‘I wasn’t thinking straight’ says five jobs civil servant
Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple public sector jobs....
Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI
The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce....
The “trillion pound” oil fund the government believes Britain could have built
For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds....
Meta fined $25bn for ‘lies’ over user data privacy
The fine is the largest to date against Facebook’s owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California....
Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued
The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI....
Airbnb hosts can no longer make guests strip beds and wash dishes under new rules
The updated policy will apply to all reservations booked on the accommodation site on or after 20 November....
The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad
With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating....
Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?
Musk says there’s “a lot to be gained” by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history....
Inflation and government borrowing highest for a year ahead of next week’s Budget
Inflation accelerated to 3.5% from 3.1% in the year to September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)....
Faisal Islam: Inflation and borrowing figures illustrate chancellor’s Budget challenge
The economic figures released on Wednesday show the constraints for John Healey as he puts the finishing touches to his Budget....