Fuel Ventures has led a £340,000 investment round into Community Wolf, a fast-growing South African startup using WhatsApp to revolutionise public safety through community-driven crime reporting and intelligence gathering. The funding, which closed this month, marks a pivotal step in Community Wolf’s mission to use simple, accessible technology to make communities around the world safer — beginning with its home ...
There is something deeply fascinating about Hill Republicans (sometimes stammering) and media conservatives (sometimes shouting) ripping President Trump for accepting a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar. But he’s not the only president in trouble. More on that in a moment. Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro called the deal ‘skeezy,’ saying the gift isn’t coming ‘out of the goodness of ...
The U.S. State Department announced it has approved a potential sale of more than $1.4 billion in helicopters and F-16 fighter jet parts to the United Arab Emirates, just ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle Eastern nation. The proposed sale includes $1.32 billion for CH-47 F Chinook helicopters and $130 million for F-16s parts, the State Department said on Monday. The ...
President Donald Trump continued to defend his decision to accept a $400 million jet from Qatar during an exclusive interview with Sean Hannity on Air Force One on Tuesday. Trump has received backlash for planning to accept the jumbo Boeing 747-8 jet from the Qatari royal family since news of the gift broke on Sunday. ‘Now, some people say, ‘oh, ...
Microsoft is laying off approximately 6,000 employees worldwide — nearly 3% of its global workforce — in its largest round of job cuts since early 2023. The move comes as the $3.3 trillion tech giant seeks to manage the growing financial pressure from its aggressive investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, despite delivering strong quarterly results and robust growth in its ...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out compelling UK pension funds to invest in domestic assets, escalating tensions with the pensions industry just hours after the announcement of the new £50 billion Mansion House accord. The government had celebrated a voluntary commitment by 17 of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension providers to invest at least 10% of their ...
A new YouGov poll reveals that 50% of UK adults now recognise the official Made in Britain trademark — a significant milestone for the not-for-profit trade body that champions British manufacturing. The findings come amid growing calls for a national ‘Buy British’ campaign to support domestic industry, with 44% of those surveyed saying they would be more likely to purchase ...
Vinted, the digital marketplace for second-hand fashion, has reported a dramatic surge in profits as demand for resale platforms continues to grow. The Lithuanian-headquartered company posted a profit before tax of €95.4 million (£80.3 million) for 2024 — nearly triple its €33.4 million profit the year before. The resale giant also saw revenue climb by 36% to €813.4 million, up ...
A major new employment initiative backed by £10 million in government funding has officially launched in York and North Yorkshire, aiming to help thousands of people with health conditions return to or remain in work. The programme is part of the government’s Get Britain Working Inactivity Trailblazer scheme and sees York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority selected as one of ...
Three key committees in the process of putting together President Donald Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill’ are expected to work through the night to advance their respective portions of the Republican agenda. The House Agriculture Committee, the Energy & Commerce Committee and the Ways & Means Committee are all holding meetings aimed at advancing key parts of Trump’s bill. Sources ...