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U.K. unemployment rate rose in December; wage growth slowe
hellenicshippingnews47d ago

U.K. unemployment rate rose in December; wage growth slowe

The U.K. unemployment rate edged higher in December while wage growth moderated, data showed Tuesday, suggesting a further softening in the U.K. labor market, pressuring the Bank of England to further cut interest rates next month. According to the Office for National Statistics, the climbed to 5.2% in the three months to December, up from ...

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Here Are the New Features Coming in iOS 26.4
lifehacker47d ago

Here Are the New Features Coming in iOS 26.4

Let AI create Apple Music playlists for you.iOS 26.3 was a decidedly small update. It introduced a new tool to transfer data to Android, and gave some iPhones the ability to hide precise location data from cellular networks. But beyond some other small changes and security patches, that's all there was to write home about. ...

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google47d ago

New Skyrim update for Nintendo Switch 2 brings 60fps (patch notes) - My Nintendo News

New Skyrim update for Nintendo Switch 2 brings 60fps (patch notes) My Nintendo NewsThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim 1.2 update out now on Nintendo Switch 2, patch notes - 60 Hz mode, frame rate improvements, more Nintendo EverythingThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now playable at 60 FPS on Switch 2 Instant Gaming NewsSkyrim Switch 2 Update 1.2 Adds 60 Hz Mode and Fixes Crashes and Performance Issues TwistedVoxel

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Ultranav Expands Collaboration with ShipIn Systems to Strengthen AI-Enabled Safety and Navigation Risk Management
hellenicshippingnews47d ago

Ultranav Expands Collaboration with ShipIn Systems to Strengthen AI-Enabled Safety and Navigation Risk Management

Ultranav, a Chile-based maritime group managing more than 400 vessels, is expanding its collaboration with ShipIn Systems to scale AI-enabled safety and navigation risk management across its operations. The collaboration reflects Ultranav’s ongoing focus on safety and its interest in using technology to better understand operational risk during everyday vessel operations. As part of the ...

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HD Hyundai selects Siemens Xcelerator for integrated digital shipbuilding platform
hellenicshippingnews47d ago

HD Hyundai selects Siemens Xcelerator for integrated digital shipbuilding platform

Siemens announced today that it has been selected by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (“HD KSOE”), the intermediary holding company of HD Hyundai, as a preferred partner to establish an integrated platform to manage the entire shipbuilding process as a single data flow to help ensure consistency across all its global shipyard facilities. The ...

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EUREP expansion and the euro – going global
hellenicshippingnews47d ago

EUREP expansion and the euro – going global

Q: What has been announced? Following reports from a week earlier, the European Central Bank announced over the weekend that, starting in the third quarter of 2026, it will substantially expand its EUREP euro repo line for central banks. This facility was originally established at the height of the pandemic to provide euro liquidity to ...

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Egypt plans $4bln investment in six refinery projects, minister says
hellenicshippingnews47d ago

Egypt plans $4bln investment in six refinery projects, minister says

Egypt is implementing six petroleum refinery development projects with total investments exceeding $4bn, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi said. The projects are designed to increase domestic production, boost added value, and reduce the country’s fuel import bill, Badawi said in a statement following a meeting with International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vice President ...

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UK jobs report keeps Bank of England on track for March rate cut
hellenicshippingnews47d ago

UK jobs report keeps Bank of England on track for March rate cut

UK unemployment is rising The latest UK jobs report keeps the Bank of England firmly on track for a March rate cut. The unemployment rate is rising; it now sits at 5.2%, almost a percentage point higher than a year ago. Hiring surveys are still getting worse. That said, the weakness is still heavily concentrated ...

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Do young people choose careers the economy can’t sustain?
hellenicshippingnews47d ago

Do young people choose careers the economy can’t sustain?

Across the world, governments, employers and educators are grappling with the same question: how do we prepare young people for a labour market that is being reshaped simultaneously by artificial intelligence (AI), demographic change, geopolitical instability and the green transition? New findings from the Latvian Education Accelerator, part of the World Economic Forum’s Accelerators Network, ...

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