US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties
2 hours agoOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe US has added several major firms from China including technology giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD to a list of companies said to…
OpenAI plans to go public setting up new race with Anthropic
OpenAI plans to go public, intensifying investment race with Anthropic5 hours agoKali HaysTechnology reporter , San FranciscoGetty ImagesOpenAI has revealed plans to sell shares to the public through a stock…
Jobs fear as Sligo’s Kingsbridge Hospital plans new model
Updated / Monday, 8 Jun 2026 21:07 Kingsbridge Private Hospital Sligo, which says it is moving to a 'new care model' Kingsbridge Healthcare Group has said that a number of…
SpaceX’s stock market blast-off could be Musk’s biggest gamble yet
5 hours agoSimon Jack Business editorBBCIt's 07:25 am, 13 October 2024, at Starbase, near Boca Chica on the Texas side of the US/Mexico border, and on the launch pad stands…
Government expands worker protections with new process
Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke has today started part of the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) (Amendment) Act 2026, which aims to strengthen protections for workers whose…
Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?
5 hours agoZoe CorbynTechnology Reporter, San FranciscoZoe CorbynFoundation Robotics' Phantom is learning basic tasksI've come to an industrial space in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco expecting to see a…
5 ways Musk’s SpaceX upended Wall Street’s IPO playbook
Elon Musk is bringing his pioneering business style to the IPO world this week when his rocket and satellite maker SpaceX goes public, in ways that no other company has.…
Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows
5 hours agoSimon BrowningBusiness reporterGetty ImagesLearner drivers are now only able to swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking location in a bid to cut…