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Cash-strapped Thames Water is again facing down the prospect of being placed in temporary public ownership after the government raised objections to a proposed £10bn rescue by its lenders.

One of Britain's leading fintech unicorns will this week name Microsoft's former UK boss to its board as it continues to seek acquisition targets ahead of an eventual public listing.

Shares of Elon Musk's SpaceX soared more than 14% on Tuesday, lifting its value higher than Amazon and briefly Microsoft just days after its debut.

Roblox has revealed new safety measures, just as the government announces it will ban under-16s from social media and potentially some gaming platforms… like Roblox. 

There is cautious optimism on financial markets that a US-Iran peace deal will ease the hit to the global economy caused by their war.

Fox has agreed a takeover of Roku in a deal worth $22bn (£16.4bn).

How did the light-emitting diode change the world? And, come to mention it, might it perversely actually prompt us to puff more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

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