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FTSE 100 Hits 10,000 As UK Pushes Households Toward Investing

The FTSE 100 passed 10,000 points for the first time since its launch in 1984 as the UK government moves to encourage households to shift money from cash savings into…

Musk Pushes Back As X Faces UK Probe Over Grok Deepfake Images

Elon Musk has accused critics of his social media platform X of seeking “any excuse for censorship” after its AI chatbot Grok was used to create sexualised images of people…

China Demand Turns Raub Into A Global Hub For Premium Durian Trade

Raub, a small town in Malaysia once known for gold mining, has become a focal point of the global durian trade as China’s rising demand for the fruit drives exports,…

Google Faces Tribunal Claim Over Whistleblower Redundancy After Harassment Report

A senior Google employee has told a London employment tribunal that she was made redundant after reporting a manager for sexual misconduct, with the company accused of retaliation following an…

Nissan Records £888m Loss In UK After Asset Write Down

Nissan’s UK business posted a pre tax loss of £888m for the year ending 31 March 2025 after cutting the book value of its equipment, with the Sunderland based car…

Excel Faces Pushback As Firms Replace Spreadsheets With Centralized Data Systems

Microsoft Excel, now 40 years old, is increasingly being treated by technology leaders as a barrier to modern data management and AI adoption, even as it remains one of the…

Bugatti Builds First Branded Residential Tower In Dubai

Bugatti is expanding beyond car manufacturing by developing its first residential tower in Dubai, with apartments priced from $5.2 million as the French luxury brand moves into the branded real…

China Investment Banking Fees Rise To $15.4 Billion In 2025 On Equity Recovery And Record Bond Issuance

China’s investment banking fees climbed to $15.4 billion in 2025, marking a 21 percent year-on-year increase and the highest annual total since 2022, supported by a rebound in equity fundraising,…

YouTube Adds Shorts Filter To Advanced Search And Renames Ranking Options

YouTube has updated its advanced search tools to give users more control over search results, including a new option to filter out Shorts and changes to how ranking and engagement…

NSO Group Releases New Transparency Report As Critics Question Missing Details

NSO Group published a new transparency report on Wednesday, presenting what the spyware company described as a new phase of accountability, while omitting customer and enforcement data that had appeared…

Iran Experiences Near-Total Internet Blackout As Protests Spread Nationwide

Internet connectivity across Iran sharply collapsed on Thursday, with multiple monitoring firms reporting a near-total blackout as protests continued in cities across the country. Monitoring Firms Report Widespread Connectivity Loss…

OpenAI Acquires Convogo Team In Latest Acqui-Hire As Product Winds Down

OpenAI has agreed to acquire the team behind Convogo, a business software startup focused on automating leadership assessments and feedback reporting, in a deal that brings the founders into OpenAI…

Disney Plans Short-Form Video Feed For Disney+ To Increase Daily Use

Disney plans to introduce short-form video content on Disney+ in the U.S. later this year, adding a vertically oriented viewing option aimed at increasing how often subscribers open the streaming…

Illinois Confirms Years-Long Data Exposure Affecting More Than 700,000 Residents

Illinois officials have confirmed that a publicly accessible internal website exposed personal information linked to more than 700,000 state residents over a period of more than four years, after a…

Nvidia Tightens Payment Terms For H200 Chip Orders In China Amid Approval Uncertainty

Nvidia has begun requiring customers in China to pay the full amount upfront for orders of its H200 artificial intelligence chips, even as regulatory approval in both the United States…

Snowflake Agrees To Acquire Observe In Deal Built Around Native Observability Integration

Snowflake has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Observe, an observability platform built directly on Snowflake’s databases, with the goal of giving customers a unified way to collect, store, and…

Judge Sends Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI To Trial After Finding Supporting Evidence

A U.S. judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will proceed to trial, citing evidence that supports Musk’s claims that the company departed from its original nonprofit commitments.…

Clicks Debuts Communicator Phone With Physical Keyboard And Android 16 At CES

Clicks Technology has introduced its first smartphone, the $499 Communicator, alongside a $79 slide-out physical keyboard accessory, positioning both products around tactile input and messaging while reviving design elements associated…

Google Introduces AI Inbox For Gmail And Expands AI Features To More Users

Google is rolling out a new AI-powered Inbox experience for Gmail alongside search enhancements, a built-in proofreading tool, and wider access to existing AI features, with the aim of helping…

Apple Names JPMorgan Chase As New Apple Card Issuer, Ending Goldman Sachs Partnership

Apple has selected JPMorgan Chase as the new issuer of the Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs, with the transition expected to take up to 24 months and no immediate changes…