Microsoft ends Nscale data center deal
Stay informed with free updates Simply register at Technology sector myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. Microsoft has pulled out of a deal to lease IT capacity from UK start-up Nscale after it emerged the neocloud’s Essex data center…
Derry, Pa. church accused of charging $20 for boxes full of groceries and donated items: ‘I feel like you’re ripping people off’
GrunBun90 (@grunbun90) went to a church in Derry, Pennsylvania, hoping to get lucky with a $200 grocery chest. Instead, she alleged she was given groceries worth less than $20 and the pastor turned her away. “They announced that the American middle class…
Pepsi was the largest employer in a small town. The layoffs left him unmoved. – The Washington Post
Pepsi was the largest employer in a small town. The layoffs left him unmoved. The Washington Post Gn bussni
Tofu tops the list of new protein sources, beating out beef, eggs and salmon
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new analysis of 20 protein sources found that the top scorer wasn’t steak, salmon or eggs – it was an everyday food that many shoppers might be overlooking. The BPI score, presented in a paper published…
Accenture plans to sell its Chinese operations for up to $1.5 billion
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Accenture is working on a potential sale of its China business for $1.5 billion, as the world’s largest publicly…
‘Black Monday’ fears intensify as forecast markets ignore 2026 crash
Fears of a “Black Monday” crash are intensifying as Monday, October 19 approaches, as Wall Street reels from an AI-driven sell-off, rising oil prices and renewed inflation concerns. The latest disruptions have increased concerns about a broader stock…
World Bank says ‘small AI’ could transform developing countries | AI (artificial intelligence)
The World Bank is urging developing countries to start creating “small AI” models, which can run on a low-connectivity mobile phone, to take full advantage of artificial intelligence. As Silicon Valley’s big tech companies focus on ever more…
Inflation is falling in most stores – why your biggest bills are holding up: chart of the day
Inflation affects fewer sectors of the economy. This does not mean that life becomes cheaper. Only about 38% of the roughly 175 categories of the Consumer Price Index have increased at an annual rate greater than 3% over the past six months, according to…
Costco adds a premium diaper brand to its online lineup, but there’s a problem
The “Barron’s Roundtable” panel discusses which big box stores are beating the competition on value, innovation and revenue models. Costco is expanding its diaper selection with a new premium brand, but for now, shoppers won’t find it in the…
Toyota tells the man that the LED bulb cannot be replaced alone: he must replace the entire assembly for $300. Then he finds this DIY tip
A Toyota owner claims he was told a faulty LED tail light would require the entire assembly to be replaced for more than $300. He took it apart instead and claims the problem lay with a single replaceable bulb. TikTok user @desertwrenchers, an…