<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> TikTok has been fined 345 million euro (£296 million) by Ireland’s data watchdog following an investigation into how the social media platform processed children’s data. The fine was imposed on TikTok Technology Limited (TTL) by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) after the probe into how certain privacy settings and features […]
Hundreds of UK businesses demonstrate against government inaction ahead of party conference season
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Hundreds of business professionals walked out of their offices today to demand the Government takes firm and urgent action on climate change. Critically timed ahead of party-political season, this peaceful queue for climate and nature, ran from St Paul’s through central London. The gathering organised by Business […]
Former Kemi Badenoch advisor says conservative Government ‘does not know, nor really care’ about business issues
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> A former special adviser to Kemi Badenoch has slammed her former boss and the government’s wider business strategy, saying the Secretary of State and her department “do not know, nor really care” about business issues. In an extraordinary essay for Finito World, Joanna Thomas – who worked […]
Train drivers announce eight more strike and travel disruption days
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Train drivers have announced two more strikes as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. The Aslef union said its members at 16 train companies would walk out on 30 September and 4 October. It added an overtime ban for drivers would take place on […]
Port Talbot Tata Steel steelworks given £500m by UK government but 3,000 jobs could still be lost
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Port Talbot’s steelworks will be given up to £500m by the UK government in a bid to keep the plant open and produce steel in a greener way. Tata Steel will add £700m of its own as it invests in cutting emissions. It has asked ministers to […]
Cornish Lithium kicks off crowdfunding campaign with £2.5m raised from existing shareholders
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Cornish Lithium, a pioneering mining exploration company working towards securing a domestic supply of battery-grade lithium compounds, has already raised £2.5m through existing shareholders in its latest crowdfunding campaign and is now offering shares to the wider public. With an offer of up to £6.9 million, the campaign […]
Skills Crisis: 85% of young people feel they have to move for opportunities
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> 85 per cent of young people between 16 and 18 feel they have to move for better job opportunities, despite having desirable tech skills, according to Social Mobility Foundation research. School leavers believe that staying in their area is not an option, with over 80 per cent […]
Price growth of NCR construction materials eases in August
PHILIPPINE STAR/RUSSELL PALMA By Bernadette Therese M. Gadon, Researcher BULK prices of construction materials in the capital region decreased by 5.7% year on year in August, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday. Analysts attributed this […]
BSP revises downward current account deficit forecasts for 2023, 2024
By Keisha B. Ta-asan, Reporter THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday lowered its current account deficit projections for this year and 2024 as exports and imports of goods may contract amid weaker global economic conditions. […]
Remittances reach 7-month high in July
REUTERS CASH remittances surged in July as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sent more money to their families amid higher inflation and borrowing costs. This was the highest since December when remittances are usually elevated as OFWs send […]