Britain’s data protection regulator has labelled Google as “irresponsible” for allowing advertisers to track customers’ digital “fingerprints”, amid fears even privacy-conscious users will find the online monitoring technique difficult to block. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned the practice will undermine consumers’ control and choice over how their data is collected and used,…
A Spanish state-owned shipbuilder will buy Belfast-based Harland & Wolff in a rescue deal that will secure all four of its shipyards and save about 1,000 jobs. Navantia is to acquire H&W’s Belfast shipyard where the Titanic was built, as well as the Arnish and Methil yards in Scotland, and the Appledore site in Devon,…
The City regulator has given lenders a year to respond to the rising number of customer complaints over the way they were sold car loans, after a high court ruling left firms fearing a potential £30bn compensation bill. The Financial Conduct Authority said firms had until at least 4 December 2025 to provide a final…
Pharmaceutical corporations claim high prices are the cost of innovation, but the reality is far more complicated — and troubling. In 2030, the patents of some of the world’s best-selling drugs will expire, an event called the ‘patent cliff’, and companies are doubling down on tactics such as ‘evergreening’ patents and pay-for-delay deals to keep…
In January, Tata Steel announced it was ending primary steelmaking in Port Talbot. The town is known for two huge blast furnaces and its massive steelworks that has provided employment for decades. George McDonagh travelled there to see how people were reacting. He met Gareth Edwards, who had spent 30 years working there and was…
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday amid questions over its fight to bring down inflation across the world’s largest economy. Policymakers at the central bank lowered the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of between 4.25% and 4.5% in its last rate decision before…
Tim Kitchen | The Image Bank | Getty Images There may not be a lot of homes for sale these days, but there is a lot of housing space sitting empty. In fact, the most in recorded history. The number of extra bedrooms, which is defined as a bedroom in excess of the number of…
The US supreme court said on Wednesday that it would hear TikTok’s challenge to a law that could make the company’s popular video app disappear from the US. In its order on Wednesday, the supreme court said it would set aside two hours for oral arguments on 10 January to consider TikTok’s lawsuit against the…
Until recently, the plan at crisis-hit Nissan was to muddle through somehow. About 9,000 job losses were announced last month out of a global workforce of 130,000. Production capacity was cut by 20%. There was some muttering about seeking a new anchor investor because the troubled 25-year alliance with Renault of France was heading up…
2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger Tungsten Ram DETROIT — Stellantis said Wednesday it will further delay an all-electric Ram pickup from 2025 until 2026, as the automaker confronts slower-than-expected adoption of EVs and competitors struggle to make profits on electric trucks. The decision to delay the full battery-electric model, which had already been postponed from this…
