Japan earthquake: The tiny firm that alerts millions about disasters
Influenced by a post apocalyptic show, NERV – with just 13 employees – is relied on by millions.
National Insurance calculator: What will I pay and how is tax changing?
Image source, Getty Images National Insurance payments are being cut for millions of employees from Saturday. However, other changes mean the amount of tax people pay overall is rising to record levels. How is National Insurance changing for employees? From 6 January, 27 million employees will pay 10% on earnings between £12,571 and £50,270. This…
Mass Layoffs At Pioneering Nuclear Startup
Almost exactly one year ago, NuScale Power made history as the first of a new generation of nuclear energy startups to win regulatory approval of its reactor design ― just in time for the Biden administration to begin pumping billions of federal dollars into turning around the nation’s atomic energy industry. But as mounting costs…
Blank Street Coffee relied on low costs to grow — now it’s betting on subscriptions
Blank Street Coffee’s shops have taken over New York City as they lure in customers with cheap lattes and cold brew. Now the upstart chain aims to attract even more consumers who want to slash their coffee budgets through a subscription program. The Blank Street Regulars program, which opened to the public this summer, has…
Sir Howard Davies: Not that difficult to buy a home, says NatWest chair
Torsten Bell, boss of the Resolution Foundation think tank which focuses on improving living standards, said it was “increasingly not true” that people save for a house deposit, due to half of first-time buyers in their 20s getting help of an average of £25,000 from their parents.
Strong US jobs growth dampens talk of rate cuts
The US economy added 216,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%.
Carrefour to halt Pepsi sales over price rises
The French supermarket put notices on shelves in parts of Europe to inform customers of the decision.
Electric cars: Sales lose momentum, prompting tax cut calls
Despite the delay in the ban, firms will still be forced to meet strict quotas for selling electric cars from January, ensuring that more than one in five cars sold are zero emission models. If not, they will face heavy fines and the target will go up each year until 2030.
Zhongzhi Enterprise Group: Chinese shadow bank files for bankruptcy
The troubled firm reportedly told investors in November its liabilities had outstripped its assets.
Column: Excited about AI and self-driving cars? A top roboticist is here to burst your bubble
If you’re a fan of techno-hype, 2023 was the year for you. Believers felt themselves validated by seeing excitement and fear about AI chatbots reach previously untouched heights. Skeptics may have felt initially confounded by the rollout of driverless robotaxis in San Francisco and a few other cities, but ultimately validated when they were ordered…
