Back in 2001, BT sold thousands of telephone exchanges for £2.3bn in a 30-year leaseback deal to tackle its £30bn debt. With that lease expiring in 2031 and the copper network shutting down, BT now faces a stark ultimatum: vacate the sites completely or commit to new decade-long leases at today’s sk
The long-awaited overhaul of the Xbox mobile app is in testing. A new, fully-featured store tab lets beta users browse, buy, and wishlist games without ever opening a browser.
Proton has launched Proton Sheets, a new web-based spreadsheet tool with built-in end-to-end encryption. It’s a direct challenge to Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel, aiming to protect user data from being accessed by the platform itself or used for AI training.
HR teams are turning to AI to analyze job ads, performance reviews, and training histories to find skills gaps before they hurt the business. But the tech is only as good as the data it’s fed, and human oversight is still crucial.
Major bond investors have privately warned the US Treasury about Kevin Hassett’s potential appointment as Federal Reserve chair. They worry his closeness to Donald Trump could lead to aggressive, politically-driven rate cuts, threatening the Fed’s independence and market stability.
New Yorkers shopping online are now seeing warnings that prices are set by algorithms using their personal data. This new transparency law, effective in November, is facing legal challenges from business groups.
In a candid interview, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reveals the relentless pressure of leading the world’s most valuable chip company. He describes a permanent state of anxiety, a daily routine of reading thousands of emails, and a leadership philosophy built on embracing being wrong.
Apple has seeded the release candidate for iOS 26.2 to developers. The update includes a recalibrated Sleep Score system, AI features for Podcasts, and a handful of other tweaks across the system.
Venmo experienced a widespread outage Wednesday night, leaving users unable to send or receive payments. The company confirmed it was “back up and running” after hours of problems but provided no details on the cause.
Microsoft has rolled out a partial, silent mitigation for a high-severity Windows shortcut vulnerability, CVE-2025-9491, that state hackers and crime gangs have exploited for years. The fix changes the UI but doesn’t remove malicious code or warn users, leading a third party to release a more aggres
