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Lobster industry caught in Maine’s political headwinds before US midterms
Senator Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson clash over tariffs and their impact on Maine's economy.
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Fridge cyberattack hits supermarkets across Europe
Grocery stores in at least seven European countries saw temperatures in their cold cases soar on Monday, with several confirming they had been hit by a cyberattack similar to one three weeks ago in France.
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Binance releases proof of reserves data for ten cryptocurrencies; oil tumbles amid hopes of Iran war breakthrough – as it happened
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Finance
Tomb Raider’s creators on how the game changed their lives: ‘Skint staff were suddenly pulling up in sports cars’
‘Giving Lara Croft pistols meant we could show off her acrobatics. And when she goes to Peru, we threw in a T rex!’ I joined Core Design in the summer of 1994 and met Toby Gard, who showed me his concept sketches for Tomb Raider. He’d already come up with the title and drawn a mock-up box cover with a woman holding two pistols. Continue reading...
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Economy - United Arab Emirates relies on OpenAI AI to transform its oil industry
The state oil company ADNOC sealed an alliance with OpenAI to integrate advanced artificial intelligence models into its operations, by analyzing decades of data on fields, reserves...
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High inflation and interest rates: can Labor escape the blame? – Full Story podcast
Guardian Australia economics editor Patrick Commins joins Reged Ahmad to unpack whether Labor is losing control of the economic narrative.
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Finance
Poundland's former owner offers to invest as minister prepares to meet board
Wolverhampton's Steve Smith said he wants to put some money back into the firm he started.
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International
Fresh wave of fridge cyberattacks hits European supermarkets
Stores and supermarkets across Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden all reported early Monday abrupt temperature spikes in their fridges and freezers in an apparent cyberattack targeting refrigeration units.…
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Bangladesh garment sector: economic backbone under pressure
Bangladesh's garment industry, which clothes millions of consumers across Europe and North America, is the country's economic lifeline, generating four-fifths of export earnings and employing more than…
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Finance
Ryanair faces clash with unions as it mulls pay freezes amid soaring fuel costs
Airline also weighs up reducing crew on flights and increasing use of AI as part of cost-cutting measures Business live – latest updates Ryanair has said it is considering implementing pay freezes, setting the scene for a confrontation with unions as the airline tries to offset soaring fuel costs driven by the Middle East conflict. The airline is also considering reducing crew numbers on flights and increasing the use of AI, in a cost-cutting drive. Continue reading...
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Snowball fight: Cadbury owner in trademark row over festive chocolate treat
Mini Snow Balls’ maker Mondelēz is demanding vegan brand Moo Free remove its White Choccy Snowballs from shelves Toblerone owner sues British vegan chocolate brand over chunky shape The owner of Cadbury and Toblerone has demanded that a small vegan chocolate brand remove its products from shelves in a trademark dispute over the use of the word snowball. Mondelēz International has written a legal letter to Moo Free accusing it of trademark infringement by selling its White Choccy Snowballs – gluten-free biscuit-flavoured rice balls covered in dairy-free white chocolate. Continue reading...
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Finance
Sales slump at UK’s largest brickmaker as housebuilding downturn deepens
Ibstock, which has cut production by a fifth, criticises government for delay in help for housing sector Sales at the UK’s largest brickmaker plunged by more than a fifth over the summer, as it criticised the government for not introducing fresh help for the housing sector faster. Leicestershire-based Ibstock said on Monday that sales slumped by 22% below its expectations in the three months to the end of September, prompting it to slash production levels by a fifth. Continue reading...
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