London shares retreated on Thursday as rising crude oil prices, fuelled by a lack of progress in US-Iran diplomatic talks, stoked inflation fears and pushed government bond yields higher. The blue-chip FTSE
City law firms are rushing to adopt artificial intelligence, but a high-profile court case has exposed the dangerous gap between ambition and proper oversight. A junior lawyer at Pinsent Masons used AI
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Downing Street invited bereaved parents this week to discuss social media regulation, with families holding up pictures of their deceased children before heading inside. The message from Number 10 was deliberate and
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A Google software engineer has been arrested and charged with insider trading after allegedly using confidential company information to place bets on the prediction platform Polymarket. Michele Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen living
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Auto China 2026, the world’s largest car show, has exposed how deeply Chinese manufacturers have outpaced their global rivals in electric vehicles, batteries, design and software. The BBC visited factory floors in
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Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari has declared that tackling inflation remains his primary focus, even as the labour market holds relatively steady. Kashkari made the comments while speaking to CNBC’s Kaori
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Fidelity personal financial specialist Marianna Hunt has answered a reader’s question about whether to invest savings or use them as a property deposit. The reader, in their late 20s, has saved around
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Britain faces the prospect of a “lost generation” of young people as spending on benefits for the under-25s vastly outstrips investment in employment support, a major review has warned. Alan Milburn, the
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The Star Sports Henry II Stakes at Sandown, run over two miles at 6.12pm, is shaping up as one of the card’s most compelling Group Three contests. Last year’s winner Trawlerman used
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Thursday’s Brigadier Gerard card at Sandown represents the finest evening racing fixture currently on offer anywhere in the United Kingdom. The feature Group Three Star Sports Brigadier Gerard Stakes is scheduled to
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Yieldmo, an advertising platform focused on improving digital ad experiences through creative technology and AI, has appointed Anthony Flaccavento as its new Chief Revenue Officer. In the role, Flaccavento will oversee all
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