Hotel owners expected a World Cup boom – so far it hasn’t happened
An industry body survey found hotels in World Cup host cities see the tournament as a “non-event”....
Why Modi wants Indians to buy less gold and take fewer foreign holidays
Modi has urged Indians to save dollars as war and oil shocks strain the rupee and economy further this year....
AI could put people off tech jobs and hurt the economy, warns Raspberry Pi boss
Eben Upton warns against claims that Artificial Intelligence will destroy vast numbers of computing roles over the coming years....
UK economy sees surprise growth in March despite Iran war
The economy grew by 0.3% in the month, official figures show, confounding analysts’ forecasts of a small contraction....
Higher Europe air fares ‘inevitable’, says industry head
Flying by air will get more expensive as oil prices remain high after the US and Israel’s conflict with Iran....
Trump’s Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh confirmed by US Senate
Kevin Warsh was confirmed by the narrowest margin since the role required a Senate confirmation vote....
Tui sees 10% fall in revenue from UK customers booking summer holidays
The travel operator says customers are showing increased caution as a result of the Iran war....
Smart glasses are ‘an invasion of privacy’ – Meta’s are selling better than ever
The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns....
Sam Altman: Elon Musk said control of OpenAI should go to his children
Sam Altman said Elon Musk tried many times for total control of OpenAI, which he’s now suing....
Snack giant switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted global supplies of energy and petrochemicals....