Apple has been forced to stop selling the Apple Watch in the US this week after a landmark lawsuit claimed the tech giant stole technology that monitors users’ vitals. The move comes after an order in October from the International Trade Commission (ITC) that could bar Apple from importing its Apple Watches after finding the […]
The European Union has formally announced it suspects X, previously known as Twitter, of breaching its rules in areas including countering illegal content and disinformation. Digital commissioner Thierry Breton set out the alleged infringements in a post on the social media platform. He said X, which is owned by Elon Musk, was also suspected of […]
The boss of Ryanair, Michael O’Leary, is inching towards a potential €100m (£86m) bonus that would be among the largest in European corporate history, after the no-frills airline’s shares reached a record high. Ryanair’s stock price rose to €18.99 by the end of last week, taking O’Leary closer to a threshold that could trigger the […]
The pay gap at the UK’s largest companies, which measures the difference in earnings between pay packets for chief executives and average employees, rose last year despite upward pressure on wages across the economy. Data from the High Pay Centre, a think tank focused on pay and employment rights, found that the average pay differential […]
The number of job openings in the UK has dipped below 1 million for the first time since May 2021, signalling that the labour market is cooling off as higher interest rates take their toll on the economy. Vacancies dropped to 998,562 last month, down 2.7 per cent from the 1.02 million job postings in […]
Evri has admitted that it has “earned” its poor reputation for customer service, but claims it is turning things around. The parcel delivery firm was forced to apologise last Christmas after people complained of delays or not receiving their packages at all. Evri is also consistently ranked near or at the bottom of customer satisfaction […]
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued Bank of Ireland UK with a reprimand for mistakes made on more than 3,000 customers’ credit profiles. Bank of Ireland UK sent incorrect outstanding balances on 3,284 customers’ loan accounts to credit reference agencies, organisations that help lenders decide whether to approve financial products. This inaccurate data could […]
A call has been made for hundreds of Post Office staff wrongly accused of theft and false accounting to all have their convictions overturned. More than 700 Post Office managers were convicted when faulty accounting software made it look as though money was missing from their sites. A board overseeing compensation said until all convictions […]
The Government has invested over £530 million in boosting broadband connectivity this year, supporting over 330,000 homes and businesses in rural areas. The latest £33 million investment will deliver gigabit capable broadband to over 17,000 homes across rural Derbyshire as part of the Government’s ongoing connectivity investment scheme. The latest project means that over 79 […]
Millions of people are borrowing to pay essential bills at Christmas, charities warn, with energy debts a key concern as prices are set to rise again. Citizens Advice said it was seeing more people falling behind on energy bills as winter began, owing an average of £1,841 to their supplier. The government said its cost-of-living […]