Press round-up from ShareCast

Wednesday newspaper round-up: News Corp, BBC, Asda

Wed 04 March 2026 07:19

(Sharecast News) - News Corp's global chief executive has described news organisations as a valuable "input" for artificial intelligence, as the media empire signs an AI content licensing deal with Meta worth up to US$50m (A$71m) a year. In an upbeat pres

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Anthropic's Claude, BrewDog, energy bills

Tue 03 March 2026 07:19

(Sharecast News) - The AI model Claude has surged in popularity after being blacklisted by the Pentagon last week over ethics concerns. Claude climbed to the No 1 spot on Apple's chart of top free apps on Saturday in the US - dethroning OpenAI's ChatGPT,

Monday newspaper round-up: OBR, Rolls-Royce, small businesses

Mon 02 March 2026 07:15

(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves must reform the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to open the way to more public investment, an alliance of thinktanks has argued ahead of the chancellor's spring forecast on Tuesday. With Keir Starmer's government un

Sunday newspaper round-up: Iran, Reform UK, Ukraine

Sun 01 March 2026 09:16

(Sharecast News) - Iranian state media confirmed that supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, following US‑Israeli strikes that marked the opening phase of a campaign aimed at regime change. Khamenei had not been seen since the bombardment began, w

Friday newspaper round-up: Mandelson, social media, Lloyds

Fri 27 February 2026 07:21

(Sharecast News) - Peter Mandelson is facing an inquiry by the EU's anti-fraud agency after the European Commission requested the body look into his activities during his time as trade commissioner in Brussels. The commission said it referred the peer, 72

Thursday newspaper round-up: UK Power Networks, Starlink, farmers

Thu 26 February 2026 07:12

(Sharecast News) - A French utility has agreed to buy the owner of the electricity cables and power lines across London, the south-east and the east of England in a deal worth £10.5bn. Paris-headquartered Engie said on Wednesday that it had struck a deal

Wednesday newspaper round-up: House listings, Sizewell C, Wayve, PwC

Wed 25 February 2026 07:20

(Sharecast News) - Spring has come early to the UK housing market, with a surge in people listing their homes for sale as confidence returns to the sector, a report by the property website Zoopla found. The site said this month was on course to record the

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Paramount Skydance, retail crime, unemployment

Tue 24 February 2026 07:20

(Sharecast News) - Paramount Skydance has increased its bid for Warner Bros Discovery, Reuters reported on Monday, raising the stakes in the bidding war for the historic studio and its broadcast and cable TV assets in an effort to beat out rival suitor Ne

Monday newspaper round-up: US tariffs, job vacancies, Mayfair hotels

Mon 23 February 2026 07:19

(Sharecast News) - The US will not back out of tariff deals it has already sealed with countries around the world, including the UK, the EU, Japan, Switzerland and others, Donald Trump's trade representative Jamieson Greer said on Sunday. The US supreme c

Sunday newspaper round-up: UK energy costs, Trump tariffs, Ghislaine Maxwell, Ukraine, BrewDog, Brompton Bicycle

Sun 22 February 2026 08:14

(Sharecast News) - The UK risks losing its position as a major manufacturing hub after a sharp rise in energy costs forced around 40% of firms to scale back investment, according to a report from the CBI and Energy UK, cited by The Guardian.