US government quadruples its $9bn Intel bet
The state obtained 10% of the chipmaker’s stock in 2025, near its lowest valuation in over a decade The US government has gained an estimated...
US big tech giants to axe up to 16,000 employees – FT
Plans by Meta and Microsoft to cut up to 10% of staff reportedly come amid rising costs from heavy AI investments American tech giants Meta...
Employers hit with £28bn National Insurance Shock as rate rise bites harder than treasury forecast
Britain’s employers have been saddled with a £28bn increase in their National Insurance Contributions bill over the past year, a figure that is £4bn higher...
L’Oréal banks on the ‘lipstick effect’ as anxious shoppers reach for affordable luxuries
L’Oréal has delivered a bullish set of first-quarter numbers, with chief executive Nicolas Hieronimus crediting the so-called “lipstick effect” for propelling demand across Europe as...
UK employers saddled with sharpest tax rise in developed world, OECD finds
British workers and the businesses that employ them have been clobbered by the steepest increase in employment taxes of any advanced economy, according to fresh...
When Is The Right Time For A Startup To Adopt Customer Support Voice AI?
Voice AI has become impossible to ignore. Demos sound smooth. Vendors promise round-the-clock coverage, lower payroll costs, and instant scalability. For a startup watching cash...