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Prince Harry defeated in High Court phone-hacking case against Mail owner
Duke of Sussex and other prominent figures sued Associated Newspapers alleging it sourced stories using unlawful methods• Prince Harry court case – latest updatesThe Duke of Sussex and six other prominent figures have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail over claims it sourced stories using an array of unlawful methods over…
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Reeves faces tough choices as OBR flags unsustainable rise in UK debt
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the government’s independent economic forecaster, has warned that UK public debt is on course to rise unsustainably in the coming decades unless policymakers act soon. Driven by an ageing population, rising health and pension costs, and higher defence spending, the OBR projects that without government action debt would embark…
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Arc Raiders update overhauls the game’s matchmaking system
Arc Raiders update 1.36.0 is finally changing matchmaking, so players can PvP in trios and still find friendly lobbies in solos.
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Savi Security launches app to shield consumers from AI voice-cloning scams
Savi Security, a startup founded by brothers Patrick and Ryan Coughlin, has launched an app designed to shield ordinary consumers from increasingly convincing AI-generated scams delivered via text, email and phone. The company has raised $7 million in seed funding, led by Acrew Capital, and its iPhone and Android app goes live on Tuesday. The…
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State of Decay 3 no longer guaranteed a day-one Game Pass release
State of Decay 3 may no longer arrive on Xbox Game Pass at launch, following Microsoft’s decision to part ways with the game’s developer, Undead Labs. The studio is among those Microsoft is offloading after announcing 3,200 job cuts across its Xbox division. This matters because every prior trailer and update for the game, including…
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Xbox to cut 3,200 jobs by 2027 as ZeniMax studios restructure
Microsoft’s Xbox division is implementing a major workforce reduction of 3,200 employees by the end of the 2027 financial year, affecting multiple development studios under the ZeniMax umbrella, which encompasses major B
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Bank of England moves to relax bank capital rules amid AI stability concerns
Bank of England financial policy committee members voice concern on trimming lenders’ financial buffersBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England is planning to loosen capital requirements for major UK lenders, even as policymakers expressed concern about the threat to financial stability from rapid AI developments and debt-fuelled stock investments.The central bank said on Tuesday…
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From to end final season, filming under way in Nova Scotia
The best sci-fi horror show, From, has received a positive filming update for its fifth and final season over a week after the brutal Season 4 finale.
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Xbox cuts strike id Software, roughly half of staff lost amid Doom expansion
Xbox is cutting 3200 jobs between now and the end of financial year 2027, with studios like Undead Labs and Compulsion Games going independent as others also try to navigate an uncertain future. Moreover, ZeniMax’s entire division – which includes all of Bethesda’s big studios – is facing major layoffs, even if no studios are…
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Thames Water creditors vow takeover bid even under temporary nationalisation
Thames Water’s creditors have signalled they will press ahead with a bid to take over the heavily indebted utility even if it is temporarily nationalised by the likely incoming prime minister, Andy Burnham. The group of 100 institutional investors, holding roughly £14bn of the company’s senior debt, is continuing to discuss a £10bn rescue proposal…