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Alcohol Duty To Be Frozen For Further Six Months

Alcohol prices will be frozen until August 2023, when a new system for alcohol taxes is introduced. Read more

Google Datacenters Use 'a Quarter Of All Water' In One US City

Thirsty officials drained of arguments after media outlet legal battle to free the information Google has disclosed how... Read more

EU Nations Agree Gas Price Cap To Shield Consumers

The cap will kick in if prices breach 180 euros per megawatt hour for three days running. Read more

Elon Musk: Twitter Users Vote In Favour Of Boss Resigning

Some 57.5% of users voted "yes" when Elon Musk asked them if he should quit as Twitter's chief executive. Read more

Will Elon Musk's Ultimatum Cost Him Twitter?

The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman looks at the future of Musk and Twitter. Read more

Latest Antitrust Problem The EU Has With Meta? It's Classified

Believes Facebook Marketplace broke EU rules by 'distorting competition' for online ads The European Commission has a p... Read more

Intel May Delay Construction Of German Mega-fab To Cut Costs

No longer 'a definitive date' for facility scheduled to be built from next year Intel is set to delay construction of i... Read more

NI Households To Receive Energy Payment From January

The £600 is intended to help with energy bills but people can use the cash payment as they see fit. Read more

UK Govt Study Says IR35 Contractor Tax Reforms Plain Sailing For Most

Study measures wrong things, fails to offer an accurate picture of tax regime, say consultants Updated  Two-fifths of ... Read more

Openreach Offers More Wholesale Fiber Discounts, Rivals Call Foul

CityFibre seethes that move comes straight out of 'dominant operator ... playbook' Openreach has revealed new wholesale... Read more

In Praise Of MIDI, Tech's Hidden Gift To Humanity

One version to bind them all, and in the darkness rock them Opinion  If you're not a musician, you may never think of ... Read more

Elon Musk Starts Poll With One Question: Should I Step Down As Head Of Twitter?

The ayes have it: You said 'YES' Updated  Elon Musk may be about to fire himself as CEO of Twitter.… Read more

Carmack Quits Meta, Brands It Inefficient And Unprepared For Competition

Is Zuck's org doomed, or is this a case of a techie struggling with management? Legendary developer John Carmack has qu... Read more

'I Quit My Job Rather Than Go Back To The Office'

Is there a growing divide between employers who want staff back in the office and employees who want to work from home? Read more

Why Car Dealers May Face A Bumpy Road Ahead

Car showrooms, mostly owned by independent businesses, are under pressure from all sides. Read more