Anthropic flags revenue surge to investors ahead of stock market debut
Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic saw its revenue surge by 45% to $16.8bn (£12.7bn) in the three months to the end of September, the BBC understands.The figures were revealed by…
How data centres became the sleeper issue that could decide the US midterms
A year ago, a longtime US senator was not thinking much about data centres. Now, according to one of his advisers, he is having regular meetings with staff to track…
How a Chinese-made toy gets to a US retailer
Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, China is the world's largest toymaker, producing the majority of toys on sale in the USBySam FenwickBusiness reporterOn the underside of most children's…
How much is the minimum wage?
Image source, Getty ImagesThe official minimum rates of pay rose for 2.7 million workers on 1 April. The rate for workers aged 21 and over is called the National Living…
Airport drop-off charges to be reviewed after sharp increase
Image source, Getty ImagesBySimon Browning Transport reporterAirport drop-off charges are to be reviewed by the government following sharp price increases in recent years.Prices at major UK airports have risen by…
Netflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022
Netflix has said it will cut 1,000 jobs globally as the streaming giant faces competition from rivals.The cuts - the steepest since 2022 - will mainly affect its human resources,…
‘It’s rough out here’: Americans struggle to survive amid rising costs
Image source, Kathryn VaughnImage caption, Kathryn Vaughn works many odd jobs to supplement her teacher's salaryKathryn Vaughn returned to work at a rural West Tennessee elementary school this autumn with…
Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer
Image source, Reuters/DOJImage caption, A recording device (R) was wrapped in toilet paper and plugged into a TV (L)ByLaura CressTechnology reporterA Saudi national who worked for OpenAI appeared in court…