MPs have urged the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to ignore “scaremongering” by gambling companies and push ahead with higher taxes on the most harmful products, as pressure mounts on the Treasury to extract more from the…
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Government recoups £74m from asylum accommodation firms amid criticism over ‘chaotic’ hotel contracts
The government has clawed back £74 million from private firms accused of making “excessive profits” under multi-billion-pound asylum accommodation contracts — a figure that amounts to a tiny fraction of the £2.1 billion annual cost…
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The UK Government has announced more than £14 million in new funding to accelerate the commercial use of quantum technology across healthcare, defence, transport and energy, in a move it says will help power Britain’s…
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Balnord launches €70m fund to back frontier and dual-use tech startups across the Baltic Sea region
Balnord, a new early-stage venture capital firm founded by the team behind Black Pearls VC, has announced the launch of Balnord Fund I, an oversubscribed €70 million vehicle dedicated to investing in frontier and dual-use…
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Elon Musk on track to become world’s first trillionaire after Tesla shareholders approve $1tn pay deal
Elon Musk is poised to become the world’s first trillionaire after Tesla shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve a record-breaking $1 trillion pay package for the electric carmaker’s chief executive. The vote, held at Tesla’s annual…
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ITV confirms talks with Sky over £1.6bn sale of TV channels and ITVX in landmark broadcasting shake-up
ITV has confirmed it is in talks with Sky over a potential £1.6 billion sale of its media and entertainment business, including its traditional TV channels and its streaming platform ITVX, in a move that…
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The Evolution of SEO: How Artificial Intelligence and Automation Are Changing Business Promotion Strategy
Over the past ten years, SEO has evolved from a technical tool into an intellectual discipline that combines analytics, user behavior psychology, and machine learning technologies. Search engines have learned to understand context, intent, and…
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Tech Titans Turn Up the Heat for Christmas: A Festive Season of Innovation, Spending — and Prizes
As the festive season approaches, the global technology industry is once again preparing for its most lucrative period of the year. From Silicon Valley to Shenzhen, major players are unveiling new product lines, limited-edition releases,…
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It has been revealed that the digital gaming revolution has revolutionized the way we purchase and play games. Still, it has also given us an uncountable number of ways to save money. Various platforms have…
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Football isn’t just ninety minutes anymore, it’s every message, every notification, every heartbeat that comes with it. The chants start long before kick-off, the air crackles with that nervous kind of hope, and somewhere between…