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Why Ashley St Clair, MAGA influencer and Elon Musk’s ex, is taking on his AI empire thumbnail
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Why Ashley St Clair, MAGA influencer and Elon Musk’s ex, is taking on his AI empire

Twenty-seven-year-old conservative influencer Ashley St Clair has been a long-time darling of the MAGA world. In her early twenties, she dropped out of...

Exclusive: Snout, pet wellness plan startup, raises $110 million in debt and equity thumbnail
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Exclusive: Snout, pet wellness plan startup, raises $110 million in debt and equity

U.S. homes have more pets than children.  And it’s pretty lopsided. If the American Pet Products Association is to be believed, about 70%...

OpenAI digs in on a fundamental disconnect in new research: AI is ready for primetime, many businesses aren’t thumbnail
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OpenAI digs in on a fundamental disconnect in new research: AI is ready for primetime, many businesses aren’t

Good morning. AI has officially moved into the mainstream.  At last week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar noticed a...

Waabi raises up to $1 billion and partners with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis as the race to dominate self-driving heats up thumbnail
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Waabi raises up to $1 billion and partners with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis as the race to dominate self-driving heats up

Waabi, the Toronto-based AI company building software to enable autonomous driving, has raised $1 billion in new funding and struck a major partnership...

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High Court fast-tracks judicial review into inheritance tax relief reforms

The High Court has granted an urgent hearing to a judicial review challenging the Government’s proposed changes to inheritance tax reliefs for farms...

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Poundland partners with Retail Trust to strengthen mental health support for staff

Poundland has joined forces with the retail industry charity Retail Trust to expand mental health and wellbeing support for its 12,000 employees across...

India and EU strike landmark trade deal after two decades of talks thumbnail
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India and EU strike landmark trade deal after two decades of talks

India and the European Union have announced a landmark trade agreement, ending nearly 20 years of stop-start negotiations as both sides seek to...

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Labour MPs urge chancellor to halt business rates rise for music venues

Nearly 50 Labour MPs have written to the chancellor calling for an immediate halt to a planned rise in business rates for music...

Retail sales growth to slow across US and Europe in 2026, Bain forecasts thumbnail
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Retail sales growth to slow across US and Europe in 2026, Bain forecasts

Retail sales growth is expected to slow across the US, UK and major European economies in 2026 as consumers continue to feel financial...

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South Korea’s Edenlux set for U.S. debut of eye-strain wellness device

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