Booking.com warns of up to 900% increase in travel scams
The online travel firm says generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, are driving the explosive rise.
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India’s electronics industry is surging
Foreign and domestic firms are investing in local manufacturing
Post Office accidentally leaks sub-postmaster data
Former sub-postmasters react angrily as the company launches an urgent investigation into breach.
Palmer Luckey and Anduril want to shake up armsmaking
The 31-year-old flip-flop-wearer should not be underestimated
NatWest to buy Sainsbury's banking arm
The supermarket chain is withdrawing from retail banking to focus on its food business.
Corn growers join lawsuit against EPA for emissions mandates
Several U.S. oil and corn industry lobby groups are suing the Biden Administration over its plans to slash planet-warming tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks.
Nevada is years away from healing COVID wounds, report says
A newly released report from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services said it may take a long time to recover from the economic, education and behavioral health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rite Aid to close over two dozen stores amid bankruptcy proceedings
Rite Aid said the proceedings would involve continued store footprint optimization.
China car firms seek 25% tax on EU - state media
The measure would target large-engined petrol vehicles imported from the European Union.
Bipartisan act seeks end to ticket scalping bots
Ticket bot operators could be in trouble based on Michigan’s proposed new “Taylor Swift” bills that would combat ticket reselling schemes as seen during the artist’s recent Eras Tour.
How mobile phone networks are embracing AI
Providers are increasing using artificial intelligence to maintain a reliable service.
Bank opens door to August interest rate cut
The Bank of England keeps borrowing costs unchanged, but hints it could cut rates later in the summer.
Boeing crash families demand record $25bn fine
The families of victims of two 737 Max crashes also call for prosecutions a day after apology by chief executive.
Ex-OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever – who helped oust Sam Altman – to start safe AI company
The company is called Safe Superintelligence and is described on its website as an American firm with offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv.
‘Zombie mortgages’ come back to haunt thousands of homeowners now facing foreclosure
Zombie mortgages refer to home loans that reappear after the borrower thought they had been resolved, typically through foreclosure.
Drug names: Branding a molecule
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Hollywood Arby’s closes after 55 years over California’s $20 minimum wage
“With inflation, food costs have gone way up and the $20-an-hour minimum wage has been the nail in the coffin," said general manager Gary Husch.
Labour would need an effective opposition, says Hunt
The chancellor is the latest senior Tory to acknowledge his party could be on course for defeat.
Mortgage rates drop below 7% for first time since March
The rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage fell from 7.02% to 6.94% for the week that ended June 14, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data.
Elon Musk looks to bury hatchet with X advertisers after infamous ‘go f–k yourself’ comment
The mogul said he lashed out last fall because there were “some cases [where] there were advertisers who were insisting on censorship."
Joe Tsai sells Nets minority stake to Koch family after eye-popping $6 billion valuation
BSE Global — the parent company of the Nets, Barclays Center and New York Liberty — was assessed a valuation of roughly $6 billion in the upcoming stake sale, per an email sent to other league owners Tuesday.
NY Giants ‘helmet catch’ hero David Tyree blows nearly $500K after failed juice store venture
He should have passed on this deal. New York Giants Super Bowl hero David Tyree says he plowed nearly $500,000 in a botched investment in a healthy juice franchise — which he bought into with exaggerated promises of big profits. The former NFL wide receiver — whose spectacular
