SAG strike: Avatar and Gladiator sequels look set to be hit as actors walk out
Films and TV shows in production are affected as some 160,000 performers stop work in LA.
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Shops asked to halt mafia-themed Scotch whisky orders
Regulators find that a Polish firm's "Cosa Nostra" Scotch whisky product "glamorises" firearms.
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Fresh boost for Microsoft bid to buy Call of Duty maker
A US watchdog has lost its latest bid to temporarily stop the technology giant's $69bn Activision takeover.
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RBA: Australia names first woman to lead its central bank
Michele Bullock will succeed Philip Lowe, who has led the Reserve Bank of Australia for seven years.
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AI trend drives rise in students wanting to study computing
A record number of 18-year-olds are picking computer-based courses, the university admissions body UCAS says.
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ChatGPT owner in probe over risks around false answers
US regulators are asking the maker of ChatGPT about protections for privacy and reputational risk.
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America’s oldest craft brewery shuts after 127 years
The owner of Anchor Brewing said it could not overcome the hit from the pandemic.
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Using agency staff to cover strikes ruled unlawful
Bosses can no longer use agency staff to cover striking workers during walkouts, the High Court rules.
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Public sector pay: Workers offered pay rises of around 6%
PM Rishi Sunak said the offer to workers was final and there would be "no more talks on pay".
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Google’s ChatGPT rival Bard launches in Europe and Brazil
Google’s Bard artificial intelligence chatbot can now also talk and respond to visual prompts.
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