Amazon shares surge nearly 14%
Amazon shares surge nearly 14%
Amazon soars as cloud revenue surge allays fears over ballooning AI bets Updated / Friday, 31 Jul 2026 15:44 Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reassured investors that Amazon is only pouring…
Apple set to lose nearly $500bn in value
Apple set to lose nearly $500bn in value
Apple shares fell nearly 10% today after a disappointing forecast showed that the iPhone maker was struggling to secure enough components as the AI-driven data center boom strains global supply…
‘The human side’ – project gathers Dublin Port tales
‘The human side’ – project gathers Dublin Port tales
"When we got near the place, the other lad said 'Oh Jesus! Couldn't stick the noise down here'. "It was the hammering and banging in the shipyard. "I went in.…
Budget to be held on 28 October, John Healey announces
Budget to be held on 28 October, John Healey announces
Chancellor John Healey has announced the date of his first Budget will be Wednesday, 28 October.In a video message, he said: "This will be a Budget that moves money and power…
Snapchat joins other platforms in the fight against ‘AI slop’
Snapchat joins other platforms in the fight against ‘AI slop’
Snapchat has joined the likes of YouTube, LinkedIn and Substack in a growing effort to combat fake writing, images and videos that are entirely created by artificial intelligence (AI) tools.Such…
AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says Hugging Face boss
AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says Hugging Face boss
The boss of one of the companies recently hacked by out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) says bot makers must be accountable for cyber attacks carried out by their creations.Clement Delangue's company…
BP puts North Sea business up for sale
BP puts North Sea business up for sale
BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.The…
Sainsbury’s agrees to sell Argos for £120m
Sainsbury’s agrees to sell Argos for £120m
Sainsbury's has agreed to sell Argos for £120m after a long process of trying to offload it as the supermarket chain aims to focus on its main food business.Sainsbury's said…
Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of ‘I don’t want to die’
Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of ‘I don’t want to die’
A passenger on a British Airways flight that issued a distress call on approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month has described the rising fear in the cabin and a…
Yate shopkeeper, 85, retires after running store for six decades
Yate shopkeeper, 85, retires after running store for six decades
'I will miss my shop tremendously after six decades'Read more on this story here.SubsectionBristolPublished18 hours agoRelated topicsYateRetirement
South Korean shares soar after chip stock rout
South Korean shares soar after chip stock rout
Share prices jumped in South Korea on Friday, partly reversing a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country's stock market.The benchmark Kospi…
Hospital parking hike in Essex only adds stress, patients say
Hospital parking hike in Essex only adds stress, patients say
A hike in parking costs at several hospitals will cause "additional stress" for pregnant patients, an antenatal expert said.On Friday the cost to park at Basildon University Hospital, Broomfield Hospital,…