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• Guardian8h ago

  Control of Britain’s 39m smart meters passes to non-profit startup

  The handover marks the end of a 13-year licence for Smart DCC, a subsidiary of Capita, after years of spiralling costs and delays Control over Great Britain’s 39m smart meters has passed to a non-profit startup after its

• Guardian3h ago

  John Lewis Christmas ad stars Kristin Scott Thomas as glamorous granny on a gift hunt

  Company tugs at heartstrings with Pickles the talking toy dog as it celebrates 20 years of blockbuster festive ads John Lewis has turned to a celebrity best known for playing aristocrats to put a playful but rather upmar

• Guardian3h ago

  Apple posts stronger-than-expected revenue in first earnings report for new CEO John Ternus

  Result for the company, which earned $30.71bn and exceeded analysts’ expectations, bucked downward trend for tech firms Apple Inc posted stronger-than-expected revenue in the fiscal third quarter, giving John Ternus, the

• Guardian14h ago

  Snowball fight: Cadbury owner in trademark row over festive chocolate treat

  Mini Snow Balls’ maker Mondelēz is demanding vegan brand Moo Free remove its White Choccy Snowballs from shelves Toblerone owner sues British vegan chocolate brand over chunky shape The owner of Cadbury and Toblerone has

• Guardian9h ago

  Oil price falls amid hope of a breakthrough to end Iran war

  Brent crude drops by more than 6% to $105.55 a barrel, the lowest level in more than two weeks The oil price has fallen to its lowest level in more two weeks amid new hopes of a breakthrough to end the Iran war. Brent cr