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Uber, Lyft Stock Decimated As US Aims To Classify Gig Workers As Staff

About to get a lot trickier to justify contractor status for app-hired folks The US Department of Labor today signaled ... Read more

Mark Zuckerberg Reveals New Quest Pro VR Headset

Facebook-owner Meta has revealed a new VR headset as part of its continued metaverse push. Read more

Co-op Launches Trial To Cut Back Use Of Lighting

As energy bills remain high, the Co-op supermarket chain has announced it will cut back on lighting costs. Read more

IMF Warns Rising Prices Will Be Worse In UK

Slovakia is the only eurozone country expected to have higher inflation than the UK by the end of next year. Read more

Kellogg's Frosties Shortage Hits Supermarket Shelves

Kellogg's said packaging issues were to blame for the breakfast cereal vanishing from the aisles. Read more

Record Numbers Not Looking For Work Due To Long-term Illness

Nearly 2.5 million are not looking for jobs because of long-term sickness, adding to labour shortages. Read more

Grocery Bills Forecast To Rise By £12 A Week On Average

Shoppers could pay an extra £643 a year for food and other groceries, research firm Kantar says. Read more

Intel Chips In On Optical Modem For DARPA's 'internet Of Satellites'

Mmmmm... smells like Space-BACN Intel has revealed more about its involvement in DARPA's project to build an "internet ... Read more

Heathrow Regains Crown As Europe's Busiest Airport, Data Shows

Despite beating its rivals, the west London airport says air travel demand "remains uncertain". Read more

PC Shipments Fall At Fastest Rate Ever As Businesses Slam Wallets Shut

More analysts emerge to talk up hefty double digit shrink in unit volumes PC shipments are plunging by record levels as... Read more

The New GPU World Order Is Beginning To Take Shape

As Nvidia hikes prices, Intel is only too happy to profit from your discontent, and AMD remains a wild card Comment  F... Read more

Asia Chipmaker Shares Slide After US Curbs On China

On Friday, Washington announced new rules to restrict sales of semiconductor technology to China. Read more

Reds On The Beds: Putin's War Sparks Chinese Chip Boom, Starting With Electric Blankets

As energy prices rise, so does demand for the kind of low-end chips China cranks out Here's an odd side effect of Russi... Read more

Hong Kong Declines To Act On Sanctioned Russian Superyacht In Harbour

The US accuses the city of granting 'safe haven' to the yacht owned by a Russian oligarch under Western sanctions. Read more

Oz Apple Store Staff Vote To Strike For Better Pay, Settled Rosters, Clean Shirts

Some plan to take a whole hour off The union representing Apple Store workers in Australia has called a strike as part ... Read more