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SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens collapses
It follows the government's decision to scrap key climate targets and its response to a review into gender services.
5-min read - BusinessBBC
Green fleet transition faces financial roadblock
The cost of replacing 41 diesel waste vehicles with electric or hydrogen models proving prohibitive.
1-min read - TechnologyEvening Standard
How to watch Apple's iPad event live
Stay tuned if you want to know what’s next for the iPad tablet series
2-min read - BusinessBBC
Meta AI spending plans cause share price slump
Investors react badly to the Facebook and WhatsApp owner spending more than anticipated on AI.
2-min read - BusinessReuters
Biden to announce preliminary deal with Micron for up to $6.14 billion in chip grants
U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Syracuse, New York, on Thursday to announce a preliminary agreement with memory chip maker Micron Technology for up to $6.14 billion in subsidies for two chip factories, the White House said. The agreement signed by the U.S. Commerce Department will fund facilities in New York and Idaho under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to boost domestic manufacturing of chips and reduce reliance on supplies from China and Taiwan. The Commerce Department s
2-min read - BusinessReuters
AI spending worries cast gloom over Alphabet, Microsoft
Investors appear to be losing patience with Big Tech's prodigious artificial intelligence investments this week after Meta Platforms signaled deeper spending and a long road to profitability. The concession from Meta in its quarterly report late on Wednesday cast a cloud over Microsoft and Alphabet, which will both report quarterly earnings on Thursday. Meta's stock sank 15% in extended trade after it forecast higher AI spending next year, while Microsoft was down 2%, Alphabet fell 3% and Nvid
2-min read - BusinessReuters
Tech companies plug into India's smaller cities for talent
Indian engineer B. Ramachandran now prefers living in the smaller cities than the major tech hubs of Bengaluru and Chennai. Some are already finding it easier to hire staff in tier 2 cities, in contrast to before the pandemic when workers largely went from smaller cities into the country's major IT hubs for jobs. "The HR and I used to drive down to Bengaluru and Chennai to interview experienced talent and convince them to move to Madurai," said Selvaganesh M.P, founder of IT firm SMI that was
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