Economy

Time is running out for cyber security, warn top tech firms

A group of 100 firms, including Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI, have signed an open letter calling on countries and…

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Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing

The “dough feeder”. The sauce and cheese modules – even the pepperoni-sprinkler. All lay still. A now defunct duo of…

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Windscribe VPN sparks outrage over AI Hitler ad

 Popular VPN provider Windscribe sparked outrage on social media after posting a questionable ad on X (formerly Twitter) featuring an…

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Company attempts to revive classic Twitter website

A U.S. Virginia based company called Operation BlueBird is attempting to revive the Twitter name, logo, and website, well away…

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Visa, Mastercard launch international card payments in Syria

Visa and Mastercard carried out their first international card transactions in Syria on Wednesday, a major step in reconnecting the…

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Canada announces ‘dollar-for-dollar’ retaliatory tariffs on US as high as 50%

Canada has announced counter-tariffs as high as 50% on a range of US goods in retaliation to the latest wave…

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AI gold rush draws crypto firms away from Bitcoin

Companies that once filled warehouses with computers to earn Bitcoin – a process known as mining – are now using…

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Firms scramble for battery power in Spain and Portugal

On the 28 April last year, Portugal and Spain went dark for several hours. A massive power failure caused widespread…

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Target apologises for ‘offensive’ children Halloween costume after backlash

American retail giant Target has withdrawn a Halloween costume from sale after critics on social media said it resembled a…

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Mamdani administration sued for municipal grocery stores

A coalition of supermarket and bodega owners called the ‘Multicultural Business Coalition’ have sued Mamdani’s administration, saying the city’s subsidized…

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