April 12, 2023 - Brief Briefing

Police to spend less time dealing with Twitter spats under government plans to cut ‘unnecessary red tape’

Police will spend less time dealing with social media spats and more time investigating crime on the streets following government plans to cut “unnecessary...

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Police to spend less time dealing with Twitter spats under government plans to cut 'unnecessary red tape'

Technology

Alibaba shares tumble after SoftBank reportedly sells most of its stake

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing subsidiary of Alibaba, unveiled its ChatGPT-style product Tongyi Qianwen during the 2023 Alibaba Cloud Summit on Tuesday morning. Bloomberg...

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Alibaba shares tumble after SoftBank reportedly sells most of its stake

Technology

ChatGPT may be able to predict stock movements, finance professor shows

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Jason Decrow Alejandro Lopez-Lira, a finance professor at the University of Florida,...

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ChatGPT may be able to predict stock movements, finance professor shows

Environment

Andrew Tate: Three women to sue influencer claiming he raped and abused them

Three women are planning to sue notorious social media influencer Andrew Tate for damages over allegations he raped and abused them. They say they...

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Andrew Tate: Three women to sue influencer claiming he raped and abused them

Environment

Sharon Beshenivsky: Man extradited from Pakistan and charged with murder over 2005 killing of PC

A man has been extradited from Pakistan in connection with the killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in 2005, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has...

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Sharon Beshenivsky: Man extradited from Pakistan and charged with murder over 2005 killing of PC

A man has been extradited from Pakistan in connection with the killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in 2005, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has...

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Sharon Beshenivsky: Man extradited from Pakistan and charged with murder over 2005 killing of PC

A man has been extradited from Pakistan and charged with the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. PC...

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Environment

Storm Noa: Travel disruption and person ‘missing at sea’ in Brighton as UK wind gusts hit 96mph

Ferries, trains and motorways have been disrupted as Storm Noa hit the UK with gusts up to 96mph – as rescuers in Brighton searched...

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Storm Noa: Travel disruption and person ‘missing at sea’ in Brighton as UK wind gusts hit 96mph

Ferries, trains and motorways have been disrupted as Storm Noa hit the UK with gusts up to 96mph – as rescuers in Brighton searched...

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‘Tranq’: The street drug designated as an ’emerging threat to the US’ by the White House

A street drug which rots the skin of those who use it has been designated an “emerging threat to the nation” by the White...

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'Tranq': The street drug designated as an 'emerging threat to the US' by the White House

Business

Banks ‘may need more liquidity buffers’ to cope with runs in future, BoE governor Andrew Bailey warns

Andrew Bailey has called into question whether UK banks have large enough cash buffers to cope with crises similar to the recent run on Silicon...

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Banks 'may need more liquidity buffers' to cope with runs in future, BoE governor Andrew Bailey warns

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Tim Westwood: Former BBC Radio 1 DJ questioned twice over alleged sex offences

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been questioned twice under police caution over five alleged sex offences. The alleged offences go back...

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Tim Westwood: Former BBC Radio 1 DJ questioned twice over alleged sex offences

Technology

Amazon workers seriously injured at more than twice the rate of other warehouses, study finds

Amazon warehouses are a more dangerous place to work than comparable facilities, new federal injury data shows. In 2022, there were 6.6 serious injuries...

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Amazon workers seriously injured at more than twice the rate of other warehouses, study finds

Technology

Apple reportedly nixes iPhone 15 button upgrade, sending supplier stock down 12%

The Apple iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone Pro Max on sale at the company’s Fifth Avenue store in New York, US, on...

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Apple reportedly nixes iPhone 15 button upgrade, sending supplier stock down 12%

World

Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns video appearing to show Russian ‘beasts’ beheading a Ukrainian captive

A gruesome video appearing to show a Ukrainian captive being beheaded by a Russian soldier has been condemned by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The clip appears...

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