In the North Atlantic Alliance, there is a skeptical attitude towards the possibility of Russia annexing the Transnistrian region of Moldova, controlled by pro-Russian separatists and supported by the Kremlin. NATO will respond to such attempts by Mosc…
NATO outlined possible responses to Russian attempt to annex Transnistria
In the North Atlantic Alliance, there is a skeptical attitude towards the possibility of Russia annexing the Transnistrian region of Moldova, controlled by pro-Russian separatists and supported by the Kremlin. NATO will respond to such attempts by Mosc…
Uniswap soars as SEC loses its bite
By Coinrule Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. One of crypto’s key tenets is sharing a network’s gains with it…
‘Simple as that’… Manchester United don’t need these players in the team, warns ex-player
Manchester United players with poor attitudes should be ‘looking over their shoulders’ this summer, warns former goalkeeper Ben Foster. Manchester United are reeling from one of the worst performance of the 2024 so far, and certainly the worst result. …
Why high rates affect the UK’s public debt more than other G7 countries?
By Chris Dorrell Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will likely be working late into the night as he looks to make the maths add up ahead of the Spring Budget on 6 March. One thing that has made life more difficult for the Chancellor – who is under pressure to cut…
Grocery inflation hits lowest level in two years, but non-food items keep rising
By Laura McGuire Shop price inflation or the rate at which these goods increase has slowed to 2.5 per cent in February, marking the lowest level recorded in close to two years. British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) latest reading showed food inflation also…
Why Meta’s Europe chief is going all in on AI
By Jess Jones Once Derya Matras has her business strategy locked in place, it is “relentless execution” from then on. Matras, who is Meta’s vice president for the Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Northern Europe, which includes the UK, Ireland and Nordi…
Budget: Hunt should prioritise cutting ‘damaging’ stamp duty rather than income tax, IFS says
By Chris Dorrell Cutting stamp duty on the purchase of properties and shares should come top of the Chancellor’s list of potential tax cuts in the Spring Budget, a leading think tank has said. Despite the government’s parlous fiscal position, with debt…
Getting with the times! 80 per cent of 85–95-year-olds now pay with contactless
By Laura McGuire A record 93.4 per cent of all in-store card transactions up to £100 were made using contactless, according to a new study by Barclays, as the payment method traditionally used by youngsters goes mainstream. Shoppers made an average of …
AI will design drugs in the next couple of years, says Google Deepmind boss
By Jess Jones The chief executive of Google DeepMind has said artificial intelligence (AI) could be designing drugs in clinics within the next couple of years. Demis Hassabis, who founded DeepMind in the UK in 2010, said AI will have a “material impact…