Faisal Islam: Four reasons why Fifa's World Cup plan never stacked up
Documents that set out Fifa's plan to part-privatise the World Cup and seen by the BBC show why the deal may have fallen apart.
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Stick to spending limits, PM and chancellor tell ministers in joint memo
Chancellor John Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham have written a joint letter to cabinet ministers telling them that they must stick within their existing spending limits while funding new pledges.
Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop'
Snapchat has joined the likes of YouTube, LinkedIn and Substack in a growing effort to combat fake writing, images and videos that are entirely created by artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company
The boss of one of the companies recently hacked by out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) says bot makers must be accountable for cyber attacks carried out by their creations.
AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company
The boss of one of the companies recently hacked by out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) says bot makers must be accountable for cyber attacks carried out by their creations.
BP puts North Sea business up for sale
BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.
Healey announces his first Budget will be on 28 October
Chancellor John Healey has announced the date of his first Budget will be Wednesday, 28 October.
Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq 100 Futures Gain Amid Cooler June PCE Inflation Data and Slower - Benzinga
U.S. stock futures rose on Friday, as the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 indices advanced, following Thursday’s higher close.
Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die'
A passenger on a British Airways flight that issued a distress call on approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month has described the rising fear in the cabin and a lack of information from the crew.
Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die'
A passenger on a British Airways flight that issued a distress call on approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month has described the rising fear in the cabin and a lack of information from the crew.
Eurozone inflation edges up to 2.9% in July - Eurostat
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Anthropic's Claude AI escapes to hack into three organisations
US technology firm Anthropic says its AI models hacked into the systems of three organisations on their own, during a private security experiment.
BP puts North Sea business up for sale
BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.
Sainsbury's agrees to sell Argos for £120m
Sainsbury's has agreed to sell Argos for £120m as the supermarket chain aims to focus on its core food business.
South Korean shares soar after chip stock rout
Share prices jumped in South Korea on Friday, partly reversing a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country's stock market.
China manufacturing PMI unexpectedly slips into contraction in July
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Three things we learned about AI from Big Tech earnings
The world's biggest technology companies - including Microsoft, Meta, Google, Apple and Amazon - updated Wall Street this week on their finances.
Anthropic says AI models hacked three firms during tests
US tech company Anthropic says three of its artificial intelligence (AI) models broke out of isolated test environments and hacked into the systems of three other firms during a cybersecurity exercise.
Tokyo CPI rises in July, core inflation nears BOJ target on energy costs, weak yen
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Apple warns of future 'supply constraints' for Mac, iPhone, iPad
Apple spooked Wall Street on Thursday by warning it expected a "significant" hit from growing supply constraints for its most popular products.
Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic'
The boss of Thames Water has claimed targets the company has been set over things like leakages are "not realistic".
Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic'
The boss of Thames Water has claimed targets the company has been set over things like leakages are "not realistic".
'I pay £580 a month to live in a disused care home': Property guardians show us around
Would you live in a disused care home, pub or bank in exchange for a heavily discounted rent?
'I pay £580 a month to live in a disused care home': Property guardians show us around
Would you live in a disused care home, pub or bank in exchange for a heavily discounted rent?