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Evergrande: Why should I care if China property giant collapses?

There are reports the leaders of the heavily indebted Chinese property giant have been detained.

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Rishi Sunak repeatedly dodges questions over future of HS2 rail

Speculation is mounting the government could delay or scrap the second leg of the line to Manchester.

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Average five-year mortgage drops below 6%

The typical rate for a five-year mortgage has fallen to 5.99% after interest rates were held.

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X scraps tool to report electoral fake news – researchers

A research organisation says the feature is now only available in European Union countries.

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China’s Evergrande chairman put under police surveillance

The stricken Chinese property giant said Hui Ka Yan was under suspicion of "illegal crimes".

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The self-driving trucks that are deliberately crashed

A maker of autonomous lorries is using AI software to prang computerised versions of the vehicles.

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Households could be paid to turn down heating

It comes after people were paid to use less electricity last year to prevent supply issues.

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The deep rooted problem holding back the UK economy

The UK has an underinvestment crisis - our future prosperity depends on this changing.

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ChatGPT can now access up to date information

The chatbot's knowledge previously only included data up to September 2021, but not any more.

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Meta announces AI chatbots with ‘personality’

At Meta's first in-person event since before the pandemic, Mark Zuckerberg announced his AI plans.

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