lack of students for closures

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:22
Peter Marks, who runs the UK's biggest club chain, says students are going out later and spending less.

What is GDP and how is it measured?

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:15
A basic guide to how the health of the economy is measured, and why that calculation matters.

Google joins mission to map methane from space

Wed, 14/02/2024 - 13:18
The tech giant is deploying AI to help identify large sources of methane leaks in satellite data.

Pressure on renters persists into new year

Wed, 14/02/2024 - 13:16
Tenants paid 6.2% more in rent in January than they did a year earlier, official figures show.

Meta boss Zuckerberg takes a swipe at rival Apple

Wed, 14/02/2024 - 12:42
The Meta boss says his firm's headset is 'the best product, period' after trying Apple's rival headset.

Inflation flat despite energy price cap rise

Wed, 14/02/2024 - 07:35
Inflation has fallen sharply over recent months, but remained unchanged in January, official figures show.

Bali: Foreign tourists to pay $10 entry tax from Valentine's Day

Wed, 14/02/2024 - 06:27
Bali is one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, attracting millions each year.

Abuse and attacks on UK shop workers rises to 1,300 incidents a day

Wed, 14/02/2024 - 03:02
Violence against retail staff spiked to 1,300 incidents a day, says the British Retail Consortium.