- Chocolate is among food products that have seen record rises in March, ahead of the Easter holiday.
- US regulators seek a ban on the crypto platform as they ramp up their regulation of the industry.
- The PCS union said 130,000 members voted to strike on 28 April in a continued row over pay, pensions and job security.
- Plans for a government-backed digital token, ordered to be created by Rishi Sunak, have been axed.
- The move is due to a planned 10-day strike by some Heathrow security workers in the Unite union.
- The collapsed lender was seized by US regulators after a run on the bank.
- DP World has been chosen to run a new freeport, despite having sacked 800 workers without notice last year.
- British Gas, Scottish Power and Ovo made up 70% of all forced installations last year, the government says.
- From 25 April, millions of households on low incomes will get cost-of-living payments eventually worth £900.
- The 58-year-old reportedly visited a school that he founded in his hometown of Hangzhou.
- Startups say Microsoft and its Bing chatbot—not just Google—are stifling competition when it comes to creating better search engines.
- Any mention of crypto was deliberately veiled at this year’s festival. And that strategy might catch on.
- The GOP-fueled far right differs from similar movements around the globe, thanks to the country’s politics, electoral system, and changing demographics.
- Sure, anyone can use OpenAI’s chatbot. But with smart engineering, you can get way more interesting results.
- Most carbon emissions caused by businesses are hidden from sight. US and California regulators are pushing to require companies fully disclose them.
- The interrogation of CEO Shou Zi Chew highlighted US lawmakers’ own failure to pass privacy legislation.
- The embattled social media company brought out the checkbook to ensure at least 30 of its biggest assets—creators—were in DC to help fend off critics.
- WeChat has 19 million users in the US and is a lifeline for people across the Chinese diaspora.
- Officials working on Login.gov, used to access dozens of government sites, worried about algorithmic bias. Their decision breached federal security rules.
- On Thursday, Shou Zi Chew will meet a rare united front in the US Congress against the Chinese-owned social media app that has lawmakers in a tizzy.