Category Business

Amazon is preparing to cut thousands more jobs as part of a sweeping overhaul driven by artificial intelligence and internal restructuring, according to reports. The world’s largest retailer is expected…

The government has made a £25 million investment in Kraken Technologies in a bid to persuade the fast-growing artificial intelligence business to list in London rather than New York. The…

Poundland has closed 149 stores and cut 2,200 jobs as part of a sweeping turnaround plan aimed at stabilising the business after a period of heavy losses and declining sales.…

Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett are among hundreds of actors, musicians and writers backing a new campaign accusing artificial intelligence companies of unlawfully exploiting creative work to train their systems.…

The Bank of England is accelerating the expansion of its Leeds operation as part of a wider drive to cut costs, reduce headcount and overhaul its London estate. Under new…

The builder of the superyacht Bayesian, on which British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch died, has launched a £400 million legal claim against his widow, alleging that the tragedy caused a…

Calling a colleague “old” because they struggle with computer skills does not, on its own, amount to age discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled. The decision came in the case…

Labour has been urged to stop workers accessing their private pensions from the age of 55 in an effort to curb early retirement and tackle rising unemployment, according to a…

Preply has raised $150 million in a Series D funding round led by WestCap, valuing the global language learning marketplace at $1.2 billion and marking its transition into unicorn territory.…

UK businesses are being urged to tighten controls around their use of artificial intelligence in 2026, as legal experts warn that poorly governed AI systems are exposing companies to mounting…