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O2 has announced it is increasing its mid-contract price rises next year. At the moment, customers see their phone bill go up by £1.80 a month each year – but from 1 April 2026, they will rise by £2.50 a month. In a page on its website, the network provider says: “From April 2026, the monthly price of your mobile plan will be increasing. We’re letting you know now so you can plan ahead and be prepared.”Each April, your airtime plan will increase by £2.50 for voice plans and 75p for data-only and smartwatch plans.”We understand price rises are never ideal and…

In the rapid-fire online world of money, High-Frequency Trading (HFT) is among the most revolutionizing creations of the times. Once limited to traditional stock exchanges, HFT has discovered a fresh and evolving abode in the AI-run crypto trading world. Leaping into action through artificial intelligence (AI), sophisticated programs, and super-fast data processing, traders are able to make thousands of trades in mere seconds — exploiting millisecond opportunities that even a human trader would never have been able to detect by hand.Since cryptocurrencies gain popularity and volatility is increasing, AI-driven HFT is transforming institutions’ and traders’ interactions with digital assets. But…

Washington should focus its industrial policy on strategic, cutting-edge technologies rather than trying to bring back manufacturing wholesale, particularly in areas where the US has little competitive advantage, said members of the former Joe Biden administration.This comes at a time when US policy circles are debating whether the nation should borrow some of China’s playbook as the bilateral competition intensifies and how far it should go as China’s state-led system makes a big bet on advanced manufacturing and future industries like AI, robotics and biotech in its coming five-year plan.“Industrial policy is necessary, necessary in instances like with the Chips…

This article was written byFollowI am a retired professor, a retired investment adviser, and currently a private investor and full-time tennis pro. I bought my first stock in a custodial account in 1958. I am a student of history, particularly military and economic/market history. The intellectual passions of my retirement years have been markets, mathematics, and quantum theory. Recently I have found myself reading book after book on the thoughts and feelings of animals, and I believe they are subtly influencing some of my views. I have a cat I like a lot. I like to travel. I served in…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.South Africa and Nigeria have been removed from a global financial crime watchdog’s “grey list”, a relief for banks and investors in Africa’s two biggest economies.The Financial Action Task Force on Friday said South Africa and Nigeria are no longer subject to “increased monitoring”, more than two years after the Paris-based body flagged them for illicit finance risks.Grey-listing triggers greater international bank scrutiny of transactions going through affected countries, in what the IMF has said amounts to a “large and statistically significant”…

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By ALEX HAMMER, US MEDIA CORRESPONDENT Published: 17:32, 24 October 2025 | Updated: 18:14, 24 October 2025 Joe Rogan and fellow ‘manosphere’ podcaster Andrew Schulz have taken aim at Canada’s Indigenous land acknowledgements, claiming the statements seem like ‘bragging’.Speaking on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the pair discussed a recently resurfaced clip showing Kamala Harris urging Americans not to ‘forget the horrors the Europeans’ committed in colonizing North America. Comedian Schulz said he had been forced to issue formal statements that acknowledge the Indigenous peoples of colonized areas ‘anytime I’m performing in Canada, like if it’s on like an indigenous area’.’I…

The long-awaited DART Silver Line makes its grand debut Saturday, Oct. 25, connecting seven cities and DFW International Airport with a new commuter rail service designed for the region’s growing future.Spanning 26 miles, the Silver Line links Plano, Richardson, Dallas, Addison, Carrollton, Coppell, Grapevine, and DFW Airport, offering a way to get to work, school, or your next flight, all without battling I-635 traffic. “This project connects neighborhoods, employers, and the world’s third-busiest airport in one seamless ride,” said Nadine Lee, DART president and CEO, in a release. “It’s a catalyst for economic growth and a step toward a more…

That was the message from a leading member of the Greater Brighton Economic Board which met in Worthing on Wednesday (October 22). Worthing Borough Council leader Sophie Cox, said that building links with educators was crucial as was the government’s push to bring creative subjects back to the fore. “We need to push forward in this very inclusive area,” she said. “We might have some young people who are not so strong at technical subjects.” She said it was important to “show them there is something for you in the creative industries – and this is how you get there”.…