Starbucks will close 250 underperforming coffeehouses in North America, the company said in a regulatory filing today, as CEO Brian Niccol deepens his turnaround push to revive sales. The closures…
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said the Government will provide certainty around excise cuts on petrol and diesel for the winter. The Government is poised to extend…
An in-store facial recognition checkout system has been unveiled by Revolut in the UK, enabling customers to make everyday purchases with a "simple glance". The Pay with Smile option will…
Employment in pharma and medtech sectors jumps 60% from 2019 to 2025 Updated / Thursday, 24 Sep 2026 11:46 Getty Total sales in the pharmaceutical and medical technology sector doubled…
Irish IT managed services and digital transformation company HCS has announced a €1.45m investment in the launch of its 24/7 managed support capability for Irish and international customers. HCS said…
A move to stop supermarkets from discounting the price of alcohol through the use of loyalty points has been described as "modest" by Alcohol Action Ireland. However, CEO Sheila Gilheany…
Oil prices jumped about 4% to a one-week high today Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis fired missiles at Saudi Arabia and diplomatic talks between the US and Iran showed little sign of…
Updated / Thursday, 24 Sep 2026 11:20 Norges Bank Governor Ida Wolden Bache Norway's central bank raised its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5% today as expected…
Businesses are also seeing wider knock-on effects. Hairdresser Emma Crossley said customers were waiting longer between appointments than they had previously.She said: "Since the fuel prices went up I have…
Rise in 'commuter students' due to living costsImage source, Oliver Whitfield-Miocic/BBCImage caption, Bethany Fearne, a law student, said she was still involved in university activities such as the Colour Run…
An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI "infiltrated" an Australian government website in June, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said.The agent hacked a statistics portal containing "non-sensitive" data from Australia's…
When Meta first launched its AI-powered smart glasses in 2023, in collaboration with the trendy sunglasses brand Ray-Ban, it unleashed a storm of controversy.There have been multiple reports of the…