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Thames Water bondholder warns creditor losses will deter investment in UK

Business
Robert Johnson

Nationalising Thames Water and forcing losses on creditors will deter investment in UK infrastructure, a key bondholder has warned. A senior fund ...

‘Social order could collapse, sparking wars’ if AI is not restrained, two of Japan’s most influential companies warn

Business
Robert Johnson

Their declaration said AI could ‘confidently lie and easily deceive’ its users They called for more regulation based on ‘hard laws with ...

Shell considers quitting London for New York

Business
Robert Johnson

But there are concerns that a growing focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures among institutional investors is beginning to threaten ...

How Lidl’s breakneck expansion came to a juddering halt

Business
Robert Johnson

They also show that Lidl’s debt pile has ballooned from just under £1.7bn in 2020 to £3.1bn at the last count.  Barclays analysts ...

Don’t dry your iPhone in rice – do this instead, says Apple

Technology
Laura Adams

Apple has certified its phones as water resistant since 2017, the year it removed the headphone port from its phones. The latest ...

I regret selling Pimlico Plumbers to a US company, says Charlie Mullins

Business
Robert Johnson

He is also building a multi-million pound villa in Marbella, is on the lookout for another property in Dubai, and often flies ...

UAE stake in Vodafone is a threat to Britain, ministers find

Business
Robert Johnson

Mr Dowden’s intervention, made under the recently introduced and sweeping powers of the National Security and Investment Act, comes as ministers also ...

Rishi Sunak hails ‘passionate’ Elon Musk ahead of livestreamed chat – POLITICO

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Sophie Anderson

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended his decision to invite tech tycoon Elon Musk to a livestreamed conversation marking the ...