Archive / 16/05/2023

Airbus and Qatar Airways settle bitter A350 jet row

By Tim Hepher PARIS, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Airbus and evDen EvE NAkliyaT Qatar Airways have settled a dispute over grounded A350 jets, the companies said on Wednesday, averting a potentially damaging UK court trial after a blistering 18-month feud that tore the lid off the global jet market. The “amicable and mutually agreeable settlement” […]

Student turns sleuth to track down her stolen Ford Fiesta

A student took matters into her own hands when her Ford Fiesta was stolen from outside her home – by using an Apple AirTag to track it down herself and documenting the journey on . Zoë Pettit, 22, was horrified when she woke up for an early gym session and realised her car was missing from […]

Living on the EDGE: Homes inch ever closer to falling into the sea

Dozens of families on the east coast of England could be forced to abandon their homes as coastal erosion threatens to doom their properties to the sea. A recent report by climate group One Home estimated that coastal homes in England worth a total of £584million could be lost to cliff collapses by 2100. The report […]

British man charged with hiding Russian megayacht from US sanctions

Richard Masters, 52, was arrested on Friday on charges of violating US sanctions laws A British citizen has been arrested in on US criminal charges alleging that he helped a billionaire Russian oligarch evade sanctions relating to his $90 million megayacht. Richard Masters, 52, was arrested on Friday by the Spanish Guardia Civil and faces extradition […]

Adidas lowered its earnings forecast for the year by $250million to account for losses from ending its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his anti-Semitic remarks – but will still sell his sneakers without Yeezy branding

Adidas lowered its earnings forecast for the year by $250million to account for losses from over his anti-Semitic remarks – but will still sell his sneakers without Yeezy branding. Adidas owns the design rights for both existing and future colors and versions of the Yeezy line, but not the Yeezy name.The company said it will […]

Business Highlights: AI detection tool, methane reduction

___ Cheaters beware: ChatGPT maker releases AI detection tool SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The maker of ChatGPT is trying to curb its reputation as a freewheeling cheating machine with a new tool that can help teachers detect if a student or artificial intelligence wrote that homework.The new AI Text Classifier launched by OpenAI follows a […]

Canopy Growth sheds assets in Canada, plans more layoffs

By Ankit Kumar Feb 9 (Reuters) – Canopy Growth Corp said on Thursday it would shed assets in Canada and cut 800 job positions as part of the pot producer’s efforts to reduce costs and eVDen eVE nakLiyat EvE NaKLiyAt turn profitable. Shares of the company, evDen EVe NAkliYaT which reported a bigger quarterly loss, […]

A fake builder who scammed 11 people out of more than £1million and left families with wrecked homes has been jailed for three years

A fake builder who scammed 11 people out of more than £1million and left families with wrecked homes has been jailed for three years. Richard Nicholls, 38, an estate agent and salesman, had no experience in construction when he started taking on the building work. He left his victims – many of whom were in south – […]

European companies cut jobs as economy sputters

Jan 31 (Reuters) – Decades-high inflation and the impact of war in Ukraine have forced companies across Europe into lay-offs or hiring freezes. Here are some of the companies that have announced cuts: AIRLINES, AUTOS, TRAVEL * AIR FRANCE: France’s flagship carrier was in talks to shed nearly 300 ground-staff positions through voluntary redundancies, newspaper […]

Lawsuits pile up as U.S. parents take on social media giants

As concern grows over social media, U.S.lawsuits stack up * Surge in mental health problems worst among girls * Lawyers zone in on algorithm designs, whistleblower leaks * Others see platforms as scapegoat for society’s woes By Avi Asher-Schapiro LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At about the time her daughter reached the […]