Business

Poundland shuts 149 stores and cuts 2,200 jobs in £1 refocus turnaround

Poundland has closed 149 stores and cut 2,200 jobs as part ...

Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett back campaign accusing AI firms of ‘theft’

Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett are among hundreds of actors, musicians ...

Bank of England accelerates Leeds expansion as part of cost-cutting overhaul

The Bank of England is accelerating the expansion of its Leeds ...

Government steps in with £25m investment to keep AI firms listed in London

The government has made a £25 million investment in Kraken Technologies ...

Amazon set to cut thousands more jobs as AI overhaul accelerates

Amazon is preparing to cut thousands more jobs as part of ...

Juspay raises $50m at $1.2bn valuation to accelerate global payments expansion

Juspay has secured $50 million in fresh funding from WestBridge Capital, ...

Preply raises $150m at $1.2bn valuation to scale human-led, AI-enhanced learning

Preply has raised $150 million in a Series D funding round ...

Labour urged to raise private pension access age to curb early retirement

Labour has been urged to stop workers accessing their private pensions ...

Apple explores wearable ‘AI pin’ that could listen to conversations

Apple is developing a wearable “AI pin” capable of listening to ...

Calling colleagues ‘old’ over IT skills is not age discrimination, tribunal rules

Calling a colleague “old” because they struggle with computer skills does ...