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Royal Mail could cut deliveries to three per week - Ofcom
Ofcom has called for an overhaul of the UK’s postal service, including potentially cutting deliveries to just three days a week.
US, UK launch airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen
America and Britain have launched strikes against targets connected to Houthi militants in Yemen in retaliation for attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, US President Joe Biden said early Friday.
Amazon fails to offer remedies to EU concerns over iRobot acquisition
Shares in iRobot plunged overnight on Wednesday, after Amazon failed to provide solutions to address concerns raised by EU competition regulators regarding its $1. 4bn acquisition of the US domestic robotics giant.
EU to look at Microsoft-OpenAI investment as part of market probe
The European Commission announced two calls for contributions on Tuesday, focusing on competition within virtual worlds and generative artificial intelligence (AI), particularly Microsoft’s investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI.
Sunak sees election 'in second half of 2024'
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he expects a general election to take place in the second half of next year after weeks of speculation that he would call an early poll in May.