Business · Sep 11, 2026
German Energy Startup Furo Secures $4 Million After Returning From Silicon Valley
Three 28‑year‑old founders have guided their energy‑technology company Furo away from the hype‑laden corridors of…
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Business · Sep 10, 2026
Bending Spoons to Buy Miro for $1.36 B, Highlighting Steep Valuation Decline
On Monday, Italian mobile‑app maker Bending Spoons disclosed that it intends to acquire the online collaboration…
Business · Sep 10, 2026
Heating‑Oil Costs Surge, Homeowners Debate Buying Now Versus Waiting
Heating‑oil prices have climbed to almost twice what they were a year ago, a development that many households across…
Business · Sep 10, 2026
Dartford Larder’s Budget Membership Attracts Hundreds of New Participants
The Dartford Larder, a community‑operated social grocery store in Dartford, has experienced a jump in enrolments, as…
Business · Sep 10, 2026
Unions call for scrapping bank levy to fund household energy‑bill relief
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is urging the government to abandon a proposed bank surcharge, contending that the…
Business · Sep 10, 2026
Automattic Board Forces Founder‑CEO Matt Mullenweg Into Leave
According to a Slack message obtained by TechCrunch, the board of directors at Automattic has put founder and chief…
Business · Sep 10, 2026
OpenAI Adds AI‑Safety Expert Paul Christiano to Its Board as Alignment Issues Intensify
On Tuesday, OpenAI disclosed that Paul Christiano, a prominent AI‑alignment scholar, is set to become a director on the…
Business · Sep 9, 2026
Anthropic Senior Researcher Steps Down, Urges Industry‑Wide Pace Controls for Self‑Improving AI
Jacob Coxon, a senior researcher at the AI‑safety‑focused startup Anthropic, announced his resignation this week,…
Business · Sep 9, 2026
Shipt Launches AI-Powered Shopping Helper to Simplify Cart Building
Target‑owned grocery‑delivery platform Shipt revealed this week that it is deploying an AI‑powered shopping helper…
Business · Sep 9, 2026
Ex‑DeepMind Engineers Start Fusionality to Accelerate Fusion Energy Progress
Two ex‑Google DeepMind engineers have launched a company called Fusionality, which intends to supply cutting‑edge…
Business · Sep 9, 2026
Charity Warns of Rising Home Heating Oil Theft Threat
A nationwide fuel‑assistance charity has sounded an urgent alarm after thieves targeted its own depot, stealing heating…
Business · Sep 9, 2026
CloudNC, UK Manufacturing Software Company, Raises $20 Million to Expand Automation Offerings
On Wednesday, London‑based CloudNC disclosed that it has completed a $20 million Series B extension, taking the…