69 m. ago If you're looking for Amazon tech deals, the Big Deal Days sale is the perfect time to buy

These deals are on Fire (and Kindles and Ring Video doorbells too)

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82 m. ago Bank of England warns of risk of AI market correction; gold hits new $4,000 an ounce record – business live

Soaring tech valuations could drop amid potentially ‘disappointing’ progress on AI, central bank says; gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this yearPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and...

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2 h. ago Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee Business live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies.Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Major European city to be paralysed by airport strikes next week

The city's airports are set to grind to a halt on October 14, as strikes by security and ground staff are set to prevent all departing flights from taking off from the European aviation hubs.

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2 h. ago 'Impressive' £50 Ninja blender 'super easy' to clean now £33 in Amazon sale

Amazon has reduced the price of the popular blender, offering shoppers over 30% off

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2 h. ago Bank of England warns growing risk AI bubble could burst; gold hits new $4,000 an ounce record – business live

Soaring tech valuations could drop amid potentially ‘disappointing’ progress on AI, central bank says; gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this yearPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and...

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3 h. ago BoE flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI

Financial Policy Committee warns equity prices are at levels comparable with dotcom bubble

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3 h. ago Bank of England sounds alarm over AI tech bubble and warns of 'sharp market correction'

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm over the risk of an AI bubble in financial markets that threatens to send shock waves across the globe.

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3 h. ago US ‘undermining global health’ by threatening to strip funding from aid projects that do not fit its political agenda

Trump administration reported to be planning expansion of ‘global gag rule’ to halt any initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusionThe Trump administration plans to export its “war on woke” by forcing foreign governments, non-governmental organisations and international bodies to abandon working on diversity, equity and inclusion or face being stripped of US funding.The plans have been called an attack on other nations’ sovereignty and one health organisation warned of “unimaginable effects” including a rise in deaths and violence, as safe clinics for vulnerable groups close. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Millions of Windows 10 users have just six days to take action or face security risk

Microsoft is stopping support meaning it would no longer receive new security updates, leaving millions vulnerable to hackers after October 14

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3 h. ago Microsoft issues urgent warning to millions of Windows 10 users as support ends

Computer users have less than a week to make sure their devices are updated

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3 h. ago Love Island star Zach Noble moves on with beauty mogul's daughter

The TV personality, 28, found romance with Molly during season 10 of the ITV2 dating show in 2023, but they went their separate ways in July.

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5 h. ago Incredible moment meteor streaks over UK city lighting up night sky in front of shocked gazers

INCREDIBLE footage shows a meteor streaking over the UK leaving stargazers in awe. Lucky Brits in Northfields and Ealing, west London, have reported seeing a bright blob race through the city's sky on Tuesday night. Others claimed to have seen the unusual sighting from Wimbledon and Hampstead Heath. And some even reported catching a glimpse as far...

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5 h. ago New Sky TV block for UK homes as jail sentence confirmed for illegal streaming

Homes that may have been enjoying Sky without paying for a subscription may face a streaming block after one provider is sentenced to three years in jail.

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5 h. ago Betmaster joins forces with Thibaut Courtois’s TC Racing to drive the future of motorsport

What happens when one of football’s biggest stars joins forces with a fast-rising sports tech brand to reimagine the future of motorsport?

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5 h. ago Claims popular internet game has become a ‘playground for predators’

Online gaming platform Roblox has become a ‘playground for predators,’ alleges Kentucky’s attorney general

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6 h. ago Israel prevents new aid flotilla from reaching Gaza and says activists will be deported

Israel intercepts all nine boats of Freedom Flotilla Coalition in international waters

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7 h. ago Malaysia rejects Fifa accusations it forged players’ citizenship and says it will appeal sanctions

Malaysia’s football association says it will appeal Fifa sanctions and fine after seven players on national team suspended for one yearThe Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will appeal Fifa’s decision to sanction it for allegedly falsifying the citizenship documents of seven overseas-born players who have been suspended from representing the country for one year.Fifa fined FAM $438,000 this September and suspended the players after it discovered their grandparents were not born in Malaysia as FAM had claimed, but instead in Argentina, Brazil, the Netherlands and Spain. The global football body reiterated its claims about falsified or doctored documentation in a disciplinary committee report released on Monday. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Shark’s popular pet vacuum cleaner drops to £144.99 in Amazon Prime Day sale

The Shark NZ690UKT upright vacuum cleaner, loved by pet owners for its Anti Hair Wrap tech and powerful cleaning, has been reduced to £144.99 for Amazon’s Prime Day sale – but the deal ends tonight

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9 h. ago ‘Stay true to yourself – and fly closer to the sun’: what I’ve learned from 50 years of rejection

As a writer, I have been rejected thousands of times, and it initially led to shock, denial and anger. Then I accepted it. Here’s what you can gain from doing so tooGetting rejected, especially if it happens repeatedly, is not a great experience. Someone is turning you down cold, taking a hard pass, telling you: “Nope.” I work as a writer, so I am no stranger to rejection. I started pitching story ideas and submitting manuscripts 50 years ago, when I graduated from college. In that time, I have had two novels rejected, as well as proposals for nonfiction books, short stories and numerous pitches for articles. Over the last 20 years, since turning my hand largely to personal essays and op-eds, I have been rejected even more. In a typical week, I get a rejection every few days – more than 100 times a year. Rejections accumulated over the course of my career run in the thousands. By now, I should have a PhD in rejection.So is this feature to be a woe-is-me rant? Far from it. Because, f...

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