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Ofcom demands answers from X over claims Grok AI generates sexualised images of children

Ofcom demands answers from X over claims Grok AI genera...

Ofcom has contacted X and xAI after reports Grok AI generates sexualised images...

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Trump claims Venezuela will hand over up to 50m barrels of oil to US after regime change

Trump claims Venezuela will hand over up to 50m barrels...

Donald Trump says Venezuela will transfer up to 50m barrels of oil to the US, b...

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UK housebuilding sinks to deepest slump since Covid lockdowns

UK housebuilding sinks to deepest slump since Covid loc...

UK housebuilding fell at its fastest rate since 2020 in December, as fragile co...

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Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20bn despite mounting backlash over Grok deepfakes

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20bn despite mounting backlash ...

Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI has raised $20bn even as its Grok chatbot faces global ...

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Young entrepreneurs invited to pitch for £150,000 prize from easyJet founder Sir Stelios

Young entrepreneurs invited to pitch for £150,000 prize...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has launched the 2026 Stelios Awards f...

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A third of UK businesses plan AI investment in 2026 as confidence ticks up

A third of UK businesses plan AI investment in 2026 as ...

A third of UK businesses plan to invest in AI in 2026, according to Lloyds’ Bus...

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Men have lost their work ethic, says Trump’s former commerce secretary

Men have lost their work ethic, says Trump’s former com...

Wilbur Ross, former US commerce secretary, says younger men feel entitled to pr...

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Britain stuck at bottom of G7 for investment as private spending stalls

Britain stuck at bottom of G7 for investment as private...

The UK remains last in the G7 for investment, with economists warning that risi...

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The EUDR: A Challenge and an Opportunity for Small Sustainable Businesses

The EUDR: A Challenge and an Opportunity for Small Sust...

As a sustainable business owner, I’ve always believed that every choice we make...

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Octopus Energy to spin out Kraken in $8.65bn valuation deal

Octopus Energy to spin out Kraken in $8.65bn valuation ...

Octopus Energy Group is spinning out its technology arm Kraken at an $8.65bn va...

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UK business leaders and innovators honoured in 2026 New Year honours list

UK business leaders and innovators honoured in 2026 New...

A detailed look at the UK business executives, entrepreneurs and industry innov...

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Top UK business honourees of the past decade

Top UK business honourees of the past decade

Over the past ten years, the New Year and Birthday Honours have increasingly re...

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UK electricity demand rises for second year running as EVs, heat pumps and AI drive surge

UK electricity demand rises for second year running as ...

UK electricity demand has risen for a second consecutive year for the first tim...

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£10m in late payments recovered for small firms by Small Business Commissioner

£10m in late payments recovered for small firms by Smal...

The Office of the Small Business Commissioner has helped recover £10m in late p...

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Leonardo warns it could exit UK helicopter manufacturing without £1bn defence contract

Leonardo warns it could exit UK helicopter manufacturin...

Leonardo has warned it could withdraw from UK helicopter manufacturing if it fa...

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