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Elon Musk's AI Startup Aims To Secure $1 Billion In Equity Funding

The firm has secured £107 million from investors and is now pursuing a total of $1 billion (£0.8 billion) in equity financing.

Global Stocks Mixed As US Crude Prices Slips To Five-month Low

Global stocks were mixed Tuesday as investors digested data suggesting a slowing US labor market, while US crude prices sank to a five-month low amid lingering concerns about demand.

FEATURES

The speech is Rishi Sunak's first as prime minister since taking over in October last year

Will Sunak's Elgin Marbles Snub To The Greek PM Affect UK-Greece Bilateral Relations?

Rishi Sunak is under fire over a last-minute snub to the Greek PM on the Elgin Marbles issue which led to the Greek PM returning to Greece without discussing issues like illegal immigration and Gaza.

HEADLINES

Iran Slammed For Alarming Number Of Executions
In the first 10 months of 2023, more than 600 people have been sentenced to death and executed in Iran.
World Bank Faces Accusations Of 'Turning Blind Eye' To Sexual Abuse In Kenyan Schools
The World Bank's failure to act on early warnings and reports of sexual abuse has perpetuated a culture of impunity.
Formula 1 To Take Sprint Weekends To China And Miami For The First Time Next Season
The six venues for the 2024 Formula 1 sprint events have been announced whilst changes are set to be made to the sprint schedules.
London Climate Protests: 630 Arrests Made By Police In A Month
The intensification of the London climate protests underscores the urgency many feel regarding environmental issues like the Just Stop Oil movement.
Record Fossil Fuel Lobbyists As Climate Talks Face Off Hardens
Battle lines on coal, oil and gas hardened at the UN climate talks on Tuesday where activists said a record number of fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber nearly every delegation in Dubai.

Wealth Inheritance Surpasses Earnings for Next-Gen Billionaires, According to UBS Report

The UBS report revealed that many young tycoons are amassing wealth predominantly through inheritance rather than through their own entrepreneurial endeavours.

REAL ESTATE

UK Housing Market Faces 5.3% Yearly Decline As Interest Rates Squeeze Prices

According to Nationwide, the largest British building society, the seasonally adjusted housing price index revealed that prices remained stagnant in September, following a 0.8% decrease in August.

FINTECH

The month-long trial has been an ordeal for Sam Bankman-Fried after some of his closest associates testified that he was key to all the decisions that saw $8 billion vanish from his FTX trading platform

Former Crypto Tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty On All Counts At Fraud Trial

Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty Thursday by a New York jury on all seven counts of fraud, embezzlement and criminal conspiracy.

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Shein Applies For New York Listing Despite Forced Labour Allegations

Although the fast-fashion brand has been criticised for exploiting its factory workers, Shein has confidentially filed for an IPO in New York.

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Financial Freedom, the 21st Century Holy Grail. Success Resources, Robert Kiyosaki || IBT UK Events

What would you for financial freedom? With wages slumping throughout the UK and fiscal burdens placing an entire generation in limbo a cast of characters have emerged to provide financial advice. We at the International Business Times UK were invited to cover an event featuring a prominent character in this space, Robert Kiyosaki.

Risks and Rewards of AI, A View From the Experts at the AIAI Computer Vision Summit || IBT UK Events
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Microsoft's BIGGEST Cheating Controversy
Ubisoft Actually Doing Something Better than Alan Wake?