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HMRC Sends Over 81,000 Warning Letters to Crypto Investors Over Unpaid Tax

HMRC sent over 81,000 warning letters to crypto holders in 2025-26, nearly triple the 2023-24 figure, as new international data-sharing rules due by 2027 threaten to expose undeclared gains.

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Monzo Resolves Card Payment and Transfer Outage After Backup System Falters

Monzo has resolved a technical fault that blocked card payments and transfers, after its backup system reportedly failed to work as intended for some customers, sparking widespread user complaints.

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Moderna Shares Nearly Double as Melanoma Vaccine Clears Late-Stage Trial

Moderna and Merck shares surged after a phase 3 melanoma vaccine trial succeeded, as the US Treasury moved to calm bond markets, UK inflation rose on energy bills, and Unitree's stock market debut soared.

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UK Shoppers Shift to Mobile Payments as Cash Decline Slows, Report Finds

Two-thirds of UK adults now use mobile payment services, UK Finance data shows, while cash use continues to fall but at a slower pace than expected, with cash forecast to make up just 4% of payments by 2035.

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North Lanarkshire to Get Second Data Centre as Scotland Tightens Planning Rules

DataVita plans to expand its Airdrie site and build a second North Lanarkshire data centre as part of a £300m investment, as Scotland introduces new planning notification rules for facilities over 50MW.

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UK Government May Lower Electric Car Sales Target After Industry Pushback

The UK government is consulting on cutting its 2030 electric vehicle sales target from 80% to as low as 50%, following industry pressure, while keeping the petrol and diesel car ban in place.

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Australia to Force Tech Giants Into More News Deals as It Condemns Iran's Executions

Parliament is set to pass a bill forcing tech giants into more news-payment deals, as Australia joins global condemnation of Iran's executions and students prepare to rally against Pauline Hanson.

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Nvidia Teams Up With Wall Street Giants to Raise $500bn for AI Infrastructure

Nvidia has partnered with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to raise $500bn for AI infrastructure, treating computing power as a new asset class for the first time.

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Tech Bosses Tout AI Shortening Work Weeks, But Staff Say They're Logging 90-Hour Weeks

Executives at AI firms have long promised shorter work weeks, but employees at OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Google describe 70- to 90-hour weeks, weekend shifts and forced reassignments onto AI projects.

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New York Officials Warn of Gold Bar Scam That Has Cost Seniors Over $100m

New York's attorney general says fraudsters have stolen more than $100m from mostly elderly victims through a scheme that tricks them into converting savings into gold bars handed to fake officials.

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Trump imposes 15% tariff on polysilicon imports to counter China

Trump signed an executive order imposing a 15% tariff on imported polysilicon products and minimum import prices, escalating tensions with China over semiconductor supply chains.

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Are AI recruitment tools putting women’s careers at risk?

Stacey Duguid says AI recruitment tools may be disadvantaging mid-life women after 16 months of job hunting. More than 60 women, experts and employers have raised similar concerns.

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