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TalkTalk nears sales of consumer and wholesale units to avert insolvency
TalkTalk, the UK’s fourth-largest broadband company, is racing to complete sales of its consumer and wholesale operations to stave off administration. The company has announced it is in the final stages of sealing deals to sell its consumer business to Opus Broadband and its wholesale arm PXC to Octopus Investments, aimed at protecting approximately 900…
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Stake confirms customer data breach via third-party partner
Australian trading and investment platform Stake has confirmed that thousands of its customers’ personal data was compromised in a data breach originating from third-party partner DriveWealth. The incident exposed customer names, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, tax status and tax country information. Importantly, Stake clarified that no trading accounts, portfolios, tax file numbers or…
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Developer halts new Victorian retail investment over soaring crime concerns
Chris Garnaut, founder of major property developer Fawkner Property, has refused further retail investments in Victoria and branded the state a “criminal’s dream”, citing soaring retail crime as the primary concern. His comments come as retail giants call on Victorian Premier Ben Carroll to strengthen legislation against shop crime, with the issue set to feature…
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Trump and Xi extend trade truce as major disputes remain unresolved
President Xi Jinping’s White House visit showcased ceremonial pomp but yielded limited substantive progress on fundamental disputes. The trade truce between Washington and Beijing was extended only until January rather than the year-long agreement China sought, signalling that the US intends to extract greater concessions before offering longer-term stability. This compressed timeline is particularly significant…
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Trump hosts Xi at White House; UK AI supercomputer delayed
President Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the White House with full military ceremony, tensions simmering beneath the pageantry. Britain’s flagship AI supercomputer project faces years of delays owing to power supply problems.
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CNN and MS NOW say access denied for Xi state dinner
CNN and MS NOW said they were denied editorial access to cover the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at a White House state dinner. The dispute followed a federal judge’s order restoring the outlets’ White House press credentials after a five-day ban, and centred on CNN being offered access…
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Qualcomm chip aims to make standalone Wi-Fi earbuds viable
Qualcomm has introduced the Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2, a chip designed to make Wi-Fi earbuds and audio glasses more practical. Its integrated low-power Wi-Fi 6E could allow devices to connect directly to home networks and stream high-quality lossless audio without relying on a nearby phone, potentially reviving a technology that previously struggled to gain…
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Waymo reaches 500,000 weekly rides as fleet remains concentrated
Waymo has demonstrated impressive expansion of its robotaxi service, expanding from just three cities in September 2024 to fifteen US cities today, with weekly ridership now averaging 500,000 paid rides. Whilst the geographic reach and ridership figures appear expansive, a closer examination of fleet distribution reveals that the company is concentrating roughly 80 per cent…
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Experimental RPG developer Summer Eternal: ‘We’re giving away 5% of our studio to you, the Players’ in order to ‘mend the trust broken in this industry a thousand times over’
Summer Eternal, an experimental RPG studio founded by former Disco Elysium developers, is giving players a 5% ownership stake through a new non-profit organisation. The initiative aims to rebuild trust between game developers and audiences by giving supporters a formal role in the studio’s governance. People who pre-order the Summer Eternal Anthology can join the…
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Over the Hill Is the Perfect Replacement For Forza Horizon
Over the Hill is a minimalist off-road exploration game developed by Funselektor Labs that offers a meditative alternative to the content-heavy Forza Horizon 6. Rather than racing or competition, the game focuses on traversal and discovery in natural environments, with a deliberately chill, meditative approach to gameplay. A demo is now available on Steam ahead…