![An equal pay claim took down Britain's second-biggest city. Others are on the brink](/i/c/a0563abf-9c7a-5e5e-94f0-ade580799f51.webp)
An equal pay claim took down Britain's second-biggest city. Others are on the brink
Birmingham — the biggest British city after London — is in dire financial straits.
2023-09-07 17:51
![Britain's second-largest city effectively declares itself bankrupt amid $950 million equal pay claims](/i/c/0a779511-2fd1-31be-5b3a-2b5d2bf29d62.webp)
Britain's second-largest city effectively declares itself bankrupt amid $950 million equal pay claims
Britain's second-biggest city effectively declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday, shutting down all nonessential spending after being issued with equal pay claims totaling up to £760 million ($956 million).
2023-09-06 01:53
![China grants approvals to 58 imported online games](/i/c/0da3eecf-4179-cb27-8955-d06ee0add98e.webp)
China grants approvals to 58 imported online games
BEIJING China's gaming regulator on Tuesday granted publishing license to 58 imported online games, including titles belonging to
2023-08-29 19:49
![Google Wants to Let You Search for a Song by Humming It](/i/c/b0a7ce04-1b57-15ab-3d6c-86f2082e1d0f.webp)
Google Wants to Let You Search for a Song by Humming It
Soon you might be able to hum a few lines from that song you can’t
2023-08-27 01:27
![CNN is launching a live service on Max with new programming as the network reboots its streaming efforts](/i/c/2fe45d27-3aa2-a385-13d8-f04e23eaf6a0.webp)
CNN is launching a live service on Max with new programming as the network reboots its streaming efforts
CNN is heading to the Max streaming platform.
2023-08-24 21:50
![Change the Channel: Linear TV Viewership Dips Below 50% for First Time](/i/c/6b171517-1e01-03ec-32f5-18291d291f0c.webp)
Change the Channel: Linear TV Viewership Dips Below 50% for First Time
Years of the cord cutting that cable-TV executives used to insist wasn’t really happening have
2023-08-17 10:48
![The era of cheap streaming is officially over](/i/c/4c1c35c4-3b40-7075-6c69-585eb916f16b.webp)
The era of cheap streaming is officially over
It's the end of an era.
2023-08-10 18:50
![Where people have to choose between food or home insurance](/i/c/03a52b46-5e2f-5bf9-2c53-fdac8b342827.webp)
Where people have to choose between food or home insurance
Extreme weather and climate change are driving up home insurance costs, forcing some into desperation.
2023-08-10 07:52
![Fitch US downgrade followed protocols, despite timing questions](/i/c/aebb2cc4-c116-86e3-d016-4c5911d87362.webp)
Fitch US downgrade followed protocols, despite timing questions
By David Lawder and Davide Barbuscia WASHINGTON When Fitch Ratings dropped its bombshell downgrade of the U.S. credit
2023-08-05 04:29
![Netflix ends password sharing in 'big market' India](/i/c/84636d1f-257d-1ae9-0c22-d185da5ba099.webp)
Netflix ends password sharing in 'big market' India
Only users from a single household will be able to use an account, the streaming giant has said.
2023-07-20 13:49
![Microsoft signs agreement to keep Call of Duty on Playstation](/i/c/01ff65ef-fb4c-b15e-0b36-73f9d956825f.webp)
Microsoft signs agreement to keep Call of Duty on Playstation
Microsoft has signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard,
2023-07-16 22:58
![Why McDonald's dropped tomatoes from Indian menus](/i/c/e23a7df4-9eff-1128-cf64-1d9e9da2cc16.webp)
Why McDonald's dropped tomatoes from Indian menus
A kilo of tomatoes now costs more than a litre of petrol in the country. Here's why.
2023-07-15 08:55