Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM
Labour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheetMPs and mayors close to Andy Burnham h...
Russian missile destroys US firm’s Kyiv drone factory
Strike on Terminal Autonomy plant appears to be first time in the war that Moscow has targeted a US companyA drone factory in Kyiv destroyed by a Russ...
Profits boost for defence firms as governments beef up spending
Shares in Rolls-Royce jump by 5.5% after it lifts earnings guidance, while BAE Systems also upgrades profit forecastsBusiness live – latest updatesRol...
Atlassian tightens tracking of staff AI use as other technology firms encourage ‘tokenmaxxing’
Some companies reportedly using leaderboards for employees who used the most AI in their workGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podca...
Rogue OpenAI agent that hacked startup tried to attack other firms
ChatGPT developer says activity by autonomous tool was not at severity or scale of what occurred at Hugging FaceOpenAI has revealed that a cyber-attac...
Shares in Asian chip firms plunge further as AI sell-off continues
Drop comes after South Korean company SK Hynix’s results undershot investors’ expectationsBusiness live – latest updatesShares in companies linked to ...
DCC, one of FTSE 100’s biggest energy firms, agrees £5.75bn takeover
KKR and Energy Capital Partners poised to buy firm despite misgivings from founder and biggest shareholdersBusiness live – latest updatesOne of the bi...
Venezuela men sue aviation firms who flew them to notorious Salvadorian jail
Exclusive: CSI Aviation and GlobalX accused of violating civil rights as part of Trump immigration crackdownVenezuelan men sent last year to a notorio...
Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters
‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ president has touted is non-binding as people continue to struggle with rising billsDonald Trump has announced that some...
Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google
Direct oversight of ‘critical third parties’ such as Oracle and Microsoft given to ensure resilient cyber-defences and help safeguard UK economyThe Ba...
Reeves to launch City ‘skills compact’ committing firms to retrain staff in AI
Exclusive: Plan to improve skills of thousands of financial sector workers to keep pace with tech revolutionChancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce a ...
The TikTok-Viral Beauty That Firms & Tightens Your Skin Fast
This summer, our body-care routines are getting as sophisticated as our skincare. If you've just gone through a major weight-loss journey or added GLP...
Labour MPs call on water firms to save Britain’s lost lidos
Group, whose constituencies have derelict or at-risk pools, are campaigning to make outdoor swimming available for allCooling, blue expanses of water ...
Crypto firms operating in UK to be subject to sweeping new rules
City regulator will require booming industry to prove its resilience to risk from October next yearCrypto firms operating in the UK will be forced to ...
‘Tech firms are losing the public’: social media age bans near tipping point
UK is latest country to set minimum age for social media access but big tech is fighting back globally against curbsSocial media bans go global: big t...
Russia used Israeli firm’s tool to crack phone months after ties severed, report finds
Case of Andrei Pivovarov raises questions about how much control Cellebrite has over its own softwareRussian authorities used tools from the Israeli c...
Klue hack results in data breach at several cybersecurity firms
Huntress, HackerOne, Jamf, Recorded Future, and Tanium are among the cybersecurity companies that had data stolen following an earlier breach at marke...