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Gas Price Crisis: Shift Focus To Using Less Energy, Says Boss

The government should concentrate on how people can use less energy to lower their bills, says boss. Read more

Evergrande: Investors In The Dark Over $83m Bond Payment

Financial markets have been rocked this week by concerns over the firm's more than $300bn of debt. Read more

UK Ministry Of Defence Tries Again To Procure £1.7bn Tri-service Recruitment System

New guys can't do a worse job than Capita, right? Right? The UK Armed Forces are looking to restart a £1.7bn procureme... Read more

Check Your Bits: What To Do When Unix Decides To Make A Hash Of Your Bill Printouts

Symbol shenanigans turned out to be the least of the government's problems On Call  Fire up the Cossie*! We're going b... Read more

Japanese Boffins Say They've Created Plastic Optical Fibres To Reach Places That Might Break Glass

Polymers can transmit at 53Gbps without error correction overheads, and could be just the thing for electric cars Boffi... Read more

Mondelez Threatens Trademark Battle Over Bar's Lilac Packaging

Mondelez believes Primal Pantry's vegan fruit bar "exploits" the trademark of its Milka chocolates. Read more

Indian Broadband Connections Top 800 Million … Sort Of

'Broadband' is defined as 512kbps – for now – and just 24 million current connections are wired India's Telecoms Re... Read more

Hospitality Staff Set To Keep All Their Tips Under Rule Change

The government is set to make it illegal for hospitality bosses to withhold tips from their workers. Read more

If You're Not Sold On The Benefits Of 5G, Ericsson Suggests You Keep An Eye On Gaming, Home Broadband

NA CEO predicts takeoff in 18 months max Folks in the US will see the transformative effects of 5G first in the areas o... Read more

Climate Change: Construction Companies Told To Stop Knocking Down Buildings

Britain’s top engineers are urging the government to stop buildings being demolished. Read more

BP Closes Some Sites Due To Lorry Driver Shortage

The oil firm said only "a handful" of sites are affected by the fuel supply issues. Read more

Ministers Weigh Up Visa Changes To Fix Staff Shortage

The government said it is "looking at options" to deal with labour shortages ahead of Christmas. Read more

Texas Law Banning Platforms From Social Media Moderation Challenged In Lawsuit

Tech trade groups argue prohibition on moderation is unconstitutional Two IT trade groups on Wednesday challenged the c... Read more

Dell Bids Adieu To The Era Of Big Acquisitions, Concentrates On Paying Down Debt And Michael's New Book

Partnerships are our future, says tycoon Dell CEO Michael Dell once loved big-ticket acquisitions, but not anymore.… ... Read more

One-size-fits-all Chargers? What A Great Idea! Of Course Apple Would Hate It

Cupertino thinks EU USB-C plan 'stifles innovation rather than encouraging it' Updated  Smartphones, tablets, and came... Read more