Lords call for AI 'kill switch' powers in UK
A group of peers is calling for the British government to be able to deactivate powerful AI systems and switch off the country's data centres in the event of the tech posing a threat to national security.
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The Ternus Era Begins at Apple
In late July, current and former Apple product developers gathered for a reunion at the company’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. As evening fell and guests sipped drinks and ate hors d’oeuvres, John Ternus slipped int…
ECB Preview: How to Hike Rates Without Creating More Market Turmoil
The international environment remains volatile, and the euro area – an open economy that is well integrated into global supply chains and international financial markets – could face strains ahead. While the acute risk …
Fake 10 Downing Street listing exposes 'unfit' Booking.com, says consumer group
Consumer group Which? says it was able to create a fake listing for 10 Downing Street on travel giant Booking.com.
Australia Q2 GDP beats forecast, strengthens case for RBA rate hike
US mix. US Q2 GDP held at 1.5% annualized, but consumption was revised up to 3.4% and private domestic demand to 4.2%. July core PCE held at 3.3% y/y, while real spending was flat and consumer confidence fell to 89.4 vs…
Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America
US President Donald Trump ordered the change after trade talks with Canada collapsed in August.
Soft launches and late sittings - six ways to get cheaper meals out
The cost of dining out is getting increasingly hard to swallow - but clever planning can net you cheaper deals.
Why is SoftBank Group stock sliding today?
The Tokyo stock market on the 24th saw active stock-picking driven by earnings announcements and forecast revisions. In the semiconductor sector, a stark contrast emerged as Disco (6146.T) plunged while KOA (6999.T) sur…
Range Rover launches first fully electric model
The vehicle is being built at JLR's manufacturing plant in Solihull, in the West Midlands.
Fed Hike Odds Make a Full Round Trip
A Fed emergency meeting is the one macro event nobody can put on a calendar, which is exactly why Kalshi lists a contract on it. That contract is offered at 13.1 cents tonight against an 8.1-cent bid, and read alone it …
South Korea CPI grows slightly less than expected in August
China’s consumer price index inflation moderated to 1.0% year-on-year amid typical post-Lunar New Year seasonality, but producer prices returned to positive levels for the first time since 2022. Energy-related subcompon…
UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget
Long-term government borrowing costs have risen to a 28-year high, putting further pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget next month.
France targets Shein and Temu with fast fashion fees
France has started imposing fees on fast fashion items which could reach almost â¬20 per garment by 2030, as the government tries to curb sales of cheap clothing sold by e-commerce sites.
Ikea cuts prices as customers struggle with rising cost of living
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is cutting prices across hundreds of products in Europe to woo customers struggling with deepening cost-of-living pressures.
Eurozone Inflation Hits a Middle East War High, but Core Pressures Remain Containe
At its meeting on 19 March 2026, the Governing Council decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. It is determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at the 2% target in the medium term. The war in the…
Shein shares fall in long-awaited stock market debut
Shares in fast-fashion giant Shein fell in their highly anticipated stock market debut on Tuesday as the firm listed in Hong Kong after a long quest to go public.
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I climbed the career ladder and got my dream job at 30 - then I hit burnout
Jo Hooper spent her 20s trying to climb the career ladder, quickly rising through the ranks with promotions and pay rises.
Brinker International director DePinto sells $5.76m in shares
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC (EAT) director Joseph Michael DePinto reported mixed insider activity. On 2026-08-28, he sold 25,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $230.39, in multiple trades between $…
Japan Inc is betting big on India as China risks deepen
India's commerce minister Piyush Goyal led the country's largest-ever business delegation to Japan last week in a bid to expand trade and investment ties between the two countries. His visit came as Japan's deepening pu…
Feeling nostalgic for summer? How to beat the back-to-work blues
The alarm wakes you with a shock, the summer holiday is over and it's time to face that inbox full of unread emails.
China private manufacturing growth strengthens in August, RatingDog PMI shows
This print beats the roughly 51.0 consensus flagged ahead of the release and lands the day after the NBS official PMI also improved, giving AUD traders confirmation from both the state weighted and export weighted surve…
Verizon prepares network for potential tropical storm Edouard
CrowdStrike (CRWD) continues to expand ecosystem reach—bringing Falcon to Google Cloud, extending to Snowflake, and partnering with Cognizant—moves that aim to centralize AI‑era security telemetry and ease enterprise ad…
Amazon rigged billions in ad pricing, lawsuit from states and US watchdog alleges
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan group of 22 states has filed a lawsuit alleging Amazon secretly overcharged more than a million advertising customers by manipulating online auctions it uses to set…