Cybersecurity firm Darktrace agrees $5.3bn sale to US private equity business | Technology sector

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace agrees .3bn sale to US private equity business | Technology sector

The Cambridge-based cybersecurity and artificial intelligence company Darktrace is likely to become the latest British technology champion to be swallowed up by a US suitor, after it agreed a $5.3bn (£4.2bn) sale to US private equity business Thoma Bravo. Darktrace, whose co-founding investor Mike Lynch is now on trial for fraud and conspiracy in the … Read more

Post Office tried to ‘hush up’ case of worker who killed himself, inquiry hears | Post Office Horizon scandal

Post Office tried to ‘hush up’ case of worker who killed himself, inquiry hears | Post Office Horizon scandal

The Post Office sought to “hush up” the case of Martin Griffiths, a post office operator who took his own life, by “drip feeding” compensation payments to his widow and lining up a media lawyer to protect its reputation, a public inquiry has heard. Angela van den Bogerd, a former business improvement director at the … Read more

‘It’s what I always dreamed of’: Mango deal takes Victoria Beckham’s designs to high street | Victoria Beckham

‘It’s what I always dreamed of’: Mango deal takes Victoria Beckham’s designs to high street | Victoria Beckham

When Victoria Beckham debuted her first collection of just 10 dresses in a luxury hotel suite at the Waldorf Astoria in New York in 2008, she told the sceptical assembly of the world’s most powerful fashion editors that she had “spent a lifetime wanting to do this”. “It’s what I always dreamed of since I … Read more

Paul Marshall expected to bid for Telegraph after quitting GB News board | Telegraph Media Group

Paul Marshall expected to bid for Telegraph after quitting GB News board | Telegraph Media Group

The GB News investor Sir Paul Marshall is stepping down from the board of the broadcaster after three years, it was announced on Friday. Marshall is expected to be a frontrunner in the race to buy the Telegraph when the auction process reopens, after the government in effect scuppered its planned sale of the newspaper … Read more

American Airlines cuts some international flights citing Boeing delays

American Airlines cuts some international flights citing Boeing delays

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 24th February 2023.  JanValls | Nurphoto | Getty Images American Airlines on Friday said Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner delivery delays are forcing it to cut some long-haul flights in the second half of the year and into early 2025, the latest … Read more

First cargo ship leaves Baltimore since bridge collapse via new channel | Baltimore bridge collapse

First cargo ship leaves Baltimore since bridge collapse via new channel | Baltimore bridge collapse

The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, killing a work crew and halting most maritime traffic through the city’s port. The Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing under a Panama flag, passed through … Read more

CVS Omnicare pharmacy in Vegas is first to join new pharmacy union

CVS Omnicare pharmacy in Vegas is first to join new pharmacy union

The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 7, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images A CVS in Las Vegas has become the first location to join a new national pharmacy union, a milestone as organizers try to help … Read more

US has seen evidence of attempts by China to influence election, says Blinken | US foreign policy

US has seen evidence of attempts by China to influence election, says Blinken | US foreign policy

Washington has seen evidence of attempts by Beijing to “influence and arguably interfere” in this year’s US elections, the secretary of state has said during a trip to China, also warning that Chinese companies face new sanctions if they do not stop supplying material and equipment to the Russian arms industry. Antony Blinken told CNN … Read more

Tech View: Nifty charts throw up dark clouds. What traders should do next week

Tech View: Nifty charts throw up dark clouds. What traders should do next week

Nifty on Friday ended 150 points lower to form a dark cloud cover candlestick on the daily chart, while the weekly one saw a high wave type candle, suggesting consolidation in the near term.Nifty’s short-term trend seems to have reversed down after a reasonable rise from the lows. Immediate support is placed at 22,300 and … Read more