Monday, October 13, 2025

Mortgage rates creep back up as lenders show caution

Average mortgage rates have increased month-on-month for the first time since February, says Moneyfacts.

Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?

The country hopes to build a big tech sector, fuelled by its vast amount of cheap hydroelectricity.

Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm

The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.

Sunday, October 12, 2025

I asked AI to plan my dream summer holiday. Here's how it turned out

Holiday-makers say AI-powered chatbots really help organise where to go - but some things need double-checking.

How hackers forced brewing giant Asahi back to pen and paper

The maker of Japan's most popular beer, Super Dry, was hit by a major cyber-attack last month.

I asked AI to plan my dream summer holiday. Here's how it turned out

Holiday-makers say AI-powered chatbots really help organise where to go - but some things need double-checking.

OpenAI video app Sora hits 1 million downloads faster than ChatGPT

The popular AI tool generates ten second long realistic-looking videos from simple text prompts.

Saturday, October 11, 2025

The Inquiry

Trump is embracing crypto, but is he building a new kind of American economy?

The Inquiry

Trump is embracing crypto, but is he building a new kind of American economy?

Good Bad Billionaire

How Tatyana Kim went from English teacher to head of Russian’s largest online retailer