BUSINESS

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Ofcom demands answers from X over claims Grok AI generates sexualised images of children

Ofcom demands answers from X over claims Grok AI genera...

Ofcom has contacted X and xAI after reports Grok AI generates sexualised images...

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Trump claims Venezuela will hand over up to 50m barrels of oil to US after regime change

Trump claims Venezuela will hand over up to 50m barrels...

Donald Trump says Venezuela will transfer up to 50m barrels of oil to the US, b...

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UK housebuilding sinks to deepest slump since Covid lockdowns

UK housebuilding sinks to deepest slump since Covid loc...

UK housebuilding fell at its fastest rate since 2020 in December, as fragile co...

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Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20bn despite mounting backlash over Grok deepfakes

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20bn despite mounting backlash ...

Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI has raised $20bn even as its Grok chatbot faces global ...

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Young entrepreneurs invited to pitch for £150,000 prize from easyJet founder Sir Stelios

Young entrepreneurs invited to pitch for £150,000 prize...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has launched the 2026 Stelios Awards f...

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Baroness Mone allowed to keep £15,000-a-week rent from Belgravia mansion amid PPE investigation

Baroness Mone allowed to keep £15,000-a-week rent from ...

Baroness Michelle Mone can keep £15,000-a-week rental income from a Belgravia m...

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HSBC launches bankruptcy proceedings against Barclay brothers over logistics collapse

HSBC launches bankruptcy proceedings against Barclay br...

HSBC has launched bankruptcy proceedings against Aidan and Howard Barclay after...

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Brighton Palace Pier put up for sale as rising costs bite leisure sector

Brighton Palace Pier put up for sale as rising costs bi...

Brighton Palace Pier has been put up for sale after declining profits, highligh...

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It’s Dragons’ Den for the TikTok generation as Britain’s biggest stars back young founders

It’s Dragons’ Den for the TikTok generation as Britain’...

A group of Britain’s most recognisable cultural figures has launched what insid...

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UK unemployment could hit 11-year high in 2026 as growth stalls, economists warn

UK unemployment could hit 11-year high in 2026 as growt...

UK unemployment is forecast to rise to its highest level since 2015 as weak gro...

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UK ministers face mounting pressure to restrict gambling advertising

UK ministers face mounting pressure to restrict gamblin...

UK ministers face mounting pressure to curb gambling advertising as polling sho...

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Fashion brand LK Bennett on brink of collapse for second time putting upto 280 jobs at risk

Fashion brand LK Bennett on brink of collapse for secon...

The upmarket fashion retailer LK Bennett is on the brink of collapse for the se...

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Beyoncé declared a billionaire by Forbes after record tours and brand deals

Beyoncé declared a billionaire by Forbes after record t...

Beyoncé has officially joined the billionaire club, according to Forbes, driven...

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Dream of ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’ at risk as ministers urged to move faster on OxCam rail link

Dream of ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’ at risk as ministers...

The ambition to turn the Oxford–Cambridge corridor into “Europe’s Silicon Valle...

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Ikea pivots to city centres as ‘big box’ era stalls in the UK

Ikea pivots to city centres as ‘big box’ era stalls in ...

Ikea is prioritising smaller city-centre stores in the UK, moving away from out...

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Hairdressers join pub landlords in banning Labour MPs over business rates backlash

Hairdressers join pub landlords in banning Labour MPs o...

Hairdressers and barbers are joining pub landlords in banning Labour MPs as ang...