Tech

Uniqlo: Fashion Giant To Raise Pay In Japan By Up To 40%

The move comes after the country's prime minister called on firms to increase wages as prices rise. Read more

Southwest Promotes Key Staff Right After That Christmas Meltdown

Union claims bosses are flying the biz into 'graveyard spiral' In the wake of a Christmas meltdown that saw it cancel s... Read more

UK Treasury Considers Plan For Digital Pound

The economic secretary to the Treasury says the UK is committed to becoming a world crypto hub. Read more

US, Canada, Mexico Ponder Some Sort Of Chip Supply Collab

Climate change, drugs and immigration behind semiconductors on White House priority list The US, Mexico, and Canada hav... Read more

FAA Sets 2024 Deadline For Preventing 5G Crash Landings

US watchdog puts its foot down: Even a small possibility of interference means a fix is mandatory America's Federal Avi... Read more

Grant Shapps Unveils New Powers In Strike Laws

Unions say the plans for minimum service levels are "undemocratic and unworkable". Read more

Amazon Warehouse Closures Put 1,200 Jobs At Risk

The online giant is to shut three warehouses, but also plans to open two new ones creating 2,500 roles. Read more

After Big Delays, Sapphire Rapids Arrives, Full Of Accelerators And Superlatives

Look at our big claims, but don’t think about how AMD beat us in the DDR5, PCIe 5 race After dealing with multiple de... Read more

Oxford Ionics Scores Funding For Scalable Quantum Chip Technology

Hermann Hauser of Acorn fame among the investors providing cash injection A UK quantum startup has secured £30 million... Read more

Strikes Update: How Wednesday 11 Januarys Walkouts Will Affect You

What you need to know about the ambulance workers' strike and other industrial action, by the BBC's Zoe Conway. Read more

Global Recession Warning As World Bank Cuts Economic Forecast

The 2023 growth forecast for the global economy is cut to 1.7% as a result of Ukraine war and Covid pandemic. Read more

Wilko Customer Service Staff At Risk Of Redundancy

The 95 staff members at its contact centre are in a consultation process, the company says. Read more

Second-hand And Refurbished Phone Market Takes Flight Amid Inflation Hike

Who needs shiny new blowers when there's bills to pay and kids to feed? Answer: fewer and fewer folk More and more cash... Read more

Petrol Below £1.50 A Litre For First Time Since Russia Invaded Ukraine

Petrol at lowest price since Russia invaded Ukraine, but diesel still costs more than last year. Read more

Britishvolt: Takeover Talks With Indonesia-linked Investment Group

The plans for an electric vehicle battery factory in Northumberland have been beset by delays. Read more