Reeves vows to ‘defy’ gloomy economic forecasts
Michael RaceBusiness reporterThe chancellor has vowed to "defy" gloomy forecasts for the UK economy after it emerged the government is facing a bigger-than-expected hole in the public finances.The BBC understands…
The AI job cuts are here – or are they?
Danielle KayeBusiness reporterEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockAmazon's move this week to slash thousands of corporate jobs fed into a longstanding anxiety: that Artificial Intelligence is starting to replace workers.The tech giant joined a growing…
Transfer test: Belfast children from low income families to be given free tuition
Sebastian GriffithsBBC News NIPA MediaBoxer Carl Frampton (centre) with Foodstock director Ciaran Toman (left) and Foodstock founder Paul Doherty at the openingSome children from low-income families in Belfast are to…
OpenAI completes shift to becoming for-profit entity
Lily JamaliNorth America Technology Correspondent, San FranciscoReutersOpenAI has completed its conversion to a for-profit entity, a move that could allow it to raise billions of dollars in investment and potentially…
Norfolk council roadshow aims to help people with household bills
Clare Wordenin HunstantonClare Worden/ BBCHillary Letch is cutting back by eating out less regularly and cancelling NetflixPeople living in part of Norfolk are being offered help to reduce their bills…
Amazon confirms massive job losses in corporate division
Liv McMahon,Technology reporter and Osmond Chia,Business reporterAmazon has confirmed it plans to cut thousands of jobs, saying it needs to be "organised more leanly" to seize the opportunity provided by…
Why the 5G symbol on your phone doesn’t mean you actually have 5G
Getty ImagesWhen you see the 5G symbol at the top of your phone, you probably assume you're getting faster internet speeds - the kind promised when it first arrived five…
Would you really trust a robot to care for you in old age?
These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?Pallab GhoshScience CorrespondentBBCListen to Pallab reading this articleHidden away in a lab in…
Starmer signs £8bn deal to supply Turkey with Typhoon fighter jets
The UK has secured a deal worth up to £8bn to supply Turkey with 20 Typhoon fighter jets. During a visit to Ankara to sign the agreement on Monday, Prime…
Over 150,000 premises now connected to fibre broadband
Over 150,000 premises across the country have now been connected to high-speed fibre broadband under the National Broadband Plan (NBP). It takes the number of homes, farms, and businesses that…
Buy LNG from US, ex-Commerce Secretary tells Donohoe
A former US Commerce Secretary told Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe that the Irish Government should offer to buy more liquified natural gas from America and increase its defence spending…