A record number of City commuters are using the Elizabeth Line, new data shows, despite concerns about a recent downturn in performance. Some 17.1m journeys were taken over the last …
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Every little helps: Tesco chief’s pay more than doubles to nearly £10m
The pay of the chief executive of Britain’s largest supermarket, Tesco, more than doubled to nearly £10m last year, it has been revealed. Ken Murphy took home £9.93m during the …
Some FA Cup games to stay on BBC in boost for free-to-air sport
The BBC has retained live TV rights to the FA Cup after agreeing a new four-year partnership with the competition’s main broadcaster TNT Sports. From 2025-26 it will show 14 …
Santander hit by data breach affecting customers and staff
Spanish bank Santander has said data managed by an external party was recently accessed without permission, affecting some of its clients and all of its current staff. “We recently became …
AI washing: How companies are using AI hype to bump up their share prices
AI washing might be a phenomenon you’ve never heard of, but it is rapidly on the rise. Overplaying claims about artificial intelligence in the hope of creating a ‘halo effect’ …
Gamestop’s last gasp: A joke that has gone on too long
Gamestop bounced back into the headlines yesterday, with the meme stock’s price more than doubling within an hour of the market opening. Gamestop might remind us of the funny happenings …
Klarna lawyers drafting contracts with ChatGPT and 9 in 10 staff using AI everyday
Klarna’s in-house lawyers are using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to cut the time it takes them to draft time-consuming contracts, as nearly 90 per cent of the tech company’s staffers are using …
JP Morgan in English legal battle with its European joint venture Viva Wallet
US banking giant JP Morgan and the majority owner of Greek payments firm Viva Wallet are battling each other at an English court this week over the valuation of its …
London-listed IQGeo shares soar as board agrees private equity takeover
Shares in software company IQGeo Group jumped 14 per cent after the board said it has agreed a takeover bid by US private equity giant KKR. The deal offers IQGeo …
Top 7: The best spa for a creativity reboot is in Unberto Eco’s Umbria
Umbria’s Hotel Castello di Reschio in Italy is the best spa resort for those needing to get their brain cells back and firing Apparently, men think about the Roman Empire …