Government unveils £725m package to create 50,000 apprenticeships and tackle rising youth unemployment
The government has announced a £725 million overhaul of the apprenticeship system, setting out plans to create 50,000 new placements over the next three years in an effort to address rising youth unemployment and strengthen the UK’s long-term economic prospects.The
Building a Contingency Plan: Ensuring Data Resilience in Your IoT Asset Management System
The IoT world is expanding fast, but the ground beneath it is far from stable. Platforms shut down, companies pivot, and once reliable ecosystems can vanish overnight, turning working hardware into stranded assets. The idea of a “forever platform” no
Why Trump-branded investments are collapsing, and what the market is pricing in now
In just over two months, Trump-linked stocks and cryptocurrencies have shed more than $1 billion from the Trump family’s net worth. The development has erased a year’s worth of speculative gains and exposed the fragility of bets anchored to personality rather
What’s driving the sudden cocoa pile-up at Ivory Coast’s busiest ports?
Ivory Coast is seeing an unusual build-up of cocoa at its main export hubs, with truckloads of beans arriving faster than the industry can process them. For about three weeks Abidjan and San Pedro have handled far more cocoa than expected
Apple stock under pressure after major executive departures: what it means for AAPL’s AI roadmap
Apple stock (NASDAQ: AAPL) is facing some headwinds as a stream of executive departures is turning into a full-blown crisis for the tech giant. The investor anxieties deepened with fresh reports that Johny Srouji, the architect behind the Apple Silicon advantage,
Morning brief: Trump flags Netflix–WBD deal concerns; Japan’s GDP contracts
Global markets opened the week weighing a mix of political, economic, and trade developments, from US President Donald Trump’s remarks on Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to renewed concerns over Japan’s economic trajectory. Meanwhile, China’s export performance surprised
India moves to open nuclear power sector to private investment
India is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its atomic energy laws that would, for the first time, allow private investment in nuclear power generation—marking a pivotal shift in the country’s energy strategy as global interest in nuclear accelerates. The reform,
IndiGo stock slumps 7%: analysts warn rising costs could weigh on stock
InterGlobe Aviation, the operator of IndiGo, saw its share price fall more than 7% on Monday as the fallout from its widespread flight cancellations continued, prompting intensified scrutiny from India’s aviation regulator. The stock is now headed for its seventh
The AI bubble may burst, but it won’t be as bad as many think
The excitement around AI has been almost unprecedented this century, but in recent months the mood has begun to sour. Investors and executives of some of the biggest AI companies have openly questioned if current investment levels can really be
Magnum goes solo as Unilever steps out of ice cream
Magnum begins life as an independent company on Monday, stepping into the public markets after completing a spinoff that marks a major shift for both the brand and its former parent, Unilever. The move finalises a separation that has been