WhatsApp delays launch of controversial feature after privacy backlash
WhatsApp is delaying the rollout of new business features following a user backlash over the company’s data sharing practices. Read full original article »
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FTSE 100 has worst week since October as fears rise over Covid fallout
Increased lockdown measures in Germany, France and China dent prospects for rapid recovery in 2021 The FTSE 100 has recorded its worst week since late October as concerns increased about the economic fallout from…
UK economy shrank 2.6% in November; firms win Covid-19 insurance case – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK GDP falls for the first time in six months Latest: Victory for small firms in Covid-19 insurance case Introduction: UK economy contracted in…
Supreme Court unlocks COVID insurance payouts for scores of small firms
Small firms are cheering a Supreme Court ruling that forces insurers to pay out on disputed coronavirus business interruption claims worth at least £1.2bn. Read full original article »
Lynch extradition threat must be fought, PM told
Leading politicians, including five former Cabinet ministers and an ex-head of the BBC have urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resist any attempt by the US to extradite Cambridge technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch on…
Rishi Sunak warns UK economy will get worse before it gets better
Tougher Covid rules will have impact before vaccine improves outlook, says chancellor Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Rishi Sunak has warned Britain’s economic performance will worsen before the coronavirus vaccine…
Chancellor: UK economy will get worse before it gets better
The chancellor has warned that there are tough times ahead for the UK economy as it struggles through a third national lockdown. Read full original article »
Sanofi buys Kymab for $1.45 billion
Cambridge antibody powerhouse Kymab has abandoned plans to go it alone and float on the US NASDAQ exchange and instead sold the business to French pharma company Sanofi for $1.45 billion. Sanofi will pay…
UK firms fear twin force of Covid plus Brexit will force them under
More than 250,000 small businesses expect to fail in 2021 as state support ‘dwindles’ Small businesses and manufacturers are bracing themselves for a fight for survival this year, according to fresh survey data, as…
Royal Mail picks Thompson to deliver transformation
A former Ocado executive who has been involved in the NHS Test and Trace programme will this week be appointed as the next boss of Royal Mail. Read full original article »