Japan’s Global Brain to launch fund with US startup accelerator Techstars
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Rachel Reeves to set out extra support for UK households facing surge in heating oil costs | Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves will set out extra support next week for households across the UK facing a surge in…
AI agent ‘lobster fever’ grips China despite risks
Chinese entrepreneur Frank Gao used to spend long hours running his social media accounts, but now outsources the…
Meet the Pitch Competition finalists of the EU-Startups Summit 2026!
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Tell us: has the conflict in the Middle East affected your household or business costs? | Money
The conflict in the Middle East, disruption to global shipping routes and rising oil prices are beginning to…
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Senegal revokes 71 mining licences, freezes accounts over $438m payment dispute in sweeping resource overhaul
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Capita’s pension ‘fiasco’, now a £370M DWP gig • The Register
The chair of the UK Parliament’s public spending watchdog has dubbed the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP)…
Households turning off heating due to oil cost
A man with a disabled wife has said he might have to risk turning their boiler off due…
Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the…