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The layoffs happened in June 2023

Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the FCA

Global pre-tax profits (excluding financials) soared by 13.6% to a record $3.62trn, though the improvement was heavily concentrated in the oil sector.

The UK's financial watchdog and four other law enforcement agencies recently inspected another 18 crypto ATM sites, "disrupting" 26 machines across the nation.

The Competition and Markets Authority said it was open to “consider any proposals from Microsoft to restructure the transaction in a way that would address”.

One or more anchor investors ahead of its New York listing would help support Arm's stock as its parent company, SoftBank, which bought Arm for £24bn ($32bn) in 2016, sells down its stake.

The findings come after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the US in Q1 occurred at the same time as Credit Suisse's collapse, triggering concerns about the health of the wider banking sector.

Atrangii TV, a free-to-air Hindi general entertainment channel owned by Vibhu Agarwal, will air international language content dubbed in Hindi, with English subtitles for the audiences, starting 17 July. This will include Korean, Turkish, Russian and other international family drama series that will cater to female and male audiences in the 15 plus age group. While costs of content creation are skyrocketing, entertainment industry experts point out licensing and syndication can prove cheaper for companies.

Global law firm Ashurst said on Thursday that a 10 per cent increase in revenue over 2022-2023 had failed to translate into more pay for partners as rising costs and inflation hit the bottom line.

A hiker from the United States is dead after falling from British Columbia’s Black Tusk, according to the RCMP.

Google, on Tuesday widened consumer access to its chat program Claude and upgraded underlying technology that the company says makes «Claude 2» better at tasks such computer coding and arithmetic. The San Francisco-based company said its new AI model, the latest in a cascade of product releases from Silicon Valley, was also less likely than its prior technology to give offensive or dangerous responses. Businesses can launch products drawing on the model, and consumers in the U.S.

According to Global Firepower, a prominent data website specializing in defence-related information, the United States possesses the most powerful military force worldwide. Russia and China follow closely in second and third place, respectively, while India secures the fourth position.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian PM Anthony Albanese engaged in a good-natured banter revolving around the Ashes series when the duo met during the NATO summit in Lithuania The friendly encounter between the two politicians comes in the wake of a week-long dispute between England and Australia over a regulation crease stumping that was deemed against the spirit of the game. The video that went viral shows Albanese playfully displaying a paper indicating the scoreline of 2-1 in Australia's favour, while Sunak countered with a picture of England batsmen Mark Woods and Chris Woakes celebrating their recent Test match victory at Headingley. Taking it further, Albanese produced a photo of England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow being controversially stumped in the previous match at Lord’s.

fertiliser producer Nutrien Ltd cut production on Tuesday, citing the impact of a 12-day-old strike in Canada's Pacific ports whose cost has now ballooned to an estimated C$6 billion ($4.5 billion). Some 7,500 dock workers represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) walked off on July 1 after failing to agree a new wage deal with the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA).

Garena Free Fire Max is a revamped version of Garena Free Fire. It debuted in 2021 and became popular after the ban of the former by the Indian government. Developers of the game keep updating these codes daily.

Tom Holland says he decided to give up drinking after he became worried that he might have «an alcohol problem» The British actor, who is a year-and-a-half sober from alcohol, addressed his struggle with alcoholism in an appearance on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast. Holland, who most recently starred in Apple TV+'s psychological thriller series 'The Crowded Room', said he chose to go dry last January after indulging over the holiday season but found it tough. «I didn't one day wake up and say, 'I'm giving up drinking'.

dollar sank to a two-month low against its major peers on Wednesday in the lead-up to a key U.S. inflation reading, while sterling scaled a 15-month top on expectations the Bank of England (BoE) has further to go in raising rates. U.S.

The new revelation came after the BBC sought to defend its handling of the growing scandal, after acknowledging that it did not flag the first complaint to senior management for seven weeks until a tabloid newspaper approached it about the story. Britain's leading broadcaster has been rocked by a report in the Sun newspaper that the presenter had paid a young person 35,000 pounds ($45,000) for explicit photos over three years, beginning when the person was 17. The presenter has been suspended but not named, angering other high-profile stars who have fallen under suspicion on social media.BBC News said on Tuesday it had been contacted by a second young person — unconnected to the first — who said they had been approached by the presenter on a dating app.

Also read: OECD says 27% of jobs at high risk from artificial intelligence The FCA intends to take a strong stance on this matter, supporting beneficial innovation while implementing proportionate protections. Rathi will emphasise the agency's commitment to maintaining vigilance in mitigating cyber risks and fraud, as these threats are expected to rise with the increased adoption of AI.

Signal or Telegram could be «over regulated» with the threat of encryption being compromised, said technology policy experts after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) proposed to regulate such services in its consultation paper released last week. OTT services are currently regulated under the IT Act, which will soon be replaced by the proposed Digital India Bill.

Washington | Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to invest more than $US1 billion ($1.5 billion) in a new commercial entity controlled by the PGA Tour, and Greg Norman will be ousted as the CEO of LIV Golf if the business deal between the Saudis and the tour is finalised, a tour executive told US Congress on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST).