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California’s new law against election deepfakes blocked by judge over free speech worries
“Most of AB 2839 acts as a hammer instead of a scalpel, serving as a blunt tool that hinders humorous ...
Tesco raises profit forecasts after strong first half
UK’s biggest supermarket chain reports rise in sales as inflation eases
Jupiter poaches team from Origin as part of push into global equities
UK asset manager is hiring team from smaller rival in move that adds £800mn of assets
Former Singapore transport minister sentenced to year in jail over gifts
S Iswaran becomes city-state’s first cabinet official to be imprisoned in nearly 50 years
U.S. bans Chinese firms in Uyghur region as Beijing fights forced labor claims
The U.S. has added two new Chinese companies to Xinjiang trade blacklist one week after Beijing launched a retaliation against ...
Auto giants are getting nervous about the prospect of mega fines as EV demand falters
Europe’s top car giants appear to be increasingly concerned about the prospect of massive fines, particularly as electric vehicle demand ...
Is nuclear energy the zero-carbon answer to powering AI?
After decades of stagnation, the world’s biggest tech groups and banks are considering an alternative energy option
Luxury retailers Prada and Kurt Geiger shamed for taking up to 4 months to pay U.K. suppliers
Slow and late payments are estimated to force 50,000 small businesses to close a year. Read More
Belarus dissident fears ‘torture and death’ if extradited from Serbia
Arrest of opposition filmmaker Andrey Gnyot is seen as a test for Belgrade’s allegiances
UK chancellor urged to tell watchdog to focus on financial inclusion
A consumer champion and a former FCA chair part of group sending letter to Rachel Reeves
OpenAI poses new investors an intelligence test
The start-up has another $6.6bn of cash, but providers will have had to grapple with at least four flavours of ...
Military briefing: can Israel’s land offensive ‘defeat’ Hizbollah?
The IDF has devastated the militants from the air but success on the ground may require a much longer campaign
Can Labour find a way out of its own Budget traps?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the government has a growth plan, but self-imposed red lines leave little room for manoeuvre
The tailwinds for a European consumer recovery are building
Interest rate cuts should support a rise in spending in durable goods
Double-down or pivot to Labour: the choice facing Tory think-tanks
Groups that once influenced government policy are split over how to survive
Met police use of facial recognition in London surges
Force used the technology 117 times from January to August, up from 32 between 2020 and 2023
Sizewell C nuclear project hit by fresh delays as investment talks drag on
UK ministers make contingency plans to fund £20bn-plus power plant
Boomer women are pouring into the stock market—making up for lost time and wealth
“It’s never too late to start investing.” Read More
Supply chain disruptions could benefit these stocks, Goldman Sachs says
“Higher levels of geopolitical tensions in recent years have … structurally increased supply chain complexity,” the bank says, naming stocks ...
Citi names 3 U.S. traded stocks set to benefit China’s stimulus program
Chinese internet stocks have risen 45% since the stimulus was announced, yet Citi think there’s more upside.
US and G7 warn Israel against strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities
Western officials fear Washington’s influence may be limited as they try to prevent escalation of regional conflict
UK house sales rise at fastest pace in three years, data shows
Lower interest rates spur rise in buyer demand in September, says Zoopla
OpenAI feels competitors breathing down its neck
Latest funding round has boosted the company’s valuation to $150bn, but it faces formidable challenges
Leaked: Whole Foods CEO tells staff he wants to turn Amazon’s RTO mandate into more ‘carrot’ than ‘stick’
Employees of the Amazon-owned grocery subsidiary submitted more than 1,200 questions about the controversial 5-day return-to-office policy ahead of a ...
‘Every job is going to change pretty radically,’ many in the next year, thanks to AI, says Indeed’s CEO
AI isn’t a fad like blockchain or the metaverse, says Hyams. It will have as much impact on business as ...
DoJ accuses Trump of ‘private criminal effort’ to overturn 2020 election
Filing from Jack Smith lays out evidence in interference case against former president in bid to beat immunity claims
Markets remain mixed on Middle East news
Markets continued to cool off from the record highs reached last week. Read More
Elon Musk has spent a decade promising to turn Teslas into robotaxis — here’s what we know so far
Elon Musk has spent a decade promising to turn Teslas into robotaxis. CNBC explores whether the company is ready to ...
Diamond Sports looks to drop 11 MLB teams from Bally Sports regional networks
Diamond Sports told a bankruptcy judge it currently plans to drop all MLB teams from its Bally Sports networks with ...
