Sun stoppers: seven ways to keep your home cool this summer
You can keep temperatures down without the cost – or environmental price – of air conditioning. Here’s some tips and tricks
Economy
Volunteers racing to save surplus Silverstone food
When there are 564,000 fans packed in to see the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, it can mean a lot of uneaten food goes to waste.
E-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums
The cost of damages paid out to people injured in the UK by e-scooters and e-bikes has topped £110m, the BBC has learned.
Why is Wisetech Global stock surging today?
• WiseTech Global ASX:WTC is in the market spotlight because of a fresh market-moving catalyst that has changed the investor conversation.
Fuel on the fire: why oil companies are profiting as the world gets dangerously hot
The scientific consensus is that burning fossil fuels drives the climate crisis, yet the world’s biggest oil companies are planning to increase production
Student loan promotion in England and Wales amounted to mis-selling, MPs say
Treasury select committee also says ministers have moral obligation to reverse last year’s repayment threshold freeze
Iran fires missiles at commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz, Axios reports
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) – Asian stocks drifted lower on Tuesday, even after South Korea’s Samsung Electronics forecast an eye-popping 19-fold jump in second-quarter profit, while the Japanese yen rem…
Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business course
A breastfeeding boss has been barred from a business course run by online retailer Amazon because it would not let her child on to the site.
Stocks ease despite upbeat Samsung forecast, yen languishes
By Enas Alashray and Mrinmay Dey July 6 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, Axios reported, citing two U.S. of…
Wall Street banks explore payments network deal to bypass fee caps: WSJ
A relatively obscure corner of the US payments industry has suddenly become one of Wall Street’s most closely watched assets.
Russian cities feel the pinch amid worsening fuel shortages
Ukraine’s drone and missile campaign on oil infrastructure has brought impact of war to citizens of Moscow and elsewhere
'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Shimmering on Deb Marino's finger are diamonds set in an eye-catching gold ring.
Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business course
A breastfeeding boss has been barred from a business course run by online retailer Amazon because it would not let her child on to the site.
Fiserv exploring sale of debit card network to big US banks, source says
The report explores how Fiserv’s AI strategy will dominate in fintech and payments. The report includes the most exhaustive ai strategy analysis complete with references and works cited by Dany Kitishian of Klover.AI.
Scotland could freeze datacentre projects in challenge to UK’s AI strategy
The Scottish government is about to consider a sweeping moratorium on building new datacentres, putting a key plank of the UK’s AI strategy at risk.
Phone contract comparisons 'amounted to mis-selling' student loans, MPs say
Comparing student loan repayments to phone contracts or cinema tickets "amounted to mis-selling" by government, a group of MPs has said.
Banks accused of failing most vulnerable customers
Some of the UK's biggest banks have been failing their most vulnerable customers, according to the financial regulator.
Robots available for rent: But what can they do?
In hospitals across the US, patients and staff have become accustomed to seeing a one-armed, four-foot high, friendly-looking white robot going about its business.
'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Shimmering on Deb Marino's finger are diamonds set in an eye-catching gold ring.
Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?
In Beijing's Yizhuang district, driverless vehicles have become a common sight. Robotaxis weave through traffic alongside ordinary cars, while autonomous delivery vans glide along the inside lane as they carry packages …
Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?
In Beijing's Yizhuang district, driverless vehicles have become a common sight. Robotaxis weave through traffic alongside ordinary cars, while autonomous delivery vans glide along the inside lane as they carry packages …
AI chip boom lifts Samsung profits by 1,800%
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics says it expects to post a 19-fold jump in its profits, driven by global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory chips.
'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Shimmering on Deb Marino's finger are diamonds set in an eye-catching gold ring.
Robots available for rent: But what can they do?
In hospitals across the US, patients and staff have become accustomed to seeing a one-armed, four-foot high, friendly-looking white robot going about its business.