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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dan Houser is leaving Rockstar Games the company he founded with his brother Co-founder of Rockstar Games, Dan Houser, is leaving the firm he started with his brother Sam in 1998. Mr Houser was a main creative force behind two of the firm’s biggest series, Grand Theft Auto and […]

Image copyright Pretty Little Thing An advert for fashion retailer Pretty Little Thing which featured women wearing exposing lingerie has been banned for being “offensive”. The YouTube ad presented the firm’s products in an “overly-sexualised way” and depicted women as sex objects, the Advertising Standards Authority said. The retailer is one of several online fast

Image copyright Funke Abimbola Image caption Funke Abimbola was awarded an MBE in 2017 for services to diversity in the legal profession and to young people. Lawyer and diversity campaigner Funke Abimbola says she suffered “bias” when she tried to get into the profession. About a third of FTSE 100 companies have no ethnic minority

Image copyright Getty Images The way Ray Kroc tells the story, when he first encouraged the McDonald brothers to open more hamburger restaurants, they winced. The year was 1954. The place: San Bernardino, California, then a quiet town on the edge of the desert, some 50 miles east of Los Angeles. Kroc sold milkshake machines

When Shazia Ginai took over as the boss of Neuro-Insight, she thought CEOs had to be ‘bulletproof’. She has a medical condition which causes her chronic pain, and wondered if she could do the job. But being open didn’t lower her standing with her staff. Instead it’s drawn them closer to her. Video by Jeremy

Image copyright Alberto E. Rodriguez Image caption “The Mandalorian”, a Star Wars spin-off, was created for Disney+ Sign-ups for Disney’s new streaming service have shot past expectations, as audiences respond to the offering of Star Wars, cartoons and other classics. Walt Disney said about 28.6 million people had signed up for Disney+ since it started

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Is Elon Musk’s Tesla really worth $170bn? When Tesla’s market value crossed $100bn (£76.7bn) two weeks ago, overtaking Volkswagen, sceptics scoffed. But on Tuesday, it zoomed past $170bn as shares gained more than 16%, rising to more than $900 apiece. The jump means the firm’s share price has more

Image copyright Getty Images A ban on the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars is to be brought forward, the government says. So how could the move help the UK meet its target of emitting virtually zero carbon by 2050? And what does it mean for drivers? When will petrol and diesel cars

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The alleged thefts were said to have taken place at Citigroup’s London headquarters Investment bank Citigroup has suspended a senior trader allegedly accused of stealing food from the staff canteen, media reports say. The trader, Paras Shah, is reported to have been earning more than £1m a year including bonuses.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ikea’s Coventry store was built in 2007 Ikea has announced that it will shut down its Coventry city centre store this summer, in its first big closure of a UK outlet. The Swedish flat-pack furniture giant said the store had made “consistent losses” since it opened in 2007, with