THE possible closure of post offices in Upper Street and Mount Pleasant has been described as a “stab in the back”. The Post Office announced has that 115 branches are at risk nationally but is yet to confirm which will be shut. Of Upper Street, Lib Dem campaigner Kate Pothalingam said: …
Read More »Apple is pulling its AI-generated notifications for news after generating fake headlines | Business
New York (CNN) — Apple is temporarily pulling its newly introduced artificial intelligence feature that summarizes news notifications after it repeatedly sent users error-filled headlines, sparking backlash from a news organization and press freedom groups. The rare reversal from the iPhone maker on its heavily marketed Apple Intelligence feature comes …
Read More »Jen Rubin exits Washington Post, joins Norm Eisen to launch new outlet countering ‘authoritarian threat’ | Business
New York (CNN) — Veteran opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution. Rubin is partnering with former White House ethics czar Norm Eisen and launching something new: a startup publication called The Contrarian. The startup’s tagline, …
Read More »A Member of the UAE Royal Family Joins the Color Star Family
NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ADD) (“Color Star” or the “Company”), an entertainment technology company with a global network that focuses on the application of technology and artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry, announces today that His Highness Shaikh Humaid Abdulla …
Read More »A Royal Rebirth: Benigna Parfums Reintroduces the Royal Essence Collection, Inspired by Divine Majesty
Miami, Florida–(Newsfile Corp. – December 23, 2024) – Benigna Parfums proudly reintroduces The Royal Essence Collection—a groundbreaking line of luxury fragrances inspired by the splendor of royalty and the sacred virtues of divine majesty. Designed to embody the seven divine graces of power, riches, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing, …
Read More »Kretinsky’s EPH to Buy Enel’s Stake in Main Slovak Power Utility
(Bloomberg) — Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s industrial holding agreed to buy Enel’s stake in Slovenske Elektrarne, Slovakia’s main energy utility that also owns nuclear power plants. Kretinsky’s Energeticky a Prumyslovy Holding AS will acquire the remaining 50% stake in Slovak Power Holding BV from Enel Produzione SpA, exercising an early …
Read More »Jaguar finally unveils electric-powered concept car after online backlash
While the recent rebrand was negatively received, demand for Jaguar vehicles has been rising in recent months. In 2024, Jaguar produced 13,528 vehicles in the UK, a 39% increase on the previous year. Tom Holden, Jaguar’s chief interior designer, said: “Just as on the outside, deployable technologies are a hallmark …
Read More »Asda Appoints Former Boss Leighton to Help Turn Struggling Grocer Around – BNN Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) — Asda has appointed former boss Allan Leighton as executive chair, as the struggling grocer looks to turn around its fortunes. Leighton will succeed Stuart Rose, Asda said in a statement on Saturday. Rose, who joined the company three years ago, will remain on the board to ensure an …
Read More »Big business is cynically exploiting Reeves’s tax bombshell
Management gets extra points too for announcing the ploy just as many households begin to think about writing this year’s batch of Christmas cards. According to a recent analysis by The Telegraph, a first-class stamp is now so expensive that it would be cheaper to fly to some European cities …
Read More »Royal Mail warns of price rises after £120m hit from Reeves’s tax raid
Royal Mail said it was on track to return to profit for the full year once the cost of redundancies is removed from its balance sheet. However, bosses warned that reform to Royal Mail’s universal service obligations, which include a requirement to deliver letters six days a week, was even …
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