#theguardian.com. Debt collecting giant pursued 200,000 debts from Victorians while allegedly banned from operating in state. Thousands of people affected by actions of Panthera Finance, before it was acquired by new owners Francom Group
#Nov.16.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. UK budget watchdog in danger of strangling economic growth, says TUC boss. Paul Nowak says OBR should be modernised to ditch ‘hardwired’ support for austerity economics
#Nov.16.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Britain’s biggest housebuilder urges government to support first-time buyers. Taylor Wimpey chief Jennie Daly calls for revival of help-to-buy equity loan scheme to revive property market
#Nov.16.2025 ×
#wired.com. When Will the US Finally Get $15K EVs?. Super-cheap EVs exist in other parts of the world, as advances in battery tech and manufacturing are making new cars significantly cheaper. But the US market presents unique challenges for automakers.
#Nov.15.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. ‘Not for the faint-hearted’: is running the BBC an impossible job?. After Tim Davie’s resignation, the next director general will face internal strife, external noise and looming talks over the corporation’s existence and purpose
#Nov.15.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Pakistan's army chief gets more powers and lifelong immunity. Critics say the move, which entrenches the military's hold on power, paves the way toward autocracy.
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#wired.com. Chinese Beverage Chains Spread Across the US, Challenging Starbucks' Dominance. Luckin Coffee, Chagee, and other Chinese brands are targeting US consumers with Instagram-worthy drinks sold through sleek mobile apps.
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#wired.com. Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Plan to Make Mobile Voting Happen. Political consultant Bradley Tusk has spent a fortune on mobile voting efforts. Now, he’s launching a protocol to try to mainstream the technology.
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Sudan conflict: Mass killings investigation gets green light from UN. "There has been too much pretence and performance, and too little action," says UN human rights chief Volker Türk.
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Coach featured in Netflix’s Last Chance U injured in Oakland campus shooting. John Beam, director of athletics at Laney College, in critical condition as police search for suspect
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. UN rights council orders probe of ‘appalling’ abuses in Sudan’s el-Fasher. UN rights chief urges countries to 'stand up against atrocities' committed by paramilitary RSF in takeover of the city.
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#oilprice.com. Enbridge Moves to Rewrite North America’s Heavy-Crude Map | OilPrice.com. Enbridge has approved a $1.4 billion expansion across its Mainline and Flanagan South systems that will push more Canadian heavy crude into the U.S. Midwest and down to the Gulf Coast
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. National parks facing ‘nightmare’ under Trump, warns ex-director of service. Jonathan Jarvis, who led the agency from 2009 to 2017, laid out the dire consequences of not closing parks in shutdown
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#oilprice.com. India’s Refiners Turn to the U.S. in Break from the Gulf | OilPrice.com. India’s state-run refiners have locked in their first-ever long-term deal to import U.S. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), awarding tenders to Chevron, Phillips 66, and TotalEnergies Trading for delivery
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#oilprice.com. Iran Seizes Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman | OilPrice.com. Iran seized the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Talara in the Gulf of Oman, marking the first major escalation in the region since the Iran-Israel war in June and renewing fears of disruption to th
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#oilprice.com. Germany Slashes Capacity to Tender for New Gas Plants | OilPrice.com. Germany’s ruling coalition has slashed in half the capacity of new natural gas-fired power plants it aims to tender by 2032 in a significant scale-down from the previously planned 20 GW of new gas capa
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#wired.com. You Won’t Be Able to Offload Your Holiday Shopping to AI Agents Anytime Soon. Chatbot developers and retail giants are battling over user data as they lay the foundation for a future in which AI agents can do all your online shopping for you.
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#oilprice.com. Ukraine Intensifies Campaign Targeting Russia's Vital Oil Lifeline | OilPrice.com. Russia's key Black Sea port of Novorossiysk suspended oil and wheat exports after a major Ukrainian drone attack, causing global crude prices to jump on supply disruption fears.
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#computerweekly.com. NS&I’s digital overhaul £1.3bn over budget | Computer Weekly. Costs for the UK government-owned National Investments & Savings’ (NS&I) digital transformation programme has increased by £1.3bn since the project began, according to a National Audit Office (
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#oilprice.com. Unusual Weather Drives China's Biggest Power Spike in Two Years | OilPrice.com. China's electricity output soared by the most in nearly two years, hitting an October record high due to a late heat wave and early heating demand that was primarily met by a jump in thermal coal power
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#oilprice.com. Canada and India to Partner in Critical Minerals Supply Chain | OilPrice.com. Canada and India have pledged to encourage long-term supply chain partnerships in critical minerals and clean energy to counter the effects of recent difficult trade negotiations and tariffs with the U
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#oilprice.com. India’s Green Hydrogen Ambitions Face Reality Check | OilPrice.com. Uncertain demand and high costs are significantly impeding India's National Green Hydrogen Mission, suggesting the country will likely miss its 2030 production target.
#Nov.14.2025 ×
#oilprice.com. Chinese Solar Giants Bet on Batteries to Survive Industry Meltdown | OilPrice.com. China’s leading solar equipment makers, reeling from overcapacity and plunging profits, are pivoting to the fast-growing energy storage market to stabilize their businesses.
#Nov.14.2025 ×
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