BHP: Mining giant hit by lower iron ore prices
Mining giant BHP has reported a jump in profit for the half-year ended 31 December 2024, despite a drop in revenue due to lower iron ore prices. Attributable profit surged to $4.4bn (£3.5bn), up 376
Google reviews have done more for public services than Whitehall
Google Maps reviews have done more for public services than Whitehall, writes Michael Martins in today's Notebook.
James Howells: The man hoping to buy a rubbish dump in his search for £750m of bitcoin
In 2013, James Howells’ ex-partner threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins, now worth in excess of £750m. Having pleaded with – and sued – Newport council to let him comb through the
UK fintech investment hits four-year low
Fintech investment in the UK had another sluggish year with new data showing it sunk to a four-year low in 2024. KPMG’s bi-annual fintech report showed UK fintech investment fell by 27 per cent to �
New towns: Why Starmer needs to avoid being a cowboy builder…
Promises can be a tricky thing in politics. Just look at the flack Nick Clegg received for pledging to scrap tuition fees, and then, well, not. Similarly, putting Partygate aside, I suspect Boris John
Where AI in law is actually heading
It's not quite lawyer robots, but AI is already profoundly reshaping the way the courtroom works. Paul Armstrong tells us how.
London’s £120 million top secret real-life James Bond tunnels
City AM partnered with Joolz from Joolz Guides to take an exclusive first look inside London’s deepest underground tunnels.
Elon Musk’s xAI takes on rival OpenAI with new bot
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, has officially launched its new chatbot, escalating competition with its generative rivals such as OpenAI, Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s
Total value of luxury watches stolen tops £1.6bn
Criminal gangs are “entrenched” in the theft of luxury watches, a chairman of a watch recovery database has warned after registered losses surged. The Watch Register, the world’s largest interna
Just over half of Brits in favour of green taxes on households
According to new research, just over half of Brits are in favour of introducing taxes to encourage a reduction in households’ carbon footprint. According to a survey from EPC and energy efficiency p