Facebook-funded cryptocurrency Diem winds down

Meta’s experiment with cryptocurrency, Diem, is shutting down. Read more at https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60156682

Native American tribes reach major opioid settlement

Native American tribes have agreed a landmark settlement with major drug companies over the devastation caused…

Global chip shortage: Jaguar Land Rover loses £9m

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) lost £9m ($12m) in the last three months of 2021 amid the…

Wordle: New York Times buys popular word game

The New York Times has purchased the popular word game Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.…

Spotify: Streaming giant announces plans to clamp down on Covid misinformation

Spotify says that it is working to add advisory warnings to any podcast on its platform…

How the high cost of living is hitting Singapore’s poor

In South East Asia you don’t get much more of a staple food than chicken rice.…

US economy grows at fastest pace in decades

The US economy expanded at its fastest rate in decades last year as it roared back…

Apple sales soar despite chip supply shortages

Apple sales soared in the key Christmas shopping season, despite constraints due to a global shortage…

Cost of living: New Zealand inflation tops three-decade high

New Zealand’s annual inflation rate topped a three-decade high at the end of last year, official…

LG Energy Solution: Battery giant jumps in market debut

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution has jumped in its stock market debut after becoming…

Holiday bookings jump as UK Covid travel tests axed

Holiday bookings have jumped with “notable increases” in trips planned for February half-term and Easter ahead…

Global chip shortage: US says firms’ stocks have plunged

Manufacturers have seen their stocks of semiconductors plunge amid the global chip shortage, the US Department…