Apple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order
Tech group says it can no longer offer advanced protection to British users after demand for ‘back door’ to user data ...
Belgium’s ex-PM Alexander De Croo: ‘There’s a risk that Europe is being redrawn’
De Croo is fresh from the Munich Security Conference, at which Trump’s vice-president, JD Vance, sparked outrage by taking ...
Statement nails aren’t just for the red carpet
The latest disrupters in the nail market are innovative stick-on gels and nails. Glaize, which sells gel nails laser cut to size in its south London factory sold 100,000 sets (priced from £9.60) last ...
William Morris, Islamic art and a reason to fall in love with the ‘enamelled lawn’ again
The Arts and Crafts designer incorporated patterns from Islamic art into carpets, textiles and wallpaper, as an exhibition ...
Hackers steal $1.5bn from crypto exchange Bybit in historic heist
Hackers stole about $1.5bn in crypto tokens from Bybit, in a heist the digital asset exchange described as the biggest theft to hit the industry. Ethereum coins were been taken from Bybit’s offline or ...
Companies fail to stop furlough funds being deducted from pandemic payouts
Companies suing insurers over payments for losses during the pandemic have failed in their attempt to stop UK government furlough funds being deducted from payouts after a ruling from London’s Court ...
Global Counsel cleared of failing to disclose Qatari work
Global Counsel, the advisory firm co-founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, the UK’s new ambassador to Washington, has been cleared of failing to disclose lobbying carried out on behalf of Qatar thanks to a ...
Is air travel becoming more dangerous?
The same trend is apparent around the world: the rate of serious crashes of large planes is at or near all-time lows in every region apart from Africa, and even there it’s just a third of what it was ...
Cairo cool: the renaissance of Downtown
The city’s Belle Époque streets were once Egypt’s nexus of cosmopolitan culture and society; their shine dimmed by ...
Why would anyone want a humanoid robot?
Yet in the tech sector the humanoid robot is the cultural handmaiden to another holy grail: artificial general intelligence.
Geopolitical rupture sparks quiet market rebellion
It is not unusual for markets to remain upbeat when geopolitics resemble a bin fire. The grim attack on Israel in 2023 and subsequent pummelling of Gaza left no serious impact on most investors’ ...
Directors’ Deals: Jadestone shareholder increases stake as production jumps
The Asia-focused oil and gas company’s end-of-year update last month showed record annual production, while there should be another increase in 2025. Major shareholder Tyrus Capital has bought in ...