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Scribbled out in my diary for this Thursday is a single word: election.I wrote it earlier this year, with a cautionary question mark attached, when many ­Conservative Party bigwigs and Westminster soothsayers predicted Rishi Sunak would go…

If Labour can improve living standards, revive key services and get the economy motoring again, then bullish Rachel Reeves’ first tax-raising Budget will be a distant, irrelevant memory for voters.The Chancellor of the Exchequer, a former…

Why is Stockholm, a capital city with a population less than one million, home to global brands such as Skype, Spotify, Klarna and Minecraft? “I think it has to do with the Swedish creed,” says Ben Eliass, CEO of bodycare brand Estrid.…

Having spent many years as second fiddle to Barcelona, Madrid surpassed its Catalan cousin in 2023 with startups securing €605 million ($672 million) investment above Barcelona’s €457 million ($507 million). “Lots of Latin American talent…

A group of sex industry professionals and advocates issued an open letter to EU regulators on Thursday, claiming that their views are being overlooked in vital discussions on policing AI technology despite also being implicated in AI’s…

The cost of living crisis is continuing to keep prices up, from energy bills to groceries. For millions of Brits, it is crucial to secure as much financial support as possible as winter and Christmas draws closer. Many people receive…

Impersonators have descended on a soon-to-be-announced crypto venture tied to presidential candidate Donald Trump and his family, capitalizing on gaps in information about the project to promote inauthentic crypto tokens.Led by Eric Trump…

“Ensuring that a stablecoin retains its peg even under stressed market conditions is a solvable problem,” Catalini says. In an optimal scenario, he says, reserves would be made up of exclusively “high-quality, liquid assets,” like…

The Tories have been accused of leaving the economy in “disarray” as figures revealed near record numbers of workers on zero hours contracts or off long-term sick.Official data also showed more than 1.4million people out of work, while job…

Former President Donald Trump has blasted the current state of the US under President Joe Biden, claiming a collapsing economy, countries offloading criminals across the southern border, and soaring crime rates. Conversely, Biden counters…