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Rising economic and human costs from droughts worldwide require effective policies to limit losses and damage – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The global land area affected by drought has doubled in the last 120 years. The cost of droughts has also risen sharply. An average drought in 2035 is...

UK industries in growth and decline as experts warn economic growth will slump to 1% – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

As the OECD downgrades forecasts for UK growth to just 1% due to Trump tariffs, new research has revealed which industries are gaining ground and which are being...

Chancellor hit with another blow as the OECD downgrades UK growth – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has cut global growth projections for this year and next. The OECD warned the Chancellor that the UK’s economic forecasts have...

OECD unemployment rate broadly stable at 4.9% in March 2025 – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The OECD unemployment rate remained broadly stable at 4.9% in March 2025, having been at or below 5.0% since April 2022. Compared with February...

Real UK GDP per capita fell slightly by -0.1% – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Real household income per capita in the OECD increased by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with 0.2% in the previous quarter, while...

OECD headline inflation slows slightly to 4.5% in February 2025 – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Year-on-year inflation in the OECD as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed to 4.5% in February 2025 from 4.7% in January. Inflation...

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At some point in 2025, Windows stopped feeling like an operating system and started feeling like a demo for AI. Open Notepad to...

Apple smart glasses might avoid the creepy reputation of Meta Ray-Bans with a light trick

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The MacBook Neo is moonlighting as a Windows gaming machine, and it’s doing it well

Apple didn’t position its most affordable MacBook as a gaming machine. The MacBook Neo, a budget-leaning laptop that runs on Apple’s A18 Pro...

Apple glasses won’t go brand shopping like Meta did with Ray-Ban and Oakley

When it comes to smart glasses, Apple seems to be taking the road less traveled. While others have leaned on big-name eyewear brands...

I tried this Pokémon-inspired weather app, and checking the weather now feels like a Pokédex hunt

Weather apps are usually one of the most boring things on your phone. You open one, glance at the temperature, maybe check if...