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Taiwan To Foxconn: Selling Stake In Chinese Chipmaker? Well Still Fine You

A notable misstep as the iPhone supplier looks to grow its chip-making footprint Foxconn plans to sell its controversia... Read more

The Cargo Hauling Aircraft With No Pilots On Board

Rejecting deliveries to the doorstep, some drone makers are betting on bigger pilot-free aircraft. Read more

First Pictures Of King Charles Banknotes Revealed

Notes featuring the King's portrait will enter circulation in mid-2024, says the Bank of England. Read more

Charities With A Mountain To Climb As Donors Drop

Fewer people are donating to charity compared with before the pandemic, a survey suggests. Read more

Low-deposit Mortgage Scheme Extended For A Year

The scheme offers government backing to encourage lenders to offer low-deposit mortgages to buyers. Read more

Epic Payment: Fortnite Maker Pays Record $520m To Settle FTC Case

Someone thought of the children, and the dark patterns Updated  The owner of Fortnite is paying the FTC an Epic amount... Read more

Decision On Energy Bill Support For Businesses Postponed

Business groups angry after a decision on extending energy support is put off until the new year. Read more

GPUs Dodge Price Hike As US Extends China Tariff Deadline Beyond 2022

Happy New Year! Concession is made on GPUs and other parts Those fearing that graphics cards could see a significant pr... Read more

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