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What to think about when buying travel insurance

Consumer expert Harry Kind walks through what to do when buying travel insurance.

They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image?

Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.

How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom

Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

£170 a bag? Protein users squeezed as prices soar

Consumers are feeling the pinch from the rising cost of protein.

US rejects pleas from OpenAI, Anthropic for global AI standards

OpenAI's Sam Altman has called for risk evaluation standards, as have Anthropic's Dario Amodei and Hugging Face's Clement Delangue.

Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China battle to win the AI race

The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.

Lidl banned from selling copycat Birkenstock sandals, Dutch court rules

Lidl must also compensate Birkenstock and pay its legal fees, according to the court ruling

Bentley unveils its first fully electric car

The SUVs will be built on a new production line in Crewe, which has been Bentley's base since 1946.

Barrecore and Boom Cycle owner suddenly shuts studios

Common Bond has emailed customers announcing its locations were closed "until further notice".

Trump reveals millions of dollars' worth of share deals in big tech and AI

Stock in major firms such as Microsoft, Nvidia and SpaceX was bought and sold on behalf of the US president.

UK warned over ballooning debt costs and slower growth ahead of Budget

Higher energy prices due to the conflict in the Middle East and climate change could hit growth.

Off sick? You need to phone your boss, back-to-work adviser says

Relying on text and email means sick workers disengaged and were less likely to work again, says Sir Charlie Mayfield.

UK and US warned to take action on spiralling debt costs by IMF

In an interview with the BBC, Kristalina Georgieva says economic shocks had pushed "debt levels up like a staircase not to heaven".

Trump wants AI to be rebranded as super intelligence. Will it work?

Some people close to the president have started to use the term but experts say it is unlikely to catch on.

Will a switch to light speed cut power use at data centres?

To save power and add capacity, data centres are switching from copper wires to tech using light.

Trump says he would back ban on diesel exports

Republicans lawmakers have put pressure on the president to curb exports as diesel prices soar to record highs in the US.

'We screwed up': Doordash admits underpaying New York workers

The food delivery giant will pay a $131.5m settlement following a city probe into wage violations.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at key UK plants blaming high gas prices

Ineos said natural gas in the UK is twelve times more expensive than in the US.

Spain battles climate change on several fronts

A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.

Unexpected UK borrowing surge adds to pre-Budget pressure on chancellor

Borrowing was higher than expected in August as inflation piles pressure on the government ahead of the Budget.