Daily Mail Publisher Reaches £500 Million Deal to Acquire the Daily Telegraph
The publisher of the Daily Mail has agreed to buy the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph for £500 million, marking the latest development in a long-running ownership battle. Daily Mail…
Functional Coffees Gain Ground as Mushroom and Protein Drinks Move Into the Mainstream
Zak Haddad has been starting his mornings with coffee infused with lion’s mane mushroom for three years, saying it gives him a “clear, focused feeling” without the “spike and crash”…
PwC global chairman says AI could reduce future graduate hiring as firms rethink entry-level roles
Artificial intelligence may eventually lead to fewer entry-level graduate jobs at PwC, global chairman Mohamed Kande told the BBC — even as the firm struggles to hire enough AI engineers.…
US, UK, and Australia sanction Russian web host tied to ransomware operations
Coordinated action targets Media Land and affiliatesThe United States, United Kingdom, and Australia have sanctioned a Russian web hosting company accused of supporting ransomware operations. The U.S. Treasury said on…
Dutch Government Halts Intervention in Chinese-Owned Chipmaker Nexperia After Talks With Beijing
Intervention Suspended Following Diplomatic DiscussionsThe Dutch government has suspended its intervention in Nexperia, the Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands, after what it described as “constructive talks” with Beijing. The…
Sky Sports Shuts Down Its “Halo” Women-Focused Channel After Just Three Days
Halo launched as a TikTok channel marketed as the network’s “lil sis,” aimed at appealing to women. But instead of highlighting women’s sports or offering meaningful coverage, the account posted…
RedBird Capital Withdraws £500m Bid for Daily Telegraph After Government Signals Review
U.S. investment group RedBird Capital has abandoned its £500 million bid to acquire the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, ending months of uncertainty surrounding the future ownership of the newspapers. The…
German Court Orders Google to Pay €572M in Damages for Antitrust Violations in Price Comparison Market
A German court has ruled that Google abused its dominant position in the price comparison sector and must pay €572 million ($665.6 million) in damages to two German price comparison…
Europol Leads Takedown of Cybercrime Operations in Latest ‘Operation Endgame’
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies coordinated by Europol has taken down three major cybercrime operations, targeting the infostealing malware Rhadamanthys, the Elysium botnet and the remote access trojan…
UK Economic Growth Slows to 0.1% After Sharp Drop in Car Production Linked to JLR Cyber-Attack
UK economic growth slowed to 0.1% in the July-to-September period, falling short of the 0.2% expected by analysts, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The slowdown…
Ryanair Ends Acceptance of Printed Boarding Passes as Airline Shifts to Fully Digital System
Ryanair will no longer accept printed boarding passes at airports, introducing a full transition to digital-only check-ins and mobile passes starting Wednesday. The airline said the shift is intended to…
EU Weighs Binding Law to Remove Huawei and ZTE From Telecom Networks
The European Commission (EC) is considering new legislation that would require member states to phase out equipment from Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE from Europe’s 5G and next-generation communication…
Guinness Maker Diageo Names Former Tesco Chief Sir Dave Lewis as CEO Amid Declining Sales
Drinks conglomerate Diageo, the maker of Guinness, Johnnie Walker, and Smirnoff, has appointed Sir Dave Lewis, the former chief executive of Tesco, to lead the company as it struggles with…
Cryptoqueen Who Laundered £5 Billion in Bitcoin from Chinese Pensioners Faces Sentencing in London
A woman accused of embezzling billions of pounds from Chinese pensioners through a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme is due to be sentenced in the U.K. this week for money laundering. British…
Shein Gains Momentum Among Young Shoppers as Primark Faces Pressure to Stay Relevant
As online retailers such as Shein and Vinted continue to capture the attention of younger consumers, Primark is seeing signs of strain on the UK high street. The retailer reported…
Italian Political Consultant Says He Was Targeted With Paragon Spyware
Francesco Nicodemo, an Italian political consultant known for his work with the country’s center-left Democratic Party (Partito Democratico), has publicly claimed he was targeted with Paragon spyware, expanding the ongoing…
Report Finds Location Data of Top EU Officials Easily Available for Sale
Journalists in Europe have discovered that commercially sold mobile phone location data can be used to track top European Union officials, exposing gaps in data enforcement despite the continent’s stringent…