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The UK’s largest business sentiment survey has revealed that confidence among businesses has continued to dip and that more than half are not expecting their turnover to increase in the next six months. This is the lowest level in three years. While pessimism among hospitality businesses has been voiced for months, if not years, this survey from The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) reveals that low confidence is widespread. It also highlights that the tax burden is playing on many business owners’ minds as the decisions made for the Autumn Budget now start to become reality.  Tanking confidenceThe Quarterly Economic Survey from…

Newsrooms have been experimenting with AI for several years now but, for the most part, those efforts have been just that: experiments. A relatively unknown startup, Symbolic.ai, wants to change that, and it just signed a major deal with News Corp, the media conglomerate owned by Rupert Murdoch. News Corp, the major assets of which include MarketWatch, the New York Post, and the WSJ, is set to begin using Symbolic’s AI platform with its financial news hub Dow Jones Newswires. Symbolic.ai, which was founded by former eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica co-founder Jon Stokes, says its AI platform…

Spotify raised prices for its subscription plan in the U.S. for the third time in three years, as it hiked the monthly plan from $11.99 per month to $12.99 per month. The company sent an email to its paid users notifying them of the new price, which is applicable from the next monthly billing cycle. Image Credits:Spotify “Occasional updates to pricing across our markets reflect the value that Spotify delivers, enabling us to continue offering the best possible experience and benefit artists,” the company said in a blog post. In November 2025, the Financial Times reported that the audio platform…

Location : The M1 northbound at junction J11 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 01:00 and 01:15 on 16 January 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 01:00 and 01:15 on 16 January 2026. Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed. Source link

“When a child has a fever, crush a ‘candlenut’ (fiyaai [Aleurites moluccanus]). Add water to the mixture, and apply it to the child’s body. The fever will go down.” Source link

Five years from now, the world might start running short on copper, the critical mineral used in everything from data centers to electric vehicles. Absent any changes, the world could face a severe shortfall as early as 2040, with demand exceeding supply by as much as 25%.  If copper seems expensive today, just wait a few years. Companies and investors have been pouring money into the sector as demand ramps up. AI minerals startup KoBold, for example, raised $537 million last year to exploit a copper deposit it found in Zambia. But with a little help from some microbes, today’s…

U.S. Senate Democrats are reportedly set to reopen talks with representatives from the cryptocurrency industry on Friday, according to people familiar with the plan speaking to CoinDesk.  All this comes less than two days after a last-minute postponement of a key Senate Banking Committee hearing on sweeping digital asset legislation. The call follows Wednesday night’s abrupt cancellation of the committee’s planned markup of the long-negotiated crypto market structure bill, which had been expected to divide regulatory oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).  The delay came after Coinbase, the…

Thursday 15 January 2026 6:00 pm  |  Updated:  Thursday 15 January 2026 4:24 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Cycling fans turned out in big numbers when the Tour de France called in London in 2014 London will play a key role when the Grand Departs of both the men’s and women’s editions of the Tour de France are held in the UK for the first time next year.The men’s Grand Depart – a short series of stages that begin the world’s most famous cycling…

The Mount Florida speciality coffee and plant-based food hub is shutting its doors after three years in business. Owners Cath and Chris say it’s been “the most incredible journey” and the business is a “rare opportunity” for potential buyers. READ MORE: Posting the news on social media, they said: “Three of Cups – For Sale “The time has come for Chris and I to hang up our hat and chef apron and pass the reins onto someone new. “We have dedicated our whole lives for the past three years to Three of Cups. “It has been the most incredible journey,…

Artists and venues have been confirmedThe St Patrick’s Day parade will not be going ahead in Cookstown this year(Image: Justin Kernoghan/Belfast Live)Belfast City Council has revealed some of the programming and planning for the St Patrick’s Day 2026 festivities in the city.A document forwarded to the council’s January City growth and Regeneration Committee was published this week, giving agreements and plans with regards to the delivery of St Patrick’s Celebrations.The budget for events, £300,000, is currently the same as last year. The council will continue contracts with Luxe, Circusful, Beam Creative, Tradfest and Féile an Phobail.READ MORE: Call made for…