UK’s development investment arm spent £7mn on business class flights

One-armed basketball player makes women's Division III history with basket

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Flight crew member detained at Boston airport before flight to Paris

A JetBlue pilot was arrested at Boston's Logan International Airport Thursday evening on a warrant out of another state, just before a flight to Paris, officials said.

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Eight investment rules to live and die by

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Financial Times - 22h

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment

Former prime minister and ex-Tesla board member plan to approach Elon Musk to support struggling carmaker

Financial Times - 19h

Is Russia Open for Business — and at What Cost?

Investors seem open to the prospect of peace talks, but Western companies face a dilemma just three years after many retreated from the country.

The New York Times - 2d

Developing world urges rich nations to defy Trump’s ‘climate nihilism’

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The Guardian - 2d

Game Developers Fear Anti-Trans Measures Could Hit Their Industry Next

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Wired - 15h

Write Warz developers on how creative writing makes a hilarious party game

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VentureBeat - 4h

The UK is snipping — rather than shredding — red tape

Regulation is needed, but too much of it puts a brake on growth and stifles innovation

Financial Times - 22h

UK budget surplus for January falls short of expectations

Figures come as chancellor struggles to revive the economy, with business survey showing activity is stalling

Financial Times - 15h

What might an optimistic investor buy in the UK?

The outlook is far from rosy, but what if we’re overdoing the doom and gloom?

Financial Times - 16h

Apple Pulls iPhone Security Feature in UK

Law enforcement in the country was pressuring the company to create a tool that would act like a back door into customers’ data.

The New York Times - 8h

£67bn of UK investors’ money is in underperforming funds

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Financial Times - 4h

Illinois gov. to back 'screen-free schools' and join trend to ban cellphones in class

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is planning to endorse a statewide ban on cellular devices in public schools

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College basketball grades: Duke ahead of class, Alabama barely passing report card heading into weekend

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CBS Sports - 13h

Crunchbase’s AI can predict startup success with 95% accuracy—will it change investing?

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VentureBeat - 2d

The Investment Chief Behind the DOGE Dividend Explains His Pitch to Elon Musk

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A flight to a Toronto paramedics conference becomes a real emergency for a former EMT

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These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs will up your money game

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MarketWatch - 1d

Costa Rica Receives First Flight of Trump Deportees From Faraway Countries

The flight from San Diego landed in San José, the Costa Rican capital, on Thursday evening. The group of migrants on board included dozens of children, officials said.

The New York Times - 1d

Alibaba shares jump 14% after pledge to invest ‘aggressively’ in AI

Chinese tech group says it will spend more on artificial intelligence in next three years than over past decade

Financial Times - 19h

Elon Musk rebuffs claims that Tesla could invest in Nissan

Japanese carmaker’s shares rise almost 10% after reports that a group wants US EV firm to put in money. Elon Musk has rebuffed the idea that Tesla could put money into the struggling carmaker ...

The Guardian - 18h

Delta releases info about crew for flight that crashed, flipped in Toronto

Delta said that claims spreading online alleging the captain and first officer had failed training events were false, and both crew members are Federal Aviation Administration-certified for their ...

CBS News - 15h

Australia says China's "live fire" drill warning diverted flights midair

Australia's defense forces, joined by New Zealand, have been monitoring Chinese navy vessels since they were spotted last week.

CBS News - 12h

With tariffs ramping up, this investment option can provide protection against inflation

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CNBC - 8h

Game investments and M&A totaled $17.5B across 985 deals in 2024 | DDM

As the games industry moves on from “survive til 25,” 2024 games investment and M&A data revealed recovery and improvement, DDM said.

VentureBeat - 10h

Ericsson Shares Slump as Earnings Hit by Weakness Outside of Core Networks Business

The company’s shares fell to the bottom of the Stoxx Europe 600 index as higher operating costs and weakness in some of its business units dented earnings.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 24

Google to Put Warnings on U.K. Businesses Using Fake Online Reviews

The search giant has offered to start punishing British businesses that boost their star ratings with fake reviews and the people that post them, ending the U.K. competition watchdog’s ...

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 24

Two business leaders in Turkey are questioned after they criticize the government

Prosecutors have questioned two Turkish business leaders after they delivered a scathing criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government

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Inc. - 17h

It’s Trump’s economy now — and businesses are anxious about tariffs and Washington upheaval

A burst of optimism among companies after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election has faded as business leaders grapple with potentially negative policies of the new White House.

MarketWatch - 12h

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Shares Brand Name With Small-Business Owner

The founder of a New York clothing brand learned that he had something in common with the Duchess of Sussex this week: a business called As Ever.

The New York Times - 1h

Four banks fined by UK regulator over gilt information sharing

Citi, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada agree to pay over £100mn

Financial Times - 17h

St Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to Germany

The London station's owner and Eurotunnel hope to expand routes to Cologne, Frankfurt and Switzerland.

BBC News - 15h

Keir Starmer urged to ramp up defence spending – UK politics live

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The Guardian - 12h

Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China

PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional dispute. Keir Starmer is to urge Donald Trump to recognise that a US rejection of Mauritius’s ...

The Guardian - 10h

Kendrick Lamar earns first UK number one with Not Like Us

The diss track, the knockout blow in his feud with Drake, is now number one in both the US and UK.

BBC News - 9h

Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request

Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerable. Business live – latest updates Apple has taken the unprecedented step of ...

The Guardian - 10h

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.

BBC News - 7h

UK’s development investment arm spent £7mn on business class flights

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