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Farms Face An Oversupply Of Pigs Due To Staff Shortage

The UK's farmers are warning of a backlog of as many as 70,000 pigs that should have been slaughtered. Read more

Peloton Investigated Over The Safety Of Its Treadmills

US regulators are investigating the firm after customers reported accidents on its exercise bikes. Read more

Morrisons Calls For Action On Lorry Driver Dearth

The supermarket chain joins others in the food and drink industry demanding a special help with visas. Read more

Federal Reserve Hints It Will Start Easing US Stimulus

The central bank's chairman says it could slow asset purchases this year but is in no rush to raise rates. Read more

BA Warns Of Serious Cost Problems When Furlough Ends

The airline tells staff its wage bill will increase steeply when the government scheme ends. Read more

Fruit Picker Shortage Spreads To Christmas Workers

The Entertainer toy chain warns a lack of warehouse staff will hit the firm ahead of its key season. Read more

Contactless Card Limit To Rise To £100 In October

The limit per transaction will increase from £45 to £100, but the move has led to fears of a rise in crime. Read more

Lenovo Expands Indian Factory To Meet Booming Local Demand For PCs And Smartmobes

Buys in to 'AtmaNirbhar Bharat' self-sufficiency drive and ups capacity for servers while it's at it The PC market is o... Read more

Japan's Bullet Trains Replace Smoking Rooms With Zooming Rooms

Also offers free mice, power bricks, lap pillows and fast WiFi in cars rated to allow 300km/h video chat The Central Ja... Read more

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook Gets $750m Payout

The award of more than five million Apple shares comes as Mr Cook marks a decade as the firm's boss. Read more

After Quietly Switching To Slower NAND In An NVMe SSD, Western Digital Promises To Be A Bit Louder Next Time

Stealthy flash, firmware transplant in WD Blue SN550 attracts attention Western Digital says it will alert customers wh... Read more

Twelve-year-old Boy Makes £290,000 From Whale NFTs

Benyamin Ahmed created a set of more than 3,000 whale images and sold digital tokens of them. Read more

UK Loses 83% Of Department Stores Since BHS Collapsed

New research reveals the sharp decline of department stores since 2016 when BHS closed its doors. Read more

TSMC To Hike Chip Prices 'by As Much As 20%'

If you want all these new fabs, you're gonna pay for 'em, pal TSMC is reportedly increasing its chip manufacturing pric... Read more

Uber And Union Bosses To Meet After Landmark Deal On Workers' Rights

GMB and Uber pledge to end the "exploitation" of drivers who work for ride-hailing apps. Read more